Recent Monthly Meeting Topics

Trauma Responses and Creating Safety Resources Through the Body 

with Stephanie Morales, Psy.D., LPC

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 

12-1:00 via Zoom

Therapeutic Relationships Working with Clients with Body Image Concerns

with Sehrish Ali, Ph.D. LPC, CEDS

Wednesday  March 15, 2023 

7-8:30 in person

FBPA Summer Book Club

Wednesday, September 21st, 

12:00-1:00pm on Zoom

Whiteness:  Rendering the Invisible Visible

Sean Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., LPC

March 16, 2022

Sex in the Therapy Room 

Sana Vawda, Ph.D., LPC

January 19, 2022

What Psychologists Need to Know About Ketamine and Esketamine for Treatment Resistant Depression 

Lauren Marangell, M.D.

September 15, 2021

 Motivational Interviewing: Applying a Person-Centered Conversational Approach to Disrupt Patient Ambivalence About Change 

Bob McLaughlin, Ph.D.

August 18, 2021

Trauma-Focused Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (TF-EAP)

Beverly Walsh, Ph.D.

July 30, 2021

Providing Psychological Services for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (CPS)

Jenny Stadler, Ph.D. & Ivette Castillo, Ph.D.

June 16, 2021

Psychotropic Medication and Psychotherapy:

A Dynamic Triangle

Aaron Fink, M.D.

March 17, 2021

Rumination-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy

for Depression and Anxiety

Celeste Conlon, Ph.D.

April 21, 2021

 The Road to Prescriptive Authority 

Melody Moore, Ph.D.

March 17, 2021

 The Legislative Landscape in 2021 for Texas Psychologists 

Megan Mooney, Ph.D.

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Intersection of Criminal Justice and Mental Health

 in Fort Bend County 

Connie Almeida, Ph.D.

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Dementia: Office Assessment, Case Reviews,

Treatment Strategies  (Part II)

Michael Ditsky, Ph.D.

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Dementia: Office Assessment, Case Reviews,

Treatment Strategies (Part I)

Michael Ditsky, Ph.D.

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Working with Medical Patients as a Psychologist -

Different Models & Different Experiences 

Andrea Taylor, Ph.D.

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

The Challenges & Triumphs of Working with People with ASD

Amalyssa Johnson, Ph.D.

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Critical Mental Health Challenges and Initiatives in FBISD

Steve Shiels, FBISD Director of Behavioral Health & Wellness

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Chronic Pain Basics and the Role of Psychologists
Gabriel Tan, Ph.D., ABPP
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
 

Therapeutic Assessment: A Mentalizing Approach

Lindsey Hogan, Ph.D.

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Forensic Psychology: Basics and Advances
Michael Ditsky, Ph.D.
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
 

FBPA Past & Current Presidents' Panel: Our Past, Present, and Future

Moderated by Charles Cox, Ph.D.

   Wednesday, July 17, 2019
 

Fort Bend County Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)

Lieutenant Tiffaney Budnik & CIT Team Members

Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office

Wednesday, June 19, 2019
 

Positive Psychology: Key Concepts and Tools: Part II

Bob Conlon, Ph.D.

Wednesday, May 29, 2019
 

Positive Psychology: Key Concepts and Tools

Bob Conlon, Ph.D.

Wednesday, May 15, 2019
 

More Like Dancers Than Statues: Introduction to Reversal Theory and its Clinical Uses

Stephanie Ellis, Ph.D.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

From Deficits to Strengths: Changing Our Perspective on ADHD

Lindsay Asawa, Ph.D.

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
 

The Science and Practice of Mindfulness
Ann Friedman, Ph.D.
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
 

Evidenced Based Treatment of OCD: Using Exposure & Response Prevention
Pat Perrin Hull, Ph.D.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
 

Psychologists of Fort Bend County 2018: Our Past, Present, and Future

Carolyn Davis, Ph.D. & Charles Cox, Ph.D.

Wednesday, August 15, 2018
 

2018 - 2019 Legislative Update for Texas Psychologists
Megan Mooney, Ph.D.
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
 

Executive Functioning and Executive Dysfunction
Ahmad Hernandez
April 18, 2018
 

Bipolar Disorder - Family Impact and Research
Jennifer Norris
March 21, 2018
 

Teens and Cannabis/Substance Abuse
Esther Renee' Wright, MSP, LCDC
February 21, 2018
 

Does Political Correctness Have Any Place in Psychology?
Jubilee Dickson, Ph.D.
October 18, 2017
 

Facing Addiction in America - The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
Robert Conlon, Ph.D.
September 20, 2017
 

Psychologists of Fort Bend County: Our Past, Present, and Future
July 19, 2017
 

Utilizing Music Therapy
Veronica Butler, MSED, LMT, CIMI, MT-BC
June 21, 2017

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): Theory and Practice
Leah Newlove Clionsky, Ph.D.
April 19, 2017
 

S.I.R.E. - Self Improvement Through Riding Education
Anthony Busacca
March 18, 2017
 

Neuropsychological Evaluations
Holly Carlson Zhao, Ph.D.
February 15, 2017
 

Psychologists in Fort Bend County: Activities, Issues, and Directions
Angela Pfeiffer, Ph.D., Brad Michael, Ph.D., & Orion Mosko, Ph.D.
January 18, 2017
 

Mentalizing in the Treatment of Emerging Adults
Flynn O'Malley, Ph.D.
November 16, 2016
 

Pediatric Concussion: What Child Psychologists Need to Know
Pete Stavinoha, Ph.D., ABPP
October 12, 2016

Alcohol and Drug Use in Fort Bend County
Robert Conlon, Ph.D. & Keith Martin, LCDC
August 24, 2016
 

TPA's Views on the Current State of Psychology and Sunset Legislation
  David White, CAE
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
 

Give An Hour
T'Liza Kiel, M.D. & Heather DeShone, MSW, LCSW
Wednesday, May 16, 2016
 

An Overview of Latino Culture: Understanding Values, Histories, and Disparities
Lizette Ojeda, Ph.D.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
 

Treatment Opportunities to Supplement Outpatient Psychotherapy
Jennifer Markey, Ph.D.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
 

Who Ya Gonna Call? Psychologists in the Texas State Medical Brigade
 Col Robert Morecook, Ph.D.
Lt. Col. J. Ray Hays, Ph.D., J.D.
 Wednesday, January 20, 2016
 

Excitotoxins: The Crazy Makers
Angela Cool, Ph.D.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Expressive Arts: Facilitating Deeper Processing
Hayley Stulmaker, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, RPT
Wednesday, September 19, 2015

Suicide-Specific Psychotherapy
Thomas Ellis, Ph.D., ABPP
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Disaster Mental Health: Trends and Challenges
Rebecca Hamlin, Ph.D.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Risk & Resilience in Adolescents with Self-Destructive Behaviors
Elizabeth W. Newlin, M.D. and Jennifer S. Crawford, Ph.D.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Early Childhood Interventions - Who Benefits?
Dana Kelly, Ph.D., Ellen Verrett, Ph.D., Chrystie Quintero, M.S.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Sunset Commission, Future of TSBEP, and Your License
David White, CAE
Executive Director, Texas Psychological Association
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
 

Recently-Approved Psychotropics and In-the-Pipeline Medications for Addiction: Implications for Drug Treatment and Recovery
Valerie U. Oji, PharmD, BCPP and Benson N. Dike, MA, LCDC, AADC
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Organizational Issues, Legislative Update;
Report from TPA LAS meeting, Networking
Celeste Conlon, Ph.D., and Bob Conlon, Ph.D.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
 

The Connection between Spirituality and Health
John K. Graham, M.D., D.Min.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
 

Selected Legal Issues for Practitioners
David W. Showalter
Managing Partner - Showalter Law Firm
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
 

Nourishing the Body, Mind, & Spirit
Laura Laine, R.D.
June 18, 2014
 

TPA Updates for Psychologists
Megan Mooney, Ph.D. and Marcia Laviage, Ph.D.
May 21, 2014
 

The HIPAA Onmibus Bill & TB HB 300, Part 2
Michael Ditsky, Ph.D.
April 16, 2014
 

Quickbooks & Streamlining Your Practice 

Veronica Wasek, CPA
March 19, 2014

The HIPAA Omnibus Bill & TB HB 300, Part 1
  

Michael Ditsky, Ph.D.
February 19, 2014

Health Care Reform and Psychology Practice    

James Bray, Ph.D. 

January 15, 2014
  

Lessons from Vocational Psychology on Workplace Happiness
Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D.
October 16, 2013
 

Encouraging Hope, Engagement, and Well-Being
Among Students in Fort Bend ISD
Bob Conlon, Ph.D.
Director of Student Support Services, FBISD
August 28, 2013
 

Empowering the Soul in a Diverse Hospital Setting
Craig Butler, Senior Chaplain
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
April 17, 2013