Assessing major psychotic disorders is the focus of this two-day, intermediate-level workshop. We pay special attention to the early detection of psychosis risk and the unique role of the Rorschach in understanding diverse psychotic phenomena and making differential diagnosis. The workshop includes updated information on (1) diagnostic categories, (2) psychotic dimensions across a continuum of severity, (3) assessing prodromal states and emerging psychosis, and (4) understanding delusions and hallucinations in a forensic and multicultural context.
The workshop will be in English.
Location and parking
Location: Novotel, Van Beethovenstraat 1, 2800 Mechelen (Belgium)
Parking: under the hotel: “Q-Park Lamot”
Accommodation options
There is a possibility to sign up for a group reservation of rooms in the Novotel at reduced rates (to be indicated when registering).
Presenter Bios
James Kleiger – Psy.D., ABPP, ABAP
A native of Colorado and graduate of Harvard University, Dr. Kleiger is a psychologist psychoanalyst and writer. He completed postdoctoral training at The Menninger Clinic in Topeka, KS, and eventually became Training Director of the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. While at Menninger, he completed his psychoanalytic training at the Topeka Institute for Psychoanalysis. After moving to Bethesda, MD, Dr. Kleiger served as President of the Washington Baltimore Society for Psychoanalysis and developed a private practice in psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic therapy, and psychological assessment. He has presented widely, published over 50 articles, authored and edited five professional books and two novels – Disordered Thinking and The Rorschach, 1999 (Analytic Press), followed by Assessing Psychosis, A Clinician’s Guide, 2015 (Routledge, coauthored with Ali Khadivi and a Second Edition, 2024 (Routledge), Rorschach Assessment of Psychotic Phenomena, 2017 (Routledge), Psychological Assessment of Disordered Thinking & Perception, 2021 and Psychological Assessment of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders, 2023 (APA Books, coedited with Irving Weiner). In 2020, Dr. Kleiger published his debut novel, The 11th Inkblot (IP Books). His second novel Tears Are Only Water (James Kleiger, PC) was published in 2023.
Ali Khadivi – Ph.D., ABAP
Since 1991, Dr. Khadivi has been dedicated to practicing clinical and forensic psychology. He is a board-certified assessment psychologist and a Society for Personality Assessment fellow. Additionally, he is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Khadivi has conducted multiple national and international workshops on evaluating psychiatric disorders. He is recognized as an expert in clinical and forensic psychology by the courts in New York State. Dr. Khadivi has also been an expert consultant for numerous institutions on clinical and forensic case evaluations. He has written extensively and presented internationally, lecturing on the assessment of psychosis. Dr. Khadivi has written numerous book chapters on clinical interviewing techniques in assessing psychosis and bipolar disorders. He is co- author with Dr. Kleiger on Assessing Psychosis, 2015 (Routledge) and leading author with Dr. Kleiger on the Second Edition of Assessing Psychosis, to be released in 2024 by Routledge.
Cancellation policy
Cancellation policy: Free cancellation is possible up to 2 weeks after registration. Up to 5 weeks before the start of the training, 50% of the registration fee will be refunded. However, after this time, no refund will be possible.
