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Total Credits: 1 APA Credit, 1 NBCC Credit
Description:
The USCCB (2015) provided guidelines on the use of psychological assessments in seminary admissions. Little research has examined how those guidelines have been implemented and to what effect to various stakeholders. This workshop will present data from an IRB-approved research study that collected data from 32 participants (11 seminarians; 11 mental health professionals; 10 church representatives). Data was analyzed using grounded theory methodology. The workshop will focus on a key theme that participants wanted the evaluation to be used as a "tool for growth" with admission and formation implications. Data-driven strategies to implement that theme will be presented.
Category of Education: D1.1 Assessment/ Evaluation, Intervention
Intended Audience:
Content Learning Level: Intermediate
Learning Objectives:
Schedule: 50 minutes Presentation of psychological evaluation as "a tool for growth" 10 minutes Moderated Q & A
Cancelation Policy:
Refunds will not be offered for this event. However, registrants who cannot attend live are able to select the option to watch on demand and complete the home study to receive CE credits (if offered) at a later date. Any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to Mary Hanys at mhanys@catholicpsychotherapy.org for more details.
The Catholic Psychotherapy Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Catholic Psychotherapy Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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Anthony Isacco, PhD is program director, professor, and head of clinical research in the new Catholic faith-integrated MS in Clinical Psychology program at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. He is a licensed psychologist and is the principal of Puritan Psychological Services, a small private practice focused on helping clergy, seminarians, and women religious live healthy, holy, and happy lives in their vocations. Dr. Isacco is a generalist, with areas of expertise in the psychology of men and masculinity, fatherhood, psychological assessment, and religious/spiritual integration in psychology. He is a Fellow of the St. John Paul II Foundation. He sits on the Advisory Board of Saint Paul Seminary, Diocese of Pittsburgh and the Formation Team of Saint Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Seminary, Eparchy of Pittsburgh. He is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville (BA), Boston College (MA), and Loyola University of Chicago (PhD). Dr. Isacco lives in Pittsburgh, PA with his wife and four daughters
