Handbook of Psychology, Forensic Psychology

Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

WEINER, IRVING B.

Otto, Randy K.

Psychology & Counseling

wiley

Forensic Reports &amp; Testimony: A Guide to Effective Communication for Psychologists and Psychiatrists provides a roadmap for the mental health professional who wants to provide consistently accurate, defensible, and useful reports and testimony to the legal system. Authors Randy K. Otto, Richart L. DeMier, and Marcus Boccaccini, recognized experts in the field, cover all aspects of the process, including preparing affidavits and reports, preparing for depositions, and testifying. Every written or spoken communication for the courts must be clear and precise, and distinguish between facts, inferences, and opinions. This book uniquely: •Shows the critical differences between forensic psychological reports and the clinical reports psychologists and psychiatrists are accustomed to writing •Includes and explains important maxims of forensic report writing, including separating facts from inferences, focusing on offering expert opinions, explaining why you think what you think, and connecting the dots between facts and conclusions •Provides numerous examples of experts’ testimony, affidavits, reports-with commentary and critiques Expert forensic work deserves to be presented in a clear, precise, and understandable way so that it is useful to attorneys, judges, and juries. Forensic Reports &amp; Testimony provides the guidelines and models forensic psychologists and forensic psychiatrists need to make that happen.

Forensic Reports and Testimony: A Guide to Effective Communication for Psychologists and Psychiatrists

DeMier, Richart L.

Boccaccini, Marcus T.

Ethics in Forensic Psychology Practice

AN AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO THE CURRENT SPECIALTY GUIDELINES FOR FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY Ethics in Forensic Psychology Practice is a comprehensive and authoritative resource that addresses major concerns of professionals who conduct evaluations, provide treatment, carry out research, as well as a guide for those who teach and train in diverse legal contexts. Including on the American Psychological Association's current Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology, the standard measure for ethical and legal conduct, this important volume is organized around substantive practice issues that cut across various functions and roles. The authors include a range of topics such as training, business practices, roles, privacy, confidentiality, report writing, testifying, and more.

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

AN AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO THE CURRENT SPECIALTY GUIDELINES FOR FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY Ethics in Forensic Psychology Practice is a comprehensive and authoritative resource that addresses major concerns of professionals who conduct evaluations, provide treatment, carry out research, as well as a guide for those who teach and train in diverse legal contexts. Including on the American Psychological Association's current Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology, the standard measure for ethical and legal conduct, this important volume is organized around substantive practice issues that cut across various functions and roles. The authors include a range of topics such as training, business practices, roles, privacy, confidentiality, report writing, testifying, and more.

Heilbrun, Kirk

Goldstein, Alan M.

Ethics in Forensic Psychology Practice addresses major concerns of psychologists and other mental health professionals who conduct evaluations, provide treatment, carry out research, and teach and train in various and diverse legal contexts.  Informed by the newly approved APA Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology, the standard by which ethical and legal conduct is measured, this book is organized around substantive practice issues that cut across various functions and roles.  It covers training, business practices, roles, privacy, confidentiality, report writing, testifying and other topics  in order  to help practitioners practice in a manner consistent with their highest ideals and professional standards.

Tens of thousands of readers have relied on this leading text and practitioner reference--now revised and updated--to understand the issues the legal system most commonly asks mental health professionals to address. The volume demystifies the forensic psychological assessment process and provides guidelines for participating effectively and ethically in legal proceedings. Presented are clinical and legal concepts and evidence-based assessment procedures pertaining to criminal and civil competencies, the insanity defense and related doctrines, sentencing, civil commitment, personal injury claims, antidiscrimination laws, child custody, juvenile justice, and other justice-related areas. Case examples, exercises, and a glossary facilitate learning; 19 sample reports illustrate how to conduct and write up thorough, legally admissible evaluations. New to This Edition *Extensively revised to reflect important legal, empirical, and clinical developments. *Increased attention to medical and neuroscientific research. *New protocols relevant to competence, risk assessment, child custody, and mental injury evaluations. *Updates on insanity, sentencing, civil commitment, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Social Security, juvenile and family law, and the admissibility of expert testimony. *Material on immigration law (including a sample report) and international law. *New and revised sample reports.

Psychological Evaluations for the Courts: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers

Melton, Gary B.

Petrila, John

Poythress, Norman G.

Slobogin, Christopher

Mossman, Douglas

Condie, Lois O.

The Guilford Press

Law &amp; Mental Health Professionals: Florida, 2nd Edition provides a thorough review of the laws in the state of Florida as they relate to the mental health profession. Identifying legal topics affecting mental health practices, this resource addresses rulings about licensing; forms of business practice; insurance reimbursements and deductions for services; privacy of professional information; practice laws related to families, juveniles, civil matters, and criminal matters; and limitations on and liability for practice. The authors present and integrate information from the Florida State Constitution, state statutes, regulations of administrative agencies, appellate court decisions, and the Florida Supreme Court to complete this volume. The laws taken from these sources are expressed with minimal legal jargon, making this reference maximally accessible to those outside of the legal profession.

Law & Mental Health Professionals: Florida (Law & Mental Health Professionals Series)

Mental Health

Amer Psychological Assn

Law and Mental Health Professionals: Florida, 2nd Edition provides a thorough review of the laws in the state of Florida as they relate to the mental health profession. Identifying legal topics affecting mental health practices, this resource addresses rulings about licensing; forms of business practice; insurance reimbursements and deductions for services; privacy of professional information; practice laws related to families, juveniles, civil matters, and criminal matters; and limitations on and liability for practice. The authors present and integrate information from the Florida State Constitution, state statutes, regulations of administrative agencies, appellate court decisions, and the Florida Supreme Court to complete this volume. The laws taken from these sources are expressed with minimal legal jargon, making this reference maximally accessible to those outside of the legal profession.

Law and Mental Health Professionals: Florida (Law & Mental Health Professionals Series)

Reference

American Psychological Association

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Handbook of Psychology, Forensic Psychology

Forensic Reports and Testimony: A Guide to Effective Communication for Psychologists and Psychiatrists

Ethics in Forensic Psychology Practice

Ethics in Forensic Psychology Practice

Ethics in Forensic Psychology Practice

Ethics in Forensic Psychology Practice

Psychological Evaluations for the Courts: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers

Law & Mental Health Professionals: Florida (Law & Mental Health Professionals Series)

Law and Mental Health Professionals: Florida (Law & Mental Health Professionals Series)