Clinical Practice Enrichment Series Workshop Presenters
Presenters for the Clinical Practice Enrichment Series are locally, nationally, and internationally known individuals who have responded to the difficulties and challenges of their work actively by crafting new theory and techniques to address ongoing clinical challenges.
They are chosen for their expertise in their field and their ability to be engaging and responsive to workshop participants.
Date: Friday, September 25, 2009
Location:
Trinity Memorial Church
22nd and Spruce Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Please visit our Philadelphia Workshops page for details about these workshops.
Linda K. Knauss, Ph.D., ABPP
What We Don’t Talk About and How It Causes Ethical Problems
Linda K. Knauss, Ph.D., ABPP is an associate professor and Director of Internship Training at Widener University. She has served as a member of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association's Ethics Committee, and Co-chair of the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists' Ethics Committee. Dr. Knauss has taught courses in ethics at Widener University, Immaculata College, and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She has authored several book chapters and journal articles on ethics, and has taught many continuing education workshops on a variety of ethical issues.
Dr. Knauss is the past president of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, the Pennsylvania Psychological Foundation, and the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists. She is also a member of the American Psychological Association's Council of Representatives. Dr. Knauss is the recipient of the 2002 Ethics Educators Award presented by the Pennsylvania Psychological Association's Ethics Committee, and the recipient of the 2004 Pennsylvania Psychological Association Distinguished Service Award.
In addition to her work at Widener University, Dr. Knauss maintains a private clinical practice where she sees children, adolescents, adults, and families.
Steven M. Sokoll, M.D
The Sexual Life of Teenagers
Working with Teenagers and Their Parents
Steven M. Sokoll, M.D. is a board certified general and child and adolescent psychiatrist in private practice in Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He is a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sokoll is highly regarded for his thoughtful mental health consultation, treatment and supervision. He lectures and consults regionally and nationally in areas including child and adolescent development, sexual development, ethics in mental health practice and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders.