FACULTY: John J. Toma, Ph.D., is licensed in the State of Arizona as a Psychologist.  He is currently in private practice and sole proprietor for Biltmore Evaluation and Treatment Services LLC.  Dr. Toma’s practice consists primarily of forensic evaluations for the Court.  He is a mental health expert for the Superior Court in Maricopa County and has completed evaluations for the Courts in Pima, Pinal, and Yavapai counties.  He provides a number of criminal and family court evaluations, including: sanity, competency, risk for violence (both physical and sexual), child abuse, mitigation, aggravation, and neuropsychological.  Dr. Toma also provides civil court evaluations (fitness for duty, sexual harassment, independent medical examinations, etc.) as well as completing, with adjunct staff, several other types of psychological evaluations.  Prior to independent practice, Dr. Toma worked in the pre-and post-trial forensic programs at the Arizona State Hospital for seven years.  He has held the positions of Director of Training and Assistant Faculty at Argosy University for two years, and worked as a Social Worker/District Manager in child protective services for over ten years.  Dr. Toma is committed to training and currently supervises and still teaches pre-and post-doctoral psychology students in forensic and clinical psychology.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES 

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

• identify child neglect, physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and will be able to discuss the current State mandated reporting laws,

• identify the developmental, pathological pathways resulting from child abuse and neglect,

• formulate treatment interventions for both victims and perpetrators of child abuse.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Psychologists, social workers, licensed professional counselor, addiction therapists, psychiatric nurses, chaplains, and other mental health professionals.

AGENDA:

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM      Registration and Sign-In

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM     Child abuse reporting laws.

                                      Identification of the behaviors that would suggest child neglect
                                      (emotional and physical) emotional abuse, and the pathological
                                      developmental paths that can result. 

                                      Key treatment issues will also be briefly discussed so that clinicians can
                                      adapt their treatment intervention styles to the treatment needs of their clients.

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM     Afternoon Break

3:45 PM - 5:45 PM     Identification of the behaviors and signs of child physical and sexual abuse
                                      and the pathological developmental paths that can result.

                                     Key treatment issues will also be briefly discussed so that clinicians can adapt
                                     their treatment intervention styles to the treatment needs of their clients.

5:45 PM                      Program Closure