Psychiatrists divide mental illnesses into two categories: Axes I and II. The first are the straightforward illnesses such as anxiety, depression, and psychosis. The second are the personality traits and disorders that are nearly untreatable.

These problems include issues with power, rigidity, selfishness and entitlement. People with these traits can split a choir or a congregation. They project their problems onto you and make you feel guilty about it. Empathy appears lacking. Anger and impulsiveness guide their behavior.

This workshop will help you to better understand these problem traits and how to better navigate yourself through them.

The speaker is Richard R. Cicinelli, M.D., nick-named Rick, who is a psychiatrist in private practice in Redwood City, CA. His areas of specialty include psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, mood and anxiety disorders, and working with people in recovery from substance abuse. Rick developed an interest in today's topic from personal experience helping his partner, organist Joseph Hansen, survive a number of crises at work over the past few years.