Selected Presentations
from the
Forensic Division 2009 Annual Meeting
Sexual Murder and the Potential Sexual Murderer
Moderator: Rick Gowdy, Ph.D., State of Missouri Presenter: Louis B. Schlesinger, Ph.D.,Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of CUNY (Sponsored by the American Academy of Forensic Psychology…AAFP)
Speaker Luncheon: The Peer Supporters Role in Criminal Justice
Moderator: Roberta Altenor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Speakers: Jonathan Rees, Program Coordinator, Main Link, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Connie Grant, Team Member, Main Link, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Community-Based Treatment to Restore Competency To Stand Trial
Moderator:Rich Miraglia, ACSW, State of New York Presenters:Rod Miller, Ph.D., Forensic Director, Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Health Services, State of Wisconsin Karen Bailey-Smith, Ph.D., Director of Forensic
Services, Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Disabilities, State of Georgia W. Neil Gowensmith, Ph.D., Forensic Services
Director, Adult MH Division, Department of Health, State of Hawaii Sally Cunningham, MSW, Chief, Mental Health Treatment Facilities/Forensic Programs, Mental
Health Program Office, Department of Children & Families, State of Florida
Moderator: Karen Bailey-Smith, Ph.D., State of Georgia Presenter:Larry Fitch, J.D., Director of Forensic Services, Mental Hygiene Administration, Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland
Speaker Luncheon: National Leadership Forum… Addressing the Needs of the Justice Involved People with Mental IllnessesAnd Co-Occurring Disorders
Moderator: Richard Gowdy, Ph.D., State of Missouri Guest Speaker:Patty Griffin, Ph.D., National Leadership Forum on Behavioral Health/Criminal Justice Services, CMHS National GAINS Center, Delmar, New York
Juvenile Competency Restoration in Virginia: Building a Best Practice Approach
Moderator:Jim Smith, MSW, State of Texas Presenters: Janet Warren, DSW, Professor of Clinical Psychiatric Medicine and Associate Director, Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy, University of Virginia Jeanette DuVal, LCSW, Director of Juvenile Competency Services, Department of Mental
Health, Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Services, Commonwealth of Virginia James LaPlante, President, SPUTNIK Animation,Portland, Maine Matthew Sposato, Data Management Consultant, OpenSource Connections, Charlottesville, Virginia Larry Fitch, J.D., Forensic Services Director, Mental Hygiene Administration, Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland
University of Virginia’s Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy: How Reliable are Forensic Evaluations?Exploring Evaluator Differences and Evaluator Bias
Moderator: Rich Miraglia, ACSW, State of New York Presenter: Daniel Murrie, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy, University of Virginia
Update on Psychopharmacological Research, and Formulary Challenges of Relevance to Forensic Settings
Moderator: Debra Pinals, M.D., State of Massachusetts Presenter: Robert Trestman, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Connecticut (Sponsored by the American Academy of Psychiatry & Law…AAPL)
Moderator:Patty Griffin, Ph.D., National GAINS Center Panelists:Debra Pinals, M.D., Assistant Commissioner, Forensic Mental Health Services, Department of Mental Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Neil Gowensmith, Ph.D., , Forensic Services Director, Adult Mental Health Division, Department of Health, State of Hawaii Rocio Nell, M.D., Psychiatrist Montgomery City Emergency Services
Norristown, Pennsylvania Donald Kline, Ph.D., Criminal Justice Director Montgomery City Emergency Services, Norristown, Pennsylvania Hank Steadman, Ph.D., President and CEO, Policy Research Associates, National Center for Mental Mental Health and Juvinile Justice, Delmar, New York
