Psychological Testing in the Service of Disability Determination (2015)

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." Institute of Medicine. 2015. Psychological Testing in the Service of Disability Determination. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21704.

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Public Workshop Agendas

Workshop on Psychological Testing, Including Validity Testing, for Social Security Administration Disability Determinations (Workshop 1)

Hosted by the IOM Committee on Psychological Testing, Including Validity Testing, for Social Security Administration Disability Determinations

June 25, 2014
Room 106
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC

AGENDA

8:30 a.m.Opening remarks
 Herbert Pardes, M.D., Committee Chair
8:45 a.m.Overview of symptom validity testing and performance validity testing in the context of psychological testing
 Moderator—Elizabeth W. Twamley, Ph.D., Committee Member
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." Institute of Medicine. 2015. Psychological Testing in the Service of Disability Determination. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21704.
 Performance and symptom validityGlenn J. Larrabee, Ph.D., independent practice of clinical neuropsychology, Sarasota, Florida
 Limitations with symptom validity, performance validity, and effort tests
 Erin D. Bigler, Ph.D., Susa Young Gates Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
 DISCUSSION
10:15 a.m.Break
10:30 a.m.An empirical approach to disability exaggeration
Kevin J. Bianchini, Ph.D., Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group, Metairie, Louisiana
 Selection and use of multiple performance validity tests (PVTs)
 Kyle Brauer Boone, Ph.D., Professor, California School of Forensic Studies, Alliant International University, Torrance, California
 DISCUSSION
12:00 p.m.Break for lunch
1:00 p.m.Use of psychological tests, including SVTs, in select populations
 Moderator—Lisa A. Suzuki, Ph.D., Committee Member
 Validity testing in pediatric populations
 Michael Kirkwood, Ph.D., Associate Clinical Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
 Performance validity tests and symptom validity tests in culturally diverse populations
 Jennifer J. Manly, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neuropsychology, The Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." Institute of Medicine. 2015. Psychological Testing in the Service of Disability Determination. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21704.
Use of psychological tests, including PVTs and SVTs, in select populations: The U.S. military
 Robert A. Seegmiller, Ph.D., Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
 DISCUSSION
3:00 p.m.Break
3:15 p.m.Use of psychological tests in disability determinations in other systems
 Moderator—Alan M. Jette, M.P.H., Ph.D., Committee Member
 Veterans Affairs policies and/or practices surrounding the use of psychological tests and symptom validity tests in the disability determination process
 Stacey Pollack, Ph.D., Director of Program Policy Implementation, Mental Health Services, Veterans Affairs Central Office, Washington, DC
 Psychological disability evaluations under the Ontario auto insurance system and Ontario tort law
 Brian Levitt, Psy.D., C.Psych., Past President, Canadian Academy of Psychologists in Disability Assessment, Ontario, Canada
 Use of performance and symptom validity assessment within the independent disability insurer context
 Thomas McLaren, Ph.D., Medical Consultant/Licensed Psychologist, Unum
 DISCUSSION
5:10 p.m.Closing remarks
 Herbert Pardes, M.D., Committee Chair
5:15 p.m.Adjourn
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." Institute of Medicine. 2015. Psychological Testing in the Service of Disability Determination. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21704.

Workshop on Psychological Testing, Including Validity Testing, for Social Security Administration Disability Determinations (Workshop 2)

Hosted by the IOM Committee on Psychological Testing, Including Validity Testing, for Social Security Administration Disability Determinations

August 11, 2014
Room 100
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC

AGENDA

8:30 a.m.Opening remarks
 Herbert Pardes, M.D., Committee Chair
8:40 a.m.Discussion with the committee on the use of psychological, symptom validity, and performance validity testing in disability evaluations
 Moderator—Peter A. Ubel, M.D., Committee Member
 Terrence W. Dunlop, Ph.D., Chief Psychologist, Office of Medical Assistance, Social Security Administration
 Robin Doyle, Medical Policy Expert, Office of Medical Policy, Social Security Administration
 Michael D. Chafetz, Ph.D., Algiers Neurobehavioral Resource, LLC, New Orleans, Louisiana
 Erin D. Bigler, Ph.D., Susa Young Gates Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
10:20 a.m.Break
10:35 a.m.Discussion with the committee on the use of psychological, symptom validity, and performance validity testing in disability evaluations
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." Institute of Medicine. 2015. Psychological Testing in the Service of Disability Determination. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21704.
11:20 a.m.DISCUSSION
11:45 a.m.Break for lunch
12:45 p.m.Disability Determination Services panel discussion with the committee
 Moderator—Mary C. Daly, Ph.D., Committee Member
 Jennifer Nottingham, President, National Association of Disability Examiners; Supervisor, Ohio Disability Determination Service
 Charles A. Jones, Director, Michigan Disability Determination Service
 Tom A. Ward, Past President, National Association of Disability Examiners; Supervisor, Michigan Disability Determination Service
 Jeffrey H. Price, President Elect, National Association of Disability Examiners; Disability Determination Specialist III, Health and Human Services Department, North Carolina
 Nancy Heiser, Ph.D., Psychological Consultant, Washington, DC, Department of Disability Services
2:00 p.m.Break
2:15 p.m.Disability Determination Services panel discussion with the committee
3:30 p.m.DISCUSSION
3:55 p.m.Closing remarks
 Herbert Pardes, M.D., Committee Chair
4:00 p.m.Adjourn
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas." Institute of Medicine. 2015. Psychological Testing in the Service of Disability Determination. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21704.

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