The Psychology of Uncertain Memory: Blackouts, Confessions, and Accusations 6/11/26
Date/Time
Time: 8:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern
Location: LIVESTREAM
Cost: $99.99
Credits: 5 CE Credits
Events open 15 minutes before the hour. Registration ends 30 minutes before the event opens.
Presenter(s)
CEU Creations presents:
The Psychology of Uncertain Memory: Blackouts, Confessions, and Accusations 6/11/26
FEATURING:
- Key pathways and credibility pitfalls in false accusations
- Clinician-ready takeaways on false confessions and alcohol-induced blackouts
EVENT INFO:
8:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern
COST:
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:
Social Workers:
ASWB ACE – 5 Clinical CE credits
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 5 Contact hours
Psychologists:
APA – 5 CE credits
Counselors:
NBCC ACEP – 5 Contact hours
NY State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 5 Contact hours
Addiction Professionals:
NAADAC – 5 Contact hours
Nurses:
California Board of Registered Nursing – 5 Contact hours
Case Managers:
CCMC – This course is not eligible for CCMC Contact hours.
Long-Term Care Administrators:
This course is not approved for NAB/NCERS participant hours.
Attendance or applied credit certificate available for other credentials.
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credits.
Counselors: If this course awards Ethics hours, please note that some states do not recognize Ethics hours; in those cases, Contact hours will be awarded.
Target Audience: Social workers, psychologists, counselors, and nurses
Counseling Skill Group:
4. Counseling Services
8. Legal, Ethical and Professional Development
OVERVIEW:
This 5-hour course brings together three topic areas that often confound forensic evaluations but may be encountered in any clinical practice: false accusations, false confessions, and alcohol induced blackouts. False accusations present a particular challenge to mental health practitioners, and insights into the factors and dynamics behind these claims will help clinicians better navigate their conversations with clients around this topic. False confessions are a very interesting phenomenon, particularly in forensic assessment. This course asks the question, “What would make a person confess to a crime or act they did not commit?” Finally, the impact of alcohol on cognition, and particularly memory, is explored in a segment on alcohol-induced blackouts.
Together, these three domains are a source of lively debate and often confusing empirical findings. This course aims to illuminate the research behind each of these areas to give the clinician a foundation for addressing them in real practice.
OBJECTIVES:
By attending this training, you will be able to:
1. Identify three pathways to false accusations.
2. Explain two types of error in assessing the veracity of an accusation.
3. Identify three factors associated with false confessions.
4. Describe three tactics in the Reid Technique of interrogation.
5. Explain two ways in which alcohol affects the brain.
6. Differentiate alcohol induced “en bloc” blackouts from fragmentary blackouts.
AGENDA (all times are Eastern):
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The Psychology of Uncertain Memory - Carl A. Bonacci, PhD (includes a 10-minute break)
12:00 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. Midway Reset
12:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m The Psychology of Uncertain Memory - Carl A. Bonacci, PhD (includes a 10-minute break)
PRESENTER BIO:
Dr. Bonacci is a clinical psychologist with a background in forensic evaluations and court testimony. He has submitted more than 200 court ordered reports and testified in both criminal and civil court hearings. In addition to forensics, Dr. Bonacci has a background in neuropsychology, including studying the effects of alcohol on cognition. In his forensic practice, Dr. Bonacci has reviewed and referenced empirical research on false accusations and false confessions and incorporates these insights into his forensic consultations. He has taught courses on forensic testimony as well as behavioral management of cognitively impaired individuals.
COURSE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:
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This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions. A computer or mobile device is required. Zoom account is not required.
You will receive a reminder email approximately 24 hours prior to the start of the training and a link to join the webinar will be in your CEU Creations account under Member Profile.
To receive credit, you must log in on time, attend the entire presentation, and interact.
POST EVENT: When the training ends, your attendance will be processed using Zoom analytics. Once processed, the evaluation link will be available in your account and we ask that you complete it within 3 days of the training. Once your evaluation is complete, your certificate will be available in your CEU Creations account within 24-72 hours.
Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions.
FINE PRINT
SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU Creations, #1239, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/24-11/22/27. Social workers completing this course receive 5 Clinical CE credits.
CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0616. This activity is approved for 5 Contact hours.
PSYCHOLOGISTS: 5 CE credits. CEU Creations is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CEU Creations maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
COUNSELORS: 5 Contact hours 
CEU Creations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6941. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEU Creations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0199. This activity is approved for 5 Contact hours.
ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS: This course has been approved by CEU Creations, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 5 CEs.
NURSES: 5 Contact hours. CEU Creations is an approved provider of nursing CEs through the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number: CEP17905. All states retain their own licensing authority through their own boards. Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure transferability of the CE credits.
Cancellation Policy: Registrants must cancel their registration in their CEU Creations account. No email, faxes, or mail cancellations will be accepted. Cancellation fee: $25. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within five (5) business days prior to the workshop date.
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