Psychologists Webinar Series 2025 - Part Two, ACES
Tuesday 10/14 @ 12:00 PM
Dear Attorney:
What Seasoned Psychologists Want You to Know
A Zoom Webinar Series on the (Mostly) Second Tuesday of the Month.
Part Two: Adverse Child Experiences and Their Connection to the Defendant
Tuesday, October 10
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Presenter: Robert Kaplan, PhD — scroll down for bio.
Tickets / CLE Credits
OCDLA Members: $40 each or $150 for the 5-part series (best deal!).
Nonmembers: $75 each stand alone webinar.
* Attendance is open only to defense lawyers and those professionals and law students directly involved in the defense function.
Financial Assistance? Members please contact OCDLA.
Each part of the series will provide 1.25 general OSB CLE credits, pending approval.
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“Dear Attorneys: What Seasoned Psychologists Want You to Know” is a unique, tailored webinar experience crafted by these seasoned psychologists with a combined 180 years experience in the field. They have put together this series out of concerns for what they have been observing: an ongoing misuse of psychological testing in forensic settings, coupled with a dearth of litigation skills on how to address it. They are convening this series to provide attorneys and other members of the defense team just such information, background and strategies for a better defense of your clients.
Series Dates, Topics and Speakers:
Sept. 9, 2025: Overview
Patricia Warford, PsyD
Series participants have access to this recording.
October 14, 2025: "Adverse Child Experiences and Their Connection to the Defendant"
Robert Kaplan, PhD
November 4, 2025: "What to Expect from a Neuropsychological Evaluation and How It Differs from a General Psychological Evaluation"
Glena Andrews, PhD
December 9, 2025: "How to Use a Psychological Expert"
Robert Stanulis, PhD
January 13, 2026: "How to ID Neurodivergent Individuals and When to Get a Consult, Review, or Evaluation"
Leslie Carter, PhD
Part Two: Adverse Child Experiences and Their Connection to the Defendant
Presenter:
Dr. Robert Kaplan, PhD serves as an expert witness in criminal and civil matters for employers, government agencies, and individuals. His cases include capital murder cases in state and federal courts. Dr. Kaplan has been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and the Indiana governor. He is an expert on psychological trauma, risk management, disaster preparedness, disaster intervention and post disaster management. He has served as a consultant for Ohio, Oregon, New York, Canada, Social Security Administration, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, and Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation. Dr. Kaplan developed a protocol for Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD), used with crime victims. As a CISD certified practitioner, he served on disaster teams and as a provider for emergency and first responders as well as mental health professions. He has consulted with police departments on officer’s mental fitness and fitness for duty. Dr. Kaplan developed a training program used by major insurance carriers, teaching claim representatives and adjusters how to work with victims of catastrophic events. Dr. Kaplan has spoken at meetings of contingency planners on managing employees through workplace disasters.
Dr. Kaplan is a past President and Treasurer of the Cleveland Psychological Association and headed its Public Relations Committee. Dr. Kaplan is a member of the Ohio Psychological Association Workers’ Compensation Task Force. Dr. Kaplan teaches graduate clinical psychology students at Cleveland State University and Walden University. He has been a guest lecturer at Cleveland State University on psychological trauma and CISD. He taught medical staff and residents at Cleveland Clinic Fairview General Hospital how to manage traumatized patients. Dr. Kaplan has served on the boards for the Adam Walsh Foundation for Missing Children, Glenbeigh Hospital Chemical Dependency Program, and the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital. He serves as a consultant for the Ohio Lawyers’ Assistance Program for impaired attorneys and the Cleveland Fire Department Employee Assistance Program. He is a lay volunteer arbitrator for the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Fee Dispute Resolution Committee. Dr. Kaplan is an Oregon Certified Forensic Evaluator.
This program will be recorded and made available to OCDLA members.
What Seasoned Psychologists Want You to Know
A Zoom Webinar Series on the (Mostly) Second Tuesday of the Month.
Part Two: Adverse Child Experiences and Their Connection to the Defendant
Tuesday, October 10
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Presenter: Robert Kaplan, PhD — scroll down for bio.
Tickets / CLE Credits
OCDLA Members: $40 each or $150 for the 5-part series (best deal!).
Nonmembers: $75 each stand alone webinar.
* Attendance is open only to defense lawyers and those professionals and law students directly involved in the defense function.
Financial Assistance? Members please contact OCDLA.
Each part of the series will provide 1.25 general OSB CLE credits, pending approval.
______
“Dear Attorneys: What Seasoned Psychologists Want You to Know” is a unique, tailored webinar experience crafted by these seasoned psychologists with a combined 180 years experience in the field. They have put together this series out of concerns for what they have been observing: an ongoing misuse of psychological testing in forensic settings, coupled with a dearth of litigation skills on how to address it. They are convening this series to provide attorneys and other members of the defense team just such information, background and strategies for a better defense of your clients.
Series Dates, Topics and Speakers:
Sept. 9, 2025: Overview
Patricia Warford, PsyD
Series participants have access to this recording.
October 14, 2025: "Adverse Child Experiences and Their Connection to the Defendant"
Robert Kaplan, PhD
November 4, 2025: "What to Expect from a Neuropsychological Evaluation and How It Differs from a General Psychological Evaluation"
Glena Andrews, PhD
December 9, 2025: "How to Use a Psychological Expert"
Robert Stanulis, PhD
January 13, 2026: "How to ID Neurodivergent Individuals and When to Get a Consult, Review, or Evaluation"
Leslie Carter, PhD
Part Two: Adverse Child Experiences and Their Connection to the Defendant
Presenter:
Dr. Robert Kaplan, PhD serves as an expert witness in criminal and civil matters for employers, government agencies, and individuals. His cases include capital murder cases in state and federal courts. Dr. Kaplan has been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and the Indiana governor. He is an expert on psychological trauma, risk management, disaster preparedness, disaster intervention and post disaster management. He has served as a consultant for Ohio, Oregon, New York, Canada, Social Security Administration, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, and Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation. Dr. Kaplan developed a protocol for Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD), used with crime victims. As a CISD certified practitioner, he served on disaster teams and as a provider for emergency and first responders as well as mental health professions. He has consulted with police departments on officer’s mental fitness and fitness for duty. Dr. Kaplan developed a training program used by major insurance carriers, teaching claim representatives and adjusters how to work with victims of catastrophic events. Dr. Kaplan has spoken at meetings of contingency planners on managing employees through workplace disasters.
Dr. Kaplan is a past President and Treasurer of the Cleveland Psychological Association and headed its Public Relations Committee. Dr. Kaplan is a member of the Ohio Psychological Association Workers’ Compensation Task Force. Dr. Kaplan teaches graduate clinical psychology students at Cleveland State University and Walden University. He has been a guest lecturer at Cleveland State University on psychological trauma and CISD. He taught medical staff and residents at Cleveland Clinic Fairview General Hospital how to manage traumatized patients. Dr. Kaplan has served on the boards for the Adam Walsh Foundation for Missing Children, Glenbeigh Hospital Chemical Dependency Program, and the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital. He serves as a consultant for the Ohio Lawyers’ Assistance Program for impaired attorneys and the Cleveland Fire Department Employee Assistance Program. He is a lay volunteer arbitrator for the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Fee Dispute Resolution Committee. Dr. Kaplan is an Oregon Certified Forensic Evaluator.
This program will be recorded and made available to OCDLA members.
Agenda
12:00 Welcome & Introduction
Presentation followed by Q&A
1:15 pm Adjourn
12:00 Welcome & Introduction
Presentation followed by Q&A
1:15 pm Adjourn
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