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• With PAR's new Web site, reordering will be a snap!

  

  We are hard at work on a brand new http://www.parinc.com/ experience! Visit us later this summer, and it will be even easier to reorder your favorite products. Simply log in, and we will show you your recent orders and allow you to quickly restock your inventory and get back to what you do best--helping people! This is just one of the many improvements you will find on our new site. If you have any questions, please visit our overview blog.

• Coming this summer:A brand new www.parinc.com!

  This summer, we will be ready to show you what we’ve been working on—a brand new online experience for visitors to www.parinc.com! Here is what you should know:  Search for products easier!  A more sophisticated site search and a Product Wizard will help you locate exactly what you need!  Reorder your favorites in just a few clicks! Once you are logged in, you’ll have easy access to reorder the products you use most! Find what you are looking for easily! A more intuitive design will guide you quickly to what you need. View our site easily on mobile devices!  An enhanced site experience awaits you on your tablet or smartphone—making it even easier to visit us on the go!  Order PARiConnect products faster!  PARiConnect products are seamlessly integrated into the main product page, making it easier to order print and digital items at the same time. Everything you loved about the PAR Web site is still there. Your account information will transfer to our new site seamlessly. And one thing that hasn’t changed is our commitment to industry-leading Customer Service. If you do need help, our friendly Customer Support team ...

• Coming this summer: An improved PAR Web site!

  

  We are hard at work on a brand new parinc.com experience! Visit us this summer and experience our enhanced search feature, which will help you easily locate the products you need. A new Product Wizard will give you an additional way to browse our offerings. If you have any questions, be sure to visit our overview blog. We can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on!

• Coming this fall: PAI Plus!

  

  We’ve heard the requests. And we listened! The PAI Plus is coming this fall! The PAI Plus takes the existing PAI items and gives users an updated way to interpret the data. Using the PAI, an objective inventory of adult personality, the new PARiConnect report offers: • DSM-5® update: Updated diagnostic possibilities align with the DSM criteria. • Alternative Model Profile: An optional new profile scores in accordance with the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders. • Additional supplemental indices: Based on years of academic research, 15 new supplemental indices provide additional profile information related to negative and positive distortion and random responding. Supplemental clinical indicators provide profile information related to suicidality, aggression, level of care, presence of ADHD, and more. • Context-specific norm groups: Including profile overlays for bariatric surgery candidates, child custody evaluations, chronic pain patients, college students, deployed military, egg donors/gestational carriers, motor vehicle accident claimants, police applicants, and potential kidney donors. This profile is overlayed onto the examinee’s profile to allow for comparison. • Updated report: An updated look and feel create a streamlined and modern-looking report. A manual supplement details the research, theory, and development behind this update. To determine the right ...

• Understanding and Preventing Violence: Two Upcoming Webinars

  Noted psychologist and violence prevention expert Dr. Lisa Firestone will be conducting a CE webinar for mental health professionals, as well as a free webinar for the public, this March and April. Dr. Firestone is the coauthor of several PAR publications including the Firestone Assessment of Self-Destructive Thoughts™ (FAST™) and the Firestone Assessment of Violent Thoughts ™ (FAVT™). Violence Prevention: Understanding and Assessing Risk A CE Webinar for Professionals with Dr. Lisa Firestone Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 7:00–8:30 pm EST The prodigious rates of violence in our country establish a need for an understanding and accurate assessment of violence risk. This webinar will address these concerns by providing participants with a developmental understanding of violence and a method for assessing violence risk. To more effectively deal with the public health problem of violence, it is important to integrate knowledge from several disciplines to enhance our understanding of the many factors that contribute to an individual’s potential for violence. In this webinar, Dr. Firestone, a leading expert on violence, will integrate findings from the fields of neuroscience, attachment, and psychology. Learning objectives for this ...

• PAR exhibits at two conferences this week!

  

  This week, PAR staff will be exhibiting at two conferences. Here's a sneak peek into what you will find when you come visit us at the booth!  A group of PAR staff will be attending the 16th American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology Conference (AACN) in San Diego, California. We will have many products on display, including the Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (NAB). We will be offering conference attendees a 15% discount and free ground shipping, so make sure to stop by and say hi while taking advantage of your conference discount! Another group of PAR staff members will be heading to the National Career Development Association Conference (NCDA) in Phoenix, Arizona. Not only will we be giving our attendees a 15% discount and free ground shipping, we’ll also be giving out free Self-Directed Search (SDS) sample packs at our booth. There will be two sessions at NCDA focusing on the revised SDS. "Development and Evaluation of Revised Self-Directed Search Materials and Online Reports" will be presented Friday, June 22, from 11:20 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and "Using Self-Directed Search and My Next Move for ...