2011 THEME:
THE PSYCHOLOGIST IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL COURTS
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
27th Annual
Symposium
March 31-April 3, 2011
San Diego, California
The Westgate Hotel -- Special Group Rate $215
Choose one of the following interesting and educational topics
or one of your own:
After many times having been cross-examined in court as an expert psychologist, what have learned about what to say and not to say?
To explain complex tests and batteries to the judge and jury, do you think use of technical jargon will support your case or would it be better to really simplify?
Board complaints: how to avoid, and how defend yourself
Private practice and referrals
Ethics: It would be interesting to have a talk on use and misuse of expert evidence in the courts.
OTHER POSSIBLE TOPIC AREAS:
Civil Forensic Issues:
Personal injury; Disability; Pre-employment selection; Fitness for duty, ADA reasonable accommodation requests; Sexual harassment; Wrongful termination
Criminal Forensic Issues:
Burden of proof strategies/protocols for NGRI cases; Criminal profiling; Psychopathy; Risk assessment--current tools and research
Ethical and practice issues that face the forensic psychologist
Malpractice and risk management
Malingering: Assessment and detection
Report writing in the forensic setting: Examples
Forensic neuropsychology and neuroimaging
Psychological tests: Comparison of various instruments and protocols; Tests of personality functioning; Cross-cultural issues; Use and misuse of tests in court
Empirical data and evidence relevant to cases in court
Forensic evaluations and reports
New case laws relevant to forensic psychology
Court-ordered counseling: an ethical minefield
Suicidal patients
Reading transcripts to find flawed evidence
Reviewing psychological profile reports
Juvenile issues
Computer child pornography
Working in a correctional facility
Evaluating intellectual disabilities in capital cases: Mitigation evaluation; SVP evaluations
Where is "standardization" of court competency evaluations in California going?
Also to be included in the 2011 Symposium:
Interactive forensic
skills workshop: civil and criminal
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Deadline for Submission: September 14,
2010
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Content may be related to well-established psychological principles, or may be based on content that extends current theory, method, or practice. Information presented must be based on a methodological, theoretical, research, or practice knowledge base. This requirement must be met by at least one of the following:
1 -- Program content has obtained credibility, as demonstrated by the involvement of the broader psychological practice, education, and science communities in studying or applying the findings, procedures, practices, or theoretical concepts;
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The American
College of Forensic Psychology is approved by the
American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education
for psychologists. The American
College of Forensic Psychology
maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Goal: The goal of this symposium is to keep
forensic psychologists abreast of important issues which lie within the
interface of psychology and law, recent developments in psychology that
require new knowledge for expert witnesses, and new case law affecting
forensic practice.
Target audience: The program is intended to
benefit practicing forensic psychologists, psychologists in other
subspecialties, and attorneys who litigate civil and criminal cases
involving psychological evaluations and expert testimony.
Objectives: Participants should improve their knowledge and skills in
the following areas: (a) evaluation or treatment of forensic litigants
and individuals with other forensic psychological issues; (b) new and
ongoing research and developments in the field of forensic psychology;
(c) relevant concepts useful in testifying and educating the court on
mental health issues, and in working within the legal system; (d)
changes in the law that affect clinical and forensic practice; (e) legal
and psychological aspects involving the mentally disordered inmate in
correctional facilities. |
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