Forensic Evaluation and Treatment of Juveniles: Innovation and Best Practice

This book guides forensic clinicians through the psychological assessment of juvenile offenders, exploring how to assess adolescent veracity in reporting, personality and pathology, developmental maturity, risk for dangerous behavior and treatment amenability.

This product is not included in the APA Unlimited CE program.

New York state psychologists: This program is not currently in compliance with the unique requirements imposed by the New York State Board of Education for New York licensed psychologists CE.

• Explain the legal, political, developmental and social context of working with juveniles.
• Describe the empirical strategies in conducting psychological evaluation and treatment.
• List the five essential components when conducting a juvenile assessment.
• Gain insight in how external factors such as local laws and the social-political climate can influence a judge’s decision and how to present assessment data in an understandable manner.