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Event Description Fall Forensic Series
Forensic psychology and forensic dimensions in clinical practice pose significant challenges and opportunities for professional practice, research, and consideration of the intersections among psychology, law, ethics, and public policy. The distinguished presenters in our Fall Forensic Series highlight topics of importance.
Anna Myers Ph.D., instructor Monday, October 3, 2011 from 6 - 8 pm at MSPP
Performing psychological assessment in forensic settings creates unique challenges for clinicians. Unlike the outpatient client, who (presumably) approaches therapy and psychological testing with his or her “best foot forward,” residents of correctional institutions and court-referred clients often feign mental health and/or malinger psychiatric disorders. (Consider, for example, the felon approaching parole who wants to convey the best possible impression of her/himself vs. the inmate who believes s/he can serve “easier time” in a forensic mental health facility.) In fact, the prevalence of malingering in forensic settings has been estimated at 8% to as much as 46%.In addition to being aware of the potential for malingering and defensiveness, clinicians must also anticipate that their professional reports will likely be the subject of some scrutiny – from the criminal courts, for example, or from litigious patients seeking damages for purported injuries arising from a clinician’s conclusions.The savvy clinician therefore must be skilled at performing risk assessments and other types of evaluations with these factors in mind. This workshop will discuss forensic uses of common assessment instruments, including the >Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI), and the Rorschach. In particular, we will examine how these measures can be used to detect malingering and defensiveness among court-referred and incarcerated individuals. In addition, we will review ways of predicting violence and self-injurious behavior in this often highly volatile population. Lastly, we will discuss issues related to testifying about psychological test data in court – including a discussion of whether the above instruments meet the so-called “Frye” and “Daubert” standards
Program Code: FP25 2 CE Credits Location: at MSPP, West Roxbury/Boston
Anna Myers, Ph.D., is a Designated Forensic Psychologist at Bridgewater State Hospital. She works with men who are court-referred for assessment of issues such as competence to stand trial, criminal responsibility, and need for hospitalization. Other common referrals include aid in sentencing evaluations and predictions regarding a person’s risk for violence and self-harm. Dr. Myers received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Vermont in 2000.In Vermont, she worked for several years in an intensive outpatient/partial hospital program serving primarily women with acute psychiatric problems who were being stepped-down from inpatient settings and/or who wished to avoid hospitalization. At the same time, Dr. Myers operated a private practice performing psychological evaluations of school-age students, self-referred adults, and forensic outpatients. Dr. Myers has been licensed in Massachusetts, working at Bridgewater State Hospital, since 2005. Event Type:Continuing Education Program Category:Forensic Psychology & Divorce Early registration ends on Aug 01, 2011. Regular registration starts on Aug 02, 2011 and ends on Sep 22, 2011. Late registration starts on Sep 23, 2011.
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Registration Fees
| Fee Type | Early | Regular | Late |
| Forensic Psychological Assessment: Challenges for Clinicians (FP25) | | Member Fee: | $45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 | | Non-Member Fee: | $45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
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