The
Labor & Employment Law Section
of the
Santa Clara County Bar Association
Presents
a MCLE Seminar
Santa Clara County Bar Association
Offering CLE With A Local Perspective
What Do Shrinks Have to Do with It? Working with Mental Health Professionals in an Employment Practice
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This seminar presents a unique opportunity to hear from two experienced mental health practitioners and expert witnesses on the broad topic of “working with psychological experts in an employment practice.” Both Dr. Stephen G. White, a psychologist, and Dr. Paul S.D. Berg, a psychologist, bring a wealth of experience and expertise to these important and often difficult issues. You won't want to miss this very practical seminar. You will learn lessons and tips to apply to your cases and practice now. Topics to be discussed:
When to retain psychological experts
Which psychological experts to retain
Prosecuting and defending emotional distress damages claims – one big litigation “wild card”
Independent Mental Examinations under CCP §§ 2032.310 et seq.
Working with experts to prepare for depositions and discovery
Psychological testing of applicants and litigants, e.g., MMPI
Use of DSM-IV and other psychological authorities in litigation and trial preparation
Identifying, assessing, and managing workplace threats of violence: who should do what?
Distinctions: fitness for duty exam vs. violence risk assessment
Dr. Paul S.D. Berg - Speaker
Dr. Paul Berg is a clinical and forensic psychologist in private practice in Oakland, California. He is a graduate of City College of New York and Michigan State University. Dr. Berg is an experienced forensic examiner and expert witness with over four decades of experience. Dr. Berg has evaluated many thousands of cases and has worked with or against over a thousand attorneys. His particular expertise is in employment cases and he is well regarded by both sides of the bar. The services that he provides include consulting with attorneys as to the viability of cases, evaluating plaintiffs for their counsel or for IME’s, assessing psychological damage, providing consultation to attorneys with respect to evaluating the work of opposing experts. He helps in the decision making process of whether to use a psychological expert. Additionally, he has particular experience as a vocational expert and has lectured and published in his field. He used to have a sense of humor.
Tyler M. Paetkau - Speaker
Hartnett, Smith & Paetkau
Tyler Paetkau has represented employers in labor and employment law matters for 20 years, defending claims of discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, overtime compensation, and wrongful termination of employment. Tyler also represents employers and employees in misappropriation of trade secrets, restrictive covenants and unfair competition matters. Tyler is a frequent author of articles on labor and employment law topics, including a recent book, Hiring and Firing (Entrepreneur Press 2007). His recent publications include: “When Does a Foreign Law Compel a U.S. Employer to Discriminate Against U.S. Expatriates?: A Modest Proposal for Reform,” lawmemo.com, URL to the article: http://www.lawmemo.com/articles/foreignlaw.htm, March 2009; co-author, Switzerland Chapter, International Labor & Employment Laws , Third Edition, Vol. IIA (ABA BNA 2008); and “When Can an Employer Conclude That a Disabled Employee On an Indefinite Leave of Absence Cannot Perform The Job’s Essential Functions? A Cautionary Tale,” California Labor & Employment Law Review (State Bar of California Labor and Employment Law Section), March 2009. Tyler is a member of the Labor and Employment Law Section Executive Committee of the Santa Clara County Bar Association Tyler earned his J.D. at the University of Michigan Law School in 1989, and his B.A. from the University of Michigan.
Stephen G. White, Ph.D. - Speaker
Dr. Stephen White is a psychologist and the President of Work Trauma Services Inc., a consulting group he founded in 1982 to assist employers with serious workplace crises. His extensive work in organizational trauma reduction led to his specializing, since 1989, in the assessment and management of workplace violence risk. Dr. White has consulted throughout the United States on over 4,000 threat cases for numerous Fortune 500 companies, private and public organizations, colleges and universities, and law enforcement agencies. He has designed and provided detailed employer threat management team training for responding to a wide range of potential risk scenarios. Dr. White has testified before the California State Legislature on behalf of workplace violence prevention legislation, and has published in the areas of workplace trauma management. He is the co-author of Threat Management of Stalking Cases in The Psychology of Stalking: Clinical and Forensic Perspectives (Academic Press, 1998). Dr. White, in collaboration with Dr. Reid Meloy, developed and published in 2007 The WAVR-21, the first scientifically based structured guide for assessing workplace violence risk. Dr. White was among invited experts of both the FBI’s National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime and the American Society of Industrial Security to participate in their development of online and published guidelines for the prevention of workplace violence. More recently his consultation and training has expanded internationally to meet the growing global needs of clients. Since the events of September 11th he has worked with corporate business continuity teams to integrate human resilience planning into disaster recovery efforts. Dr. White is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, where he currently co-facilitates a professional development group for medical students. He is a frequent guest lecturer at local, regional, and national forums for human resource, security, and line managers, law enforcement agencies, employment law attorneys, and employee assistance professionals.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Registration - 5:30 PM
Program - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
SCCBA Seminar & Conference Center
31 North Second Street, 4th Floor
San Jose,CA
New Admittees: $55.00 (SCCBA members 0-3 years in practice)
Members: $65.00
Non-Members: $149.00
Reservations or Cancellations Accepted Until July 19, 2010
This activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California
as outlined below. The Santa Clara County Bar Association certifies that this activity conforms to the standards
for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing
minimum continuing legal education.
MCLE Credits:
Category
Credits
General Substantive Law
2.00
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