We invite our members and individuals interested in rehabilitation to attend our Annual General Meeting, learn more about our association, and have the opportunity to hear two leading professionals in the field of psychiatric assessment and Ethics in the Forensic Domain. We hope you will mark September 17, 2010 on your calendar for Vocational Rehabilitation Association of British Columbia's Annual General Meeting and Training Day. We are confident you will find the educational component of our AGM to be useful in your work in the rehabilitation field. We are pleased to announce that our Annual General Meeting is being held at Cecil Green Park House - a beautiful heritage house on the University of British Columbia campus. This day is sure to be an educational, entertaining, and exciting event.

Location:
Cecil Green Park
6251 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver
www.cecilgreenpark.ubc.ca

Speakers:

Dr. Derryck Smith, Psychiatrist and Ms. Laura Bakan, Q.C. - Doing a Psychiatric Assessment/DSM Report, Medical/Legal Expert Report and Expert Testimony.

Dr. Jeanne Leblanc, Neuropsychologist - "Ethics in the Forensic Domain" - Expert Testimony/Unbiased Opinion/Court Duty, Advocacy & Expert Testimony, Assessments & Ethics, etc.

		Dr. Derryck Smith, Psychiatrist - Doing a Psychiatric Assessment/DSM Report, Medical/Legal Expert Report and Expert Testimony. Dr. Derryck Smith is a psychiatrist and Clinical Professor with the University of British Columbia. He is Past President of the BC Medical Association and was the Head of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia and at BC Children's Hospital for 25 years. He specializes in assessment of individuals with brain injury and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
		Ms. Laura N. Bakan, Q.C. - Doing a Psychiatric Assessment/DSM Report, Medical/Legal Expert Report and Expert Testimony. Laura Bakan is a partner at Guild Yule LLP and has been with the firm since articling in 1983. Laura was appointed Queen's Counsel for the Province of British Columbia in 2008. The majority of her practice is devoted to hospital malpractice defence, education law, human rights law, and major personal injury claims arising from occupiers liability, products liability and motor vehicle accidents. Laura is recommended counsel in the area of personal injury in the current editions of Lexpert and The Best Lawyers in Canada 2010.
		Dr. Jeanne Leblanc, Neuropsychologist - "Ethics in the Forensic Domain" - Expert Testimony/Unbiased Opinion/Court Duty, Advocacy & Expert Testimony, Assessments & Ethics, etc. Dr. Jeanne LeBlanc works in private practice in Vancouver, BC. She is a Registered Psychologist in BC, a licensed psychologist in California, and a Diplomate in Rehabilitation Psychology, by the American Board of Professional Psychology. She has authored peer-reviewed articles and a book chapter on neuropsychological assessment in the rehabilitation setting. Dr. LeBlanc completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and post-doctoral training in clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation. She also has volunteered in a number of national and international disasters, primarily in health-care settings.

Please click here for more information or click here to register.