FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY ARTICLES

Helping Your Clients Navigate Adoption
In this article, Dr. Julia Jacobs describes the common issues that face parents who are going through the adoption process, how evaluations can help these families, and how to help them cope after they have adopted a child into their family.

Custody Evaluations: A Team Approach versus Individual Evaluator
In this article, Dr. Lepage describes the custody evaluation process and how multiple evaluators benefit the family and process.

How to Tactfully & Effectively Refer Clients to Therapy
In this article, we describe ways to encourage your client to attend therapy, to include tips for wording as well as resources to have available for clients.

Domestic Violence Risk Assessment
In this article, we describe the characteristics of abusers and how risk of re-offense is evaluated.

Psychological Evaluations and Divorce: Psychologist's Language/Naming of Reports
In this article, we provide examples of concerns and requests for psychological evaluations seen in high conflict divorce proceedings. Read here to decide what evaluation is best for your client.

Sexual Offender Risk Assessments
In this article, we discuss the different factors involved in sexual offender recidivism as well as actuarial assessments that are used in these evaluations.

Child Custody Evaluations
In this article, we discuss the different types of psychological tests used in child custody evaluations, to include both traditional psychological tests as well as those developed specifically to assess parenting capacity.

The Group Dynamics & Individual Factors of Teen Violence
In this article, we describe how group dynamics interact with factors such as family history, temperament, and individual risk factors to lead a teenager to engage in violence.

Psychological Forensic Evaluations
In this article from Lawyer’s Weekly, it discusses what to look for in a forensic psychological evaluation, and distinguishes between different types of evaluations and how a psychologist can be helpful in criminal legal cases.

Understanding PTSD for Attorneys
In this article from Lawyer’s Weekly, it defines the diagnosis of PTSD, discusses its causes, and looks at it from the angle of a functional analysis, i.e., explains how you know if it interferes with someone’s functioning.