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Report Writing for Forensic Evaluations workshop offered at Summer Training Institute in NYC
Forensic Training Academy and CONCEPT Professional Training are partnering to host a Summer Training Institute at John Jay College of Criminal Justice June 1-5 2015. Attendees will participate in in-person workshops with internationally renowned experts in the forensic mental health field. Report Writing for Forensic Evaluations is a 1-day workshop presented by Dr. Randy Otto.
Conducting well-constructed forensic psychological evaluations is not enough to persuade judges attorneys and other referral sources. Examiners must also be able to effectively communicate what data they considered what actions they took and the opinions they formed and underlying reasoning. Because psychologists in most cases do not testify about their work reports and affidavits the vehicles they must use. This is the focus of this workshop. Research on forensic examiners’ report-writing practices is reviewed; how forensic practice guidelines the ethics code and rules of evidence and procedure shape reports is considered; principles for the organization and structure of forensic reports are identified; and elements of good (and bad) reports are highlighted using multiple examples. More focused matters such as use of jargon; specificity in word choice; identifying sources of information; distinguishing between observation and inference; and common report writing errors are considered as well. Finally preparation of affidavits and how their structure and substance differs from reports is tackled.
Some of the learning objectives for this workshop include: List the primary purposes of reports and affidavits that summarize their forensic evaluations; describe the different functions of reports and affidavits; identify common legal requirements of reports summarizing forensic psychological examinations; and identify how APA’s ethics code and forensic practice guidelines shape reports summarizing forensic psychological evaluations.
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About Forensic Training Academy and CONCEPT Professional Training
The Forensic Training Academy at John Jay College of Criminal Justice is Directed by Dr. Patricia Zapf. In addition to offering in-person world-class professional training the Forensic Training Academy provides the opportunity for students to build research around our training programs. Each training program offered by the Forensic Training Academy is eligible for Continuing Education (CE) credit through Consolidated Continuing Education and Professional Training (CONCEPT).
Consolidated Continuing Education & Professional Training (CONCEPT) provides expert online professional training in areas relevant to criminal and civil forensic mental health assessment corrections law enforcement and forensic intervention. Our goal is to provide premium professional training in an accessible online format. We believe in the value of world-class professional training enhanced by continuing education and lifelong learning in an online format accessible to all.
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