Learning Forensic Assessment

Rebecca Jackson is Director of the Forensic Certification Program and Assistant Director of the Joint PhD / J.D. Program in Psychology and Law at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in Palo Alto, Calif. In 2004 she received the Director’s Award for Excellence in Research, Teaching, & Clinical Skill at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Part I: Professional and Practice Issues. Training in Forensic Assessment and Intervention: Implications for Principles-based Models. Accessing and Understanding the Legal Literature. Ethical/Legal Issues in Forensic Practice. Part II: Adult Forensic Assessment. Competency to Stand Trial. Insanity Evaluations. The Clinical Assessment of Psychopathy. Violence Risk Assessment. Evaluations for the Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders. Forensic Psychology Evaluations at Capital Sentencing. Competency for Execution. Part III: Juvenile Forensic Assessment. The Capacity of Juveniles to Understand and Waive Arrest Rights. Assessing Adolescents’ Adjudicative Competence. Transfer to Adult Court. Assessing Child and Adolescent Psychopathy. Assessing Risk for Violence in Adolescents. Part IV: Civil Forensic Assessment. Child Custody Evaluations. Insurance and Social Security Disability Evaluations. Personal Injury Evaluations. Civil Commitment Evaluations. Part V: Communicating Your Findings. Writing Forensic Psychological Reports. Testifying in Court: Evidence-based Recommendations for Expert-witness Testimony.