1. Ethics
in forensic practice, with special emphasis on the revised, but not yet adopted
Specialty Guidelines for
Forensic Psychologists.
2. Maintaining security of
assessment instruments in court reports, depositions and trial testimony.
3. Major
evidentiary rules pertaining to reports, depositions and trial testimony TBA
4. Risk
assessment and management in civil commitment. TBA
5. Risk
assessment and management in criminal contexts.
6. Mandatory
reporting requirements for child, elder and other vulnerable populations. TBA
7. Mandatory
reporting of threats or imminent harm to others (Tarasoff). TBA
8. Assessment
of treatment refusal in civil and criminal contexts. TBA
9. Ethics
of expertise and expert bias. TBA
10. Standards
of practice for conducting mental state at the time of offense evaluations. TBA
11. Standards
of practice for conducting competency to proceed evaluations in adults. TBA
12. Understanding
HIPAA. TBA
13. Informed
consent in a forensic context. TBA
14. Record
keeping issues in a forensic context.
TBA
15. Assessment of deception and response styles. TBA