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Marc J. Ackerman - Essentials of Forensic Psychological Assessment - 9780470551684 - V9780470551684
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Essentials of Forensic Psychological Assessment

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Description for Essentials of Forensic Psychological Assessment Paperback. * Provides quick reference information on administering, interpreting, and scoring the assessment instruments most frequently used by forensic psychologists. * Covers custody cases, expert witness assessment, fitness to stand trial, civil commitment, and substance abuse assessment. Series: Essentials of Psychological Assessment. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the key assessment instruments used by forensic psychologists

Mental health professionals are frequently called on to perform forensic assessments for a wide variety of court cases. To use these instruments properly, professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret them. Now fully revised and in a second edition, Essentials of Forensic Psychological Assessment is that source.

The Second Edition is completely updated to reflect current research and theory in the field, including the most recent codes and standards ... Read more

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health practitioners, and those in training, quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of major psychological assessment instruments. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.

Written by a noted forensic psychologist, the Second Edition offers in-depth coverage of maltreatment and domestic violence, as well as the assessment of recidivism, fitness to stand trial, civil commitment, substance abuse assessment, custody evaluations, personal injury assessments, and many other aspects of forensic mental health practice.

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Essentials of Psychological Assessment
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470551684
SKU
V9780470551684
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Marc J. Ackerman
MARC J. ACKERMAN, PhD, Chair of the Forensic Psychology Program at the Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology, is a forensic and clinical psychologist and expert on personal injury and child custody. He maintains a counseling and consulting practice in Milwaukee and is the author of several books for psychologists and lawyers on the topic of child custody, including Wiley's Clinician's ... Read more

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