CPV Membership Meeting Presentation
NAVIGATING COGNITIVE CHALLENGES IN OUR AGING COLLABORATIVE CLIENTS
Presented by: Michael L. Hendricks, Ph.D., ABPP, Lisa Herrick, PhD, and Courtney McCarthy, Esq.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
NEW! 5:45 PM – 6:00 PM – Meet and Greet
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Working with clients on complex tasks while they feel grief, resentment, fear, anger and/or a stew of all of the above is challenging enough. When our clients show a range of cognitive deficits, whether it is a byproduct of aging or other medical factors, they may benefit greatly from the supportive nature of a Collaborative process, but the team will need to adjust, adapt, and attune in different ways to help these individuals participate effectively. One challenge in a new case is assessing clearly what sort of deficits or difficulties a given client is experiencing, as well as how those difficulties might impact the client’s participation in the process. Will the client be able to remember prior discussions? Will the client be able to organize documents – and thoughts? Will the client need extra support from a family member and/or a caregiver throughout the process? What involvement should that extra support person have in the Team meetings, if any? These questions and a whole host of others will be addressed during this program.
Dr. Hendricks will explore the various types of cognitive decline, including dementia, and behaviors that clients may exhibit that could indicate a need for either accommodations or even a neuropsychological evaluation to determine whether the client has sufficient capacity to proceed.
Courtney McCarthy and Dr. Hendricks will then provide examples of the various types of capacity that could come into play, as well as the types of evaluations that might be indicated. Courtney McCarthy and Lisa Herrick will discuss their experiences working with older clients showing cognitive impairment in previous Collaborative cases and ways in which they and their teammates adapted the process to maintain its integrity.
Michael L. Hendricks, Ph.D., ABPP is a Ph.D. Psychologist licensed in Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. His practice includes a mix of clinical psychotherapy and forensic evaluations, and he is board certified in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Hendricks is a fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Psychology and the American Psychological Association. He is a Fellow and Past President of Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity and is a Fellow of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, the Society of Clinical Psychology and the Community of Independent Psychology Practice. Dr. Hendricks is also a member of the American Psychology-Law Society, and a Clinical Professor at The George Washington University; his research and scholarly work have focused mainly on depression and suicide, HIV, and gender diversity issues. He is first author on the seminal paper on the minority stress model for transgender and gender nonconforming persons (2012).
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Remaining Meetings for 2026
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 – In person
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 – Zoom
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 – Zoom
Thursday, June 4, 2026 – Summer Social – In-Person, No Board Meeting