All the tips and tools you need to start, grow, and sustain a
successful forensic psychology practice
Getting Started in Forensic Psychology Practice is the first book
of its kind aimed at those mental health professionals and recent
graduates interested in entering the growing and lucrative field of
forensic psychology. User-friendly and full of helpful tips, this
handy guide provides you with tools and techniques for starting a
thriving forensic psychology practice, or incorporating a forensic
specialty into your current practice.
This comprehensive resource includes information on:
* The difference between clinical and forensic practice
* Advantages and disadvantages of forensic practice
* Preparing for forensic psychological practice
* Planning a forensic psychology business
* How to market your practice
* What lawyers look for in forensic psychologists as expert
witnesses>
* Ethics, professional competence, and risk management issues
* Performing evaluations
* Testifying in court and depositions
In addition, Getting Started in Forensic Psychology Practice also
features several helpful appendices that include sample evaluations
and reports, as well as detailed discussions of child custody
evaluation and assessment.
Covering everything from advice on how to dress for court to major
concerns such as the problems of insanity defenses, Getting Started
in Forensic Psychology Practice puts the best solutions and
information at your fingertips. Whether you’re a recent graduate or
a seasoned practitioner, this invaluable resource will help you
minimize the uncertainty of establishing your forensic practice
while maximizing the rewards.
Mục lục
Series Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1. What is Forensic Psychology?
2. Is Forensic Psychological Practice.
3. Preparing for Forensic Psychological Practice.
4. The Business of Forensic Psychology.
5. Risk Management in Forensic Practice.
6. Performing Evaluations.
7. Testifying in Court and Depositions.
Appendix A: ABPP Work Sample: Competency to Stand Trial
evaluation.
Appendix B: Sample Psychological Report: Competency to Stand
trial Evaluation.
Appendix C: ABPP Work Sample: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Evaluation.
Appendix D: Sample Psychological report: Munchausen Syndrome by
Proxy Evaluation.
Appendix E: The Concise Child Custody Evaluation.
Appendix F: The Concise Approach to Child Custody
Assessment.
Appendix G: the Niche Practice in Forensic Psychology.
References.
Index.
Giới thiệu về tác giả
Eric G. Mart, Ph D, is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Manchester, New Hampshire and Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mart specializes in forensic psychology and his work in this area includes assessments of civil and criminal competencies, risk assessments, custody evaluations, special education cases, and offender treatment. He is also an internationally known expert on Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy and has testified on the subject in court cases throughout the United States and Canada.
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