MMPI/MPQ Workshops & Research Symposium

This full-day workshop introduces the MMPI-3, the most up-to-date, newly normed version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). The presenters will describe the rationale for and methods used to develop the MMPI-3, the new English- and Spanish-language norms, the 52 MMPI-3 scales, documentation available to help guide test users, interpretive guidelines, and they will provide case illustrations. Attendees will learn more about how the MMPI-3 builds on the legacy and strengths of the MMPI instruments to provide an empirically validated, psychometrically sound measure of psychopathology and personality. It is assumed that attendees will have graduate-level training in psychological testing and assessment.

Learning Objectives 

Participants will be able to: 

• Describe the MMPI-3 background and development process. 
• Describe the MMPI-3 normative samples. 
• Describe the new MMPI-3 scales. 
• Identify updates made to MMPI-2-RF scales. 
• Describe the constructs assessed by the MMPI-3 scales. 
• Identify the empirical foundations for using the MMPI-3. 
• Interpret MMPI-3 protocols following standard interpretation procedures for the test.

Schedule

8:30:                       Registration

9:00:                       MMPI-3 Background and Development (Dr. Yossef Ben-Porath)

10:45:                     MMPI-3 Norms, Scales, and Psychometrics (Dr. Dustin Wygant)

12:15:                     Lunch Break (90 minutes)

1:45:                       MMPI-3 Administration, Scoring, and Interpretation (Dr. Martin Sellbom)

3:30:                       Case Illustrations (Drs. Dustin Wygant & Martin Sellbom)

5:00:                       Adjourn

This two-day workshop focuses on using the MMPI-3 and MPQ in preemployment evaluations of public safety candidates and occupational fitness-for-duty assessments. Familiarity with the MMPI-3 is assumed. In Part 1, foundational requirements for preemployment evaluations will be presented followed by an introduction to the recently published MPQ. Empirical findings on use of the MMPI-3 and MPQ in preemployment evaluations will be presented next, followed by an overview of the MMPI-3 Public Safety Candidate Interpretive Reports (PSCIRs) and the MPQ Police Preemployment Interpretive Report (PPIR). 

Learning Objectives 

Participants will be able to: 

• Discuss legal considerations in preemployment psychological evaluations. 
• Describe procedures and best practices in preemployment psychological evaluations of public safety candidates. 
• Describe the rationale, empirical foundations, and structure of the MPQ
• Discuss the research literature available to guide use of the MMPI-3 and MPQ in preemployment psychological evaluations. 
• Describe the MMPI-3 Public Safety Candidate Interpretive Reports and the MPQ Police Preemployment Interpretive Report.

Schedule

8:30:                Registration

9:00:                Foundational Requirements for Preemployment Evaluations (Dr. David Corey)

10:45:              Introduction to the MPQ and Empirical Findings in Preemployment Evaluations (Dr. Martin Sellbom)

12:15:              Lunch Break (90 minutes)

1:45:                Empirical Findings on Use of the MMPI-3 in Preemployment Evaluations (Dr. Yossef Ben-Porath) 

3:30:                Overview of the MMPI-3 Public Safety Candidate Interpretive Reports and the MPQ Police Preemployment Interpretive Report (Dr. David Corey)

5:00                 Adjourn

This workshop is an introduction to the adolescent version of the MMPI, the MMPI-A-RF. It will cover the rationale for the development of the MMPI-A-RF and provide in-depth information on the instrument’s scales and their psychometric foundations. An interpretive strategy will be presented and illustrated through the review of clinical case examples.  

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Describe the MMPI-A-RF background and development process. 
• Know when and with whom to administer the MMPI-A-RF.
• Describe the constructs assessed by the MMPI-A-RF scales.
• Identify the empirical foundations for using the MMPI-A-RF.
• Interpret MMPI-A-RF protocols following standard interpretation procedures.

Schedule

8:30:                        Registration

9:00:                        MMPI-A-RF Development, Documentation, and Administration (Dr. Richard Handel)

10:45:                      MMPI-A-RF Validity Scales and Psychometrics (Dr. Richard Handel)

12:15                       Lunch Break (90 minutes)

1:45:                        MMPI-A-RF Substantive Scales and Psychometrics (Dr. Tayla T.C. Lee)

3:30:                        MMPI-A-RF Interpretation (Drs. Richard Handel and Tayla T.C. Lee)

5:00:                        Adjourn 

This advanced-level workshop is designed for individuals who have completed the "Introduction to the MMPI-3" workshop or on-demand training offering or have general familiarity with the MMPI-3. Attendees will further develop their MMPI-3 interpretation knowledge and skills by acquiring in-depth familiarity with the MMPI-3 Validity Scales, information relevant to diversity-sensitive assessment with the MMPI-3, and guidance on use of the MMPI-3 in the assessment of personality disorders and trauma- and stressor-related disorders. Case illustrations will be presented during each session. 

Learning Objectives 

Participants will be able to:

• Interpret the MMPI-3 Validity Scales at an advanced level.
• Consider confounds that impact MMPI-3 validity scale scores.
• Discuss the research literature on use of the MMPI instruments with members of various demographic groups.
• Describe best practices for conducting diversity-sensitive assessments with the MMPI-3.
• Use the MMPI-3 in presurgical psychological evaluations of spinal procedure candidates.
• Use the MMPI-3 when assessing for trauma- and stressor-related disorders.

Schedule

8:30:                        Registration

9:00:                        Advanced MMPI-3 Validity Scale Interpretation (Dr. Yossef Ben-Porath)

10:45:                      Assessing Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders With the MMPI-3 (Dr. Paul Arbisi)

12:15:                      Lunch Break (90 minutes)

1:45:                        Diversity-Sensitive Assessment With the MMPI-3 (Dr. Yossef Ben-Porath)

3:30:                        Presurgical Psychological Evaluations with the MMPI-3 (Dr. Ryan Marek)

5:00:                        Adjourn

This two-day workshop focuses on using the MMPI-3 and MPQ in preemployment evaluations of public safety candidates and occupational fitness-for-duty assessments. In Part 2, a model will be presented for integrating test findings with collateral/background information and clinical interview findings to determine a candidate’s psychological suitability for police and other public safety employment. This will be followed by case studies illustrating use of the MMPI-3 and MPQ in preemployment evaluations and military personnel selection. Next, foundational requirements for conducting occupational fitness-for-duty evaluations will be reviewed followed by introduction of a model for making fitness determinations and case studies illustrating use of the MMPI-3 and MPQ in occupational fitness-for-duty assessments. 

Learning Objectives 

Participants will be able to: 

• Apply a model (Spilberg & Corey, 2022) for integrating data from multiple data sources, including information from written tests, personal history, and clinical interview, when conducting preemployment evaluations of public safety candidates. 
• Rely on comparison group findings and job-relevant correlates from the MMPI-3 PSCIRs and MPQ PPIR to make evidence-based suitability determinations and prepare written reports. 
• Use the MMPI-3 and MPQ in military personnel selection assessments.
• Discuss foundational requirements for occupational fitness-for-duty assessments.
• Use the MMPI-3 and MPQ in occupational fitness-for-duty assessments.

Schedule

8:30:       Registration

9:00:       Recommended Practices for Preemployment Evaluations and a Data Integration Model (Dr. David Corey)

10:45:     Case Studies Illustrating Use of the MMPI-3 and MPQ in Preemployment Evaluations of Public Safety Candidates and Military Personnel Selection (Drs. David Corey and Dustin Wygant)

12:15:     Lunch Break (90 minutes)

1:45:       Foundational Requirements for Occupational Fitness-for-Duty Assessments (Dr. David Corey)

3:30:       Case Studies Illustrating Use of the MMPI-3 and MPQ in Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations (Drs. David Corey and Yossef Ben-Porath)

5:00        Adjourn

This advanced-level workshop focuses on use of the MMPI-3 in forensic mental health assessments. It is designed for individuals who have completed the “Introduction to the MMPI-3” workshop or on-demand training offering or have general familiarity with the MMPI-3. General considerations when using the MMPI-3 in forensic mental health assessments will be covered, including how to respond to admissibility challenges, use of the MMPI-3 in criminal court cases, and use of the MMPI-3 in disability evaluations. Case studies will be presented that illustrate forensic applications of the MMPI-3. 

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Describe general considerations when using the MMPI-3 in forensic mental health assessments.
• Respond to challenges to using the MMPI-3 in forensic mental health assessments.
• Incorporate MMPI-3 findings when formulating forensic opinions.
• Use MMPI-3 findings in criminal court evaluations.
• Incorporate MMPI-3 findings in disability evaluations.

Schedule

8:30:                        Registration

9:00:                        Using the MMPI-3 in Forensic Mental Health Assessments Part 1 (Dr. Martin Sellbom)

10:45:                      Using the MMPI-3 in Forensic Mental Health Assessments Part 2 (Dr. Martin Sellbom)

12:15:                      Lunch Break (90 minutes)

1:45:                        Using the MMPI-3 in Disability Evaluations (Dr. Paul Arbisi)

3:30:                        Forensic Case Illustrations (Dr. Dustin Wygant)

5:00:                        Adjourn