• June 3, 2018

    April Foreman, PhD presented at the Louisiana Psychological Association’s Spring conference on suicide risk assessment (see her excellent presentation). Dr. Foreman noted that there are no established “best practices” for professionals assessing suicide risk, but recommended providers use structured assessments such as the Columbia- Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) David Jones’ Collaborative Assessment and Management… Read More

  • May 24, 2018

    CCAPS Member Chris Leonhard, along with colleagues ValaRay Irvin, Lee Matthews, and Cheryl Taylor presented at the Louisiana Psychological Association’s Spring conference on ethical issues and health disparities ( see their presentation). Dr. Leonhard reviewed some of the common health disparities in Louisiana, such as different life expectancy and rates of illness, as well as… Read More

  • April 18, 2018

    The Events page has been updated to show the dates, locations, and topics for CCAPS meetings for the rest of the year. More details (contact information, addresses, etc…) will be sent through the CCAPS Google Group three weeks before the meeting, and then another reminder one week before the meeting.

  • September 29, 2016

    The Louisiana Psychological Association is sponsoring a series of free Emotional Resiliency workshops designed to assist participants who have been psychologically negatively impacted by the recent flood event in the Baton Rouge area. Three workshops will target adult participants (with childcare provided from 9 am-12 noon on November 5, 12, and 19) and three designed for children and youth (9… Read More