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Update: June 11, 2008 - The Missouri Bar Association has designated the Forensic Evaluation Division as an approved sponsor.

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Upcoming Pyscho-Educational 4-Week Workshop: "Stop Cutting Now"
Cathy Lander-Goldberg, MSW, LCSW will teach coping skills and expressive therapy methods for those who self harm. The workshop will be held on Tuesday evenings July 8-July 29 from 6:00-7:00pm at 16216 Baxter Road, Suite 399, Chesterfield, MO 63017. For more information or to register, please call 636-532-9188. The fee is $200.

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Emotional Aspects of Weight Management
On June 25 from 6-8 pm, Ronni Kahn, PhD will explore emotional factors that may be getting in the way of weight loss and/or maintenance of weight loss. Participants will be shown specific techniques for overcoming these obstacles. The workshops are held at 16216 Baxter Road, Suite 399, Chesterfield, MO 63017. The fee for each is $75.

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Exploring Your Identity through Writing
Cathy Lander-Goldberg, MSW, LCSW will lead a workshop that allows participants to work on writing assignments for self discovery and learn to use journaling as a tool to continue to develop their relationships with themselves and others. The workshop is held at our West County office at 16216 Baxter Rd. Ste. #399, Chesterfield, MO 63017, Saturday, July 19 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The fee for each is $75. For more information or to register, call 636-532-9188. 

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The Institute will be hosting a 2-part CLE approved seminar for Attorneys on June 3:

--Malingering or Posttraumatic Stress Discorder: How Can We Be Sure? by Robert H. Gordon, Ph.D., Director of the Forensic Evaluation Division

--Neuropsychological Deficits vs. Malingering: Presence and Impact by Robert Paul, Ph.D., Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology

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Integrated Care Team to Speak at APA
A team of psychologists (Drs. Margolis, Niemiec, and
Pollard) from SLBMI will be presenting their work on integrated primary care at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in Boston, MA. The meeting will be held August 14-17, 2008.

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Presentation at the OCF meeting
Dr. Pollard will be speaking on treatment of refractory OCD at the annual meeting of the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation in Boston, MA. The meeting will be held July 31-August 3, 2008.
For more information: www.ocfoundation.org.

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Workshop in Ohio
Dr. Pollard will be conducting a workshop on advances in the treatment of anxiety disorders for psychotherapists in the Columbus, OH area on June 19, 2008. The workshop is sponsored by the Mental Health Association.

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Workshops in Wisconsin
Dr. Pollard will be conducting 2 workshops for psychotherapists in north-central Wisconsin. the workshops will cover treatment of childhood anxiety and management of treatment resistance in anxious adults. The workshops, sponsored by the Thedacare Health System, will be held in Appleton, WI on June 5 & 6, 2008.

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The Eating Disorders Program at our West County location announces a new quarterly newsletter, EATING DISORDERS NEWS.  Click here to view the first issue.

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