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Dr.
Laurence Miller
Clinical,
Forensic, and Consulting Psychologist
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Dr. Laurence Miller is a psychologist
in Boca Raton, Florida, specializing in clinical
psychology, neuropsychology, forensic psychology,
police psychology, and business psychology.
Dr. Miller is the Police Psychologist for the
West Palm Beach Police Department, a Forensic
Psychological Examiner for the Palm Beach County
Court, a Certified Trainer by the International
Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Board Certified
in Forensic Traumatology by the American Academy
of Experts in Traumatic Stress, a member of
the International Law Enforcement Trainers and
Educators Association.
Dr. Miller is an instructor at the Police Academy-Criminal
Justice Institute of Palm Beach County and an
adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University.
He conducts continuing educational programs
and training seminars, as well as programs for
private corporations, public organizations,
and citizens groups across the U.S. and Canada.
Dr. Miller is the author of over 200 print
and online publications, pertaining to the brain,
behavior, health, law, police psychology, criminal
justice, stress management, crisis intervention,
workplace and school violence, terrorism, and
workplace psychology. He is the author of eight
books, including Shocks to the System: Psychotherapy
of Traumatic Disability Syndromes (Norton) and
Practical Police Psychology: Stress Management
and Crisis Intervention for Law Enforcement
(Charles C Thomas). Dr. Miller is also a frequent
commentator on radio, TV, and print media.
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Workshops, Presentations
and Seminar Topics
Behavioral medicine: Stress
management for a healthy lifestyle. Program
presented at the First Annual Regional Conference of
the South Florida Brain Tumor Association, Dania, Florida,
January 9, 1993.
Reclaiming the shattered self:
Psychotherapy of the brain-injured patient.
Keynote address presented at the Mild/Moderate Traumatic
Brain Injury Seminar, Reading Rehabilitation Hospital
and Penn State University, Reading, Pennsylvania, April
20, 1994.
Reaching the breaking point:
Are we becoming more violent society? TV interview,
CBS Action News, West Palm Beach, Florida, May 18, 1995.
Intervention strategies with
victims of domestic violence. Program presented
to Palm Beach County Victim Services Domestic Violence
Seminar, West Palm Beach, Florida, October 3, 1995.
Evaluation and treatment of
posttraumatic stress disorder in victims of violent
crime. Program presented to Palm Beach County
Victim Services, West Palm Beach, Florida, January 25,
1996.
Special applications of critical
incident stress debriefing. Inservice program
presented to Palm Beach County CISM Team, West Palm
Beach, Florida, June 19, 1996.
Attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD) and crisis intervention. Program
presented to the Center for Information and Crisis Services,
Boynton Beach, Florida, October 5, 1996.
Critical incident stress management:
Basic CISM Certification Training Course. West
Palm Beach, Florida, September 6-7, 1997.
Workplace violence and domestic
violence: Prevention, response, and recovery.
Program presented at Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Seminar, Palm Beach County Victim Services, West Palm
Beach, Florida, October 17, 1997.
Workplace violence in the
healthcare setting: Prevention, response, and recovery.
Inservice training program presented to South Florida
Pain and Rehabilitation Center, Lantana, Florida, November
20, 1997.
Critical incident stress management:
Basic CISM Certification Training Course Stuart,
Florida, January 10-11, 1998.
Critical incident stress management:
Basic CISM Certification Training Course. Delray
Beach, Florida, March 28-29, 1998.
Psychological responses to
disasters: FEMA Disaster Management Training Course.
West Palm Beach, Florida, April 2, 1998.
Posttraumatic stress disorder
after workplace violence: Making the case for psychological
injury. Program presented at the American Trial
Lawyers Association Conference on Premises Liability,
Inadequate Security, and Violent Crimes, Phoenix, Arizona,
February 27, 1999.
Critical incident stress management:
Basic CISM Certification Training Course. West
Palm Beach, Florida, April 17-18, 1998.
Posttraumatic stress disorder
in victims of violent crime. TV interview,
WINQ Live Community Update, Lake Park, Florida, September
30, 1999.
Beating burnout: Understanding
and coping with vicarious traumatization and compassion
fatigue for mental health clinicians and social service
providers. Seminar presented to AMCAL Family
Services, Montreal, Canada, October 18-19, 1999.
Crime trauma: Victims and
helpers. Program presented at South Florida
Society for Trauma-Based Disorders Continuing Education
Seminar, Hollywood, Florida, December 3, 1999.
Crime scene trauma: Effective
modalities for victims and helpers. Workshop
presented to Palm Beach County Victims Services, West
Palm Beach, Florida, January 10, 2000.
Crisis management of violent
episodes in the health care setting. Inservice
training program presented to Heartland Rehabilitation
Center, Lantana, Florida, February 3, 2000.
Workplace violence in the
clinical healthcare setting: Prevention, response, and
recovery. Program presented to Intracorp, Coral
Springs, Florida,
May 17, 2000.
Critical incident stress management:
Basic CISM Certification Training Course. West
Palm Beach, Florida, May 20-21, 2000.
Workplace violence in the
clinical healthcare setting: Prevention, response, and
recovery. Program presented to Gold Coast Network,
West Palm Beach, Florida, June 17, 2000.
Posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases: Clinical,
neuropsychological, and forensic considerations.
Program presented at the Annual Conference of the Brain
Injury Association of America, Chicago, Illinois, July
30, 2000.
Preventing and responding
to school violence. Roundtable panel discussion
at the Barry Grunow Memorial Summit on Youth and School
Violence, Center for Family Services, West Palm Beach,
Florida, August 8, 2000.
Crime victimization and workplace
violence: A critical incident stress management
approach. Program presented to Center for Family Services,
West Palm Beach, Florida, December 1, 2000.
Workplace violence and domestic
violence: Strategies for prevention, response, and recovery.
Training program presented to Parkland Public Safety
Department, Parkland, Florida, April 18, 2001.
Psychological responses to
trauma: Applications to brain injury assessment and
treatment. Seminar presented at the 16th Annual
Symposium of the Western Michigan Brain Injury Network,
Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 27, 2001.
Psychology in the criminal
justice system: Expanding roles for mental health services.
Program presented at Florida Psychological
Association Continuing Education Seminar, West Palm
Beach, September 15, 2001.
Not just terrorism: Psychological
stress syndromes affecting rehabilitation.
Program presented to Barkely Care Corporation, Boynton
Beach, Florida, October 4, 2001.
Killer cops? Understanding
and responding to police violence. WCTC-New
Brunswick, April 11, 2002.
Bullying and harassment at
school: What it is and what to do about it.
Program presented at Hillel Hebrew Day School, Boca
Raton, Florida, May 7, 2002.
Terrorism: Psychological response
syndromes and treatment strategies. Seminar
presented to South Florida Society for Trauma-Based
Disorders, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, September 20, 2002.
Crisis management in the healthcare
setting: What front-line clinicians need to know. Inservice
program presented to Heartland Rehabilitation Services,
Boca Raton, Florida, December 19, 2002.
"School shock:"
Preventing and responding to school violence.
Continuing education seminar and book signing, Barnes
& Noble, Boynton Beach Florida, May 8, 2003.
Managing the problem officer
in the community policing era. Plenary Session
presented at the 25th Contemporary Issues in Police
Administration, Institute for Law Enforcement Administration,
Dallas, Texas, March 25, 2004.
Children in the criminal justice
system: What community leaders need to know.
Program presented to the Boca Raton Exchange Club, Boca
Raton, Florida, March 31, 2004.
Serial killers: Who they are
and what you can do to protect yourself. Interview
on NBC Channel 5 News, West Palm Beach, Florida, June
9, 2004.
Building the bully-proof child:
Recommendations for students, teachers, and parents.
Program presented to Anti-Defamation League, West Palm
Beach, Florida, August 19, 2004.
Bully-proofing your child
and school: Practical strategies for parents and educators.
Program presented at the Educator Appreciation Day Event
of the Palm Beach County School System, Barnes &
Noble, Boynton Beach, Florida, October 21, 2004.
Stress management at work:
Coping with corporate restructuring. Program
presented to Seisint Technologies, Boca Raton, Florida,
November 3, 2004.
Inside the criminal mind:
Forensic psychology in fact and fiction. South
Florida Crime and Mystery Writers' Seminar, Barnes &
Noble, Boynton Beach, Florida, February 22, 2005.
Inside the police officer's
mind. Radio interview, Dr. Carole's Couch,
Los Angeles, March 21, 2006.
Personalities on the job:
How to survive and thrive with your colorful coworkers.
Program presented to Area Conference on Aging, Broward
County, May 9, 2006.
The psychology of police brutality
and corruption. Radio interview, The Expert
Witness Radio Show, WBAI, New York, June 11, 2006.
Practical police psychology:
What cops and shrinks both need to know. Radio
interview, Shrinkrap Radio Network, Los Angeles, June
16, 2006.
Police psychology into the
21st century: Challenges and opportunities.
Invited lecture at Florida Metropolitan University,
November 27, 2006.
Following
is a list of organizations with whom Dr. Miller has
interviewed, consulted or trained:
| South Florida Brain
Tumor Association
Reading Rehabilitation Hospital
Penn State University
CBS Action News, West Palm Beach, Florida
Palm Beach County Victim Services
Palm Beach County CISM Team
Center for Information and Crisis Services
Florida Pain and Rehabilitation Center
American Trial Lawyers Association
FEMA
WINQ Live Community Update
AMCAL Family Services
South Florida Society for Trauma-Based Disorders
Heartland Rehabilitation Center
Intracorp
Gold Coast Network
Brain Injury Association of America
Center for Family Services
Parkland Public Safety Department
Western Michigan Brain Injury Network
Florida Psychological Association
Barkely Care Corporation
Hillel Hebrew Day School
Institute for Law Enforcement Administration
Boca Raton Exchange Club
NBC Channel 5 News
Anti-Defamation League
Palm Beach County School System
Seisint Technologies
Dr. Carole's Couch (Radio interview)
The Expert Witness Radio Show, WBAI, New York
Shrinkrap Radio Network (Radio interview)
Florida Metropolitan University
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