COURSE DESCRIPTION

This Master Lecturer Special Event features renowned MMPI expert Dr. Alex Caldwell of Caldwell Report. The morning portion of this intermediate course examines some of the applications and advances of the MMPI-2 with clinical and forensic populations to assess issues such as dangerousness and malingering; and to assist in disability, workers compensation, personal injury, and child custody evaluations. The afternoon segment features actual MMPI profiles of selected high-profile criminals such as Jeffrey Dahmer, John Dupont, Charles Manson, and Sirhan Sirhan. Finally, participants will have the opportunity to have Dr. Caldwell provide a live blind-reading of one or two MMPI-2 profiles submitted by the participants, followed by brief case-integration by the therapist. Please bring an MMPI-2 profile with you on the day of the course. The most interesting profiles submitted in the morning will be examined in the afternoon.

TESTIMONIALS

Here are some comments about the program taken from recent course evaluations:

TOPICS

• MMPI-2 Update
• Uses & Abuses of the MMPI-2
• The Complex of Validity Scales
• Scale and Code-Type Interpretations
• Situational Circumstances and Other Demand Characteristics
• Emotional Themes that Underlie the Scores
• The Process of Inference & Prediction
• MMPI-2 Outcomes and Parenting
• Patterns that Predict Dangerousness
• Profiles of High-Profile Criminals
• Blind Readings & Case Integration

GOALS

At the conclusion of this program you should be better able to:

• Understand the uses and abuses of MMPI-2 results.
• Understand the process of test inference and prediction.
• Integrate MMPI-2 results with interview and historical data.
• Utilize MMPI-2 narrative reports for treatment planning.

SPEAKER PROFILE

Alex B. Caldwell, Ph.D., ABPP is the MMPI experts’ MMPI expert! He is a Psychologist (PSY 2143), a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology, and an internationally-recognized leader in the interpretation of the MMPI. Through his informative Caldwell Report, he continues to set the standard for computer-based test interpretation. Recognized by fellow psychologists for excellence in MMPI and MMPI-2 test interpretation and scholarship, Dr. Caldwell was the recipient of the California Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award in, the Distinguished Contribution to the Profession of Clinical Psychology from the Los Angeles Society of Clinical Psychologists, and was recognized in 1999 by the Wisconsin Psychology Foundation with their first ever Wisconsin Psychology Enrichment Award. Dr. Caldwell is the author of Forensic Questions and Answers on the MMPI®/MMPI-2™. Written for use by attorneys as well as forensic psychologists, the question-and-answer format has been especially well received for its immediate practical applicability. He has also completed an extensive audiotape series on the interpretation of the MMPI® and MMPI-2™ test and a video, The Profile of Jeffrey Dahmer, wherein Dr. Caldwell analyzes two distinct MMPI® profiles of the serial killer. All are available from Caldwell Report. He is a retired Clinical Professor from the UCLA Department of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry.

Additional Information about Dr. Caldwell...

Dr. Caldwell was privileged to pursue both undergraduate and graduated studies at the University of Minnesota during the tenure of Drs. Starke R. Hathaway and Paul E. Meehl. Dr. Hathaway served as Dr. Caldwell's graduate advisor, mentor, and friend. He considers Dr. Paul Meehl's lectures as the most intellectually stimulating experience in his life.

Dr. Caldwell completed his doctoral dissertation in 1958. In 1959, he joined the faculty of UCLA in the department of psychiatry, and was later given an appointment in the Department of Psychology. He retired as Clinical Professor from both UCLA departments in 1997.

Dr. Caldwell developed one of the first computerized MMPI® interpretation programs in the late 1960s. This exquisitely crafted actuarial program, containing over 40,000 codetype sentences and corresponding algorithms, is based upon innumerable case studies and the research literature as well as Dr. Caldwell's vast clinical experience.
The resulting program specifies personality characteristics and predictions from MMPI-2™ profiles well beyond the predictive ability of the most experienced clinician. The final written assessment, the Caldwell Report is renowned for its accuracy, depth, and clinical and forensic utility. Unique to Caldwell Report is the active participation of Dr. Caldwell. Should the need arise, Alex Caldwell serves as your private, personal consultant.

Recognized by fellow psychologists for excellence in MMPI® and MMPI-2™ Test interpretation and scholarship, Dr. Caldwell was the recipient of the California Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award in 1991. He received the Distinguished Contribution to the Profession of Clinical Psychology from the Los Angeles Society of Clinical Psychologists in 1999. He was recognized in 1999 by the Wisconsin Psychology Foundation with their first ever Wisconsin Psychology Enrichment Award.