 Eric W. Hickey, PhD
Web Briefing ~ Therapists - Protect Yourselves ~ Tuesday, October 14, 2008 ~ 11:30am-1:00pm ~ 1.5 Hrs San Francisco ~ Forensics for Mental Health Professionals Saturday, November 1, 2008 ~ 9:00am-12:00pm ~ 3 Hrs Fresno ~ Forensics for Mental Health Professionals Friday, November 7, 2008 ~ 9:00am-12:00pm ~ 3 Hrs Dr. Eric Hickey is the Director of the Center for Forensic Studies at Alliant International University. Dr. Hickey has taught many courses in criminal personalities, sex crimes, homicide and psychopathology in universities, colleges, jails and prisons and supervises theses and dissertations involving forensic and criminal psychology. Dr. Hickey has considerable field experience working with the criminally insane, psychopaths, sex offenders and other habitual criminals. He has also served as an adjunct instructor for the American Prosecutor's Research Institute at the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina profiling stalkers, cyber-stalkers, criminal personalities and sexual predators. He publishes books, articles and lectures extensively on the etiology of violence and serial crime. His book, Serial Murderers and Their Victims, 4th ed., Thomson/Wadsworth Publishers, is used as a teaching tool in universities and by law enforcement in studying the nature of violence, criminal personalities and victim-offender relationships. His latest book with Prentice-Hall Publishers, Sex Crimes and Paraphilia, is a comprehensive examination of sexual deviants and sexual predators. He is currently writing another text examining criminal minds and criminal personalities. Web Briefing -- Therapists - Protect Yourselves: Dr Hickey will describe the current status of the problem of threats to psychotherapists. How Big is the Problem? Is it Growing? Is it more prevalent in certain areas, or with certain types of clients? In the Web Briefing format, participants have the opportunity to pose questions on the topic for Dr Hickey. After responding to questions on his initial material, defining the problem, he will discuss preventative and self-protective measures which can be taken. A second Q&A session will conclude the Web Briefing. Forensics for Mental Health Professionals: This half-day class is designed to introduce the professional opportunities in forensic psychology for licensed clinicians. As an internationally known author, forensics consultant, researcher, presenter and teacher, Dr Hickey is in a perfect position to let experienced and early-career clinicians know about specific types of work available in the field, and the range of different training and certifications involved. |
