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APA is offering a variety of continuing education (CE) workshops at its Annual Convention in San Francisco, Aug. 14?18. The workshops will explore such issues as hastened death, child abuse, alternative medicine, attention deficit disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome. All offer CE credit.

Highlights include:

? 'Munchausen by proxy syndrome: identification, evaluation and treatment,' Aug. 18, 9 a.m.?1 p.m., focuses on the form of child abuse in which a caretaker induces or feigns sickness in a child, then presents the child for repeated psychological or medical care. Presenters: Teresa Parnell, PsyD, and Deborah Day, PsyD.

? 'Psychology and alternative medicine,' Aug. 17, 9 a.m.?5 p.m., introduces those in the psychology profession to the idea of combining psychological methods with alternative medicine such as acupuncture, Chinese medicine, homeopathy and other techniques. The workshop will explore the role psychologists play in alternative medicine. Presenter: Kathryn White, PhD.

? 'Clinical implications of Internet use,' Aug. 17, 9 a.m.?5 p.m., focuses on ways practitioners can use the Internet in their work . Workshop topics will weigh the pros and cons of Internet use for treatment. Presenters: Jayne Gackenbach, PhD, and graduate student Storm King. Also of interest: 'How to apply the Internet in mental health: advanced topics,' Aug. 14, 2?6 p.m. Presenters: Robert Hsiung, MD, John Grohol, PsyD, Steve Herman, PhD, and Francoise Gilbert, JD.

? 'Practical guidelines for the assessment and treatment of culturally diverse clients,' Aug. 14, 9 a.m.?5 p.m., explores the use of cross-cultural principles in such culturally diverse groups as African Americans, American Indians, Asians and Hispanics. Presenter: Freddy Paniagua, PhD. Also of interest: 'Practical concepts and skills for work with culturally diverse families,' Aug. 16, 2?6 p.m. Presenters: Ana Gardano, PhD, and Eric Jones, PhD.

? 'Working with clients who want to hasten their deaths,' Aug. 16, 2?6 p.m. Presenter: James Werth, PhD. Also of interest: 'Suicide: what therapists need to know?demographics, assessment, legal and ethical issues,' Aug. 15, 9 a.m.?1 p.m. Presenters: Lisa Firestone, PhD, and Bruce Bongar, PhD.

? 'Helping children and families cope with traumatic community events,' Aug. 16, 2?6 p.m., examines how people react psychologically to natural disasters, terrorism and mass killings. Presenters: Eric Dlugokinski, PhD, and Sandra Allen, PhD.

? 'The psychology of performance: corporate and sports applications,' Aug. 15, 9 a.m.?5 p.m., shows how sports psychology can prove advantageous not only to teams and athletes, but businesses as well. Topics will focus on team building, personal assessment, problem solving, executive and skills coaching, personal and career counseling, and productivity enhancement. Presenters: Shane Murphy, PhD, and Mary Kralj, PhD.

? 'Beginners guide to structural equation modeling: basic concepts and applications,' Aug. 15, 2?6 p.m., and 'Structural equation modeling with EQS and LISREL: basic applications and comparisons,' Aug. 16, 9 a.m.?5 p.m. both presented by Barbara Byrne, PhD. Also of interest: 'Advanced topics in structural equation modeling,' Aug. 17, 9 a.m.?5 p.m., presented by Rex Kline, PhD.

? 'Psychological management of chronic headaches: a functional perspective,' Aug. 17, 9 a.m.?5 p.m., Presenter: Paul Martin, PhD.

? 'Ethical and legal issues in geriatric practice,' Aug. 14, 2?6 p.m., Presenters: Stephanie Hanson, PhD, Glenn Ashkanazi, PhD, Thomas Kerkhoff, PhD, and Alan Goldberg, PsyD, JD.

? 'Cognitive-behavioral treatment for sexually abused adolescents,' Aug. 17, 9 a.m.?1 p.m. Presenter: Anne Helfin, PhD. Also of interest: 'Evaluating child sexual abuse allegations,' Aug. 17, 9 a.m.?5 p.m., Presenter: Kathryn Kuehnle, PhD.

? 'Cognitive behavioral and pharmacological treatments for social phobia,' Aug. 14, 9 a.m.?1 p.m. Presenters: Martin Antony, PhD, and Richard Swinson, MD.

? 'Ethical issues and HIV/AIDS mental health services,' Aug. 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Presenters: John Anderson, PhD, and Tom Eversole, MS.

? 'The evaluation and management of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adulthood,' Aug. 15, 9 a.m.?1 p.m., Presenter: Sam Goldstein, PhD. Also of interest: 'Advanced assessment and treatment of complicated attention deficit disorders,' Aug. 17, 9 a.m.?5 p.m., Presenters: Thomas Brown, PhD, and James McGough, MD.

? 'Understanding chronic fatigue syndrome: methods of assessment and treatment,' Aug. 15, 2?6 p.m. Presenters: Fred Frieberg, PhD, Leonard Jason, PhD, and Patricia Fennell, MSW.

? On Sunday, Aug. 16, Margaret Kemeny, PhD, presents 'Mind-body medicine: what do we know and what does it mean for your practice?' Kemeny?s seminar will be followed by a coffee and dessert reception. The fee is $35 for advance enrollment and $50 at the door. Participants earn three CE credits.

All CE workshops will be held at the San Francisco Parc Fifty Five Hotel and the San Francisco Hilton Hotel and Towers. For a complete list of all workshops, please refer to the insert in the May issue of the Monitor; look up the APA CE web site on the Internet at http://www.apa.org/ce; or call APA at (800) 374-2721.