Forensic Psychological Assessment

Catalog description

In this course students will use previously learned skills in the administration, correction and interpretation of psychological, cognitive, personality and projective assessment, and acquire the necessary tools for its application in a forensic context. Students will: learn how to communicate assessment results to the courts or other referral sources; obtain a general knowledge on how to testify, as well as how to select and administer specialized forensic scales and tests. This will be enclosed on the main legal and ethical responsibilities regarding the forensic expertise required to perform forensic assessment. Pre-requisite(s): PSY 6520 , PSY 6580 , PSY 6570 and PSY 8710