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Criminal Forensic Assessment Certificate

Establish crucial foundational and advanced criminal forensic assessment skills with a competitive credential. Advanced training in competency evaluations–the most common forensic evaluation in the nation–can empower enrollees to pursue careers in state systems and beyond. This certificate program spans 145 hours of content across 11 CE-earning programs.

What You Can Expect

This Certificate program includes 11 programs, with 70 hours of foundational training and 75 hours of specialized content. In this program, you will:

  • Learn how to conduct criminal forensic evaluations.
  • Assess issues such as competency, insanity, and mitigating factors in death penalty cases.
  • Open the door to a fulfilling career in criminal justice forensics.
The Criminal Forensic Assessment Certificate includes 145 CE Hours | 11 Programs for $4,150

Presented By

Heather Ellis Cucolo, JD

Heather Ellis Cucolo, JD

Michael Perlin, JD

Michael Perlin, JD

Kelly A. Watt, PhD

Kelly A. Watt, PhD

Stephen D. Hart, PhD

Stephen D. Hart, PhD

P. Randall Kropp, PhD

P. Randall Kropp, PhD

David M. Corey, PhD, ABPP

David M. Corey, PhD, ABPP

Randy Otto, PhD, ABPP

Randy Otto, PhD, ABPP

Martin Sellbom, PhD

Martin Sellbom, PhD

Ivan Kruh, PhD

Ivan Kruh, PhD

John F. Edens, PhD

John F. Edens, PhD

Heather McElroy, PhD, ABPP

Heather McElroy, PhD, ABPP

Stan Steindl, PhD

Stan Steindl, PhD

Philip Zimbardo, PhD

Philip Zimbardo, PhD

Kevin Douglas, PhD, LLB

Kevin Douglas, PhD, LLB

Jerrod Brown, PhD

Jerrod Brown, PhD

Melodie Foellmi, PhD

Melodie Foellmi, PhD

Brianne Layden, PhD

Brianne Layden, PhD

Itiel Dror, PhD

Itiel Dror, PhD

William Foote, PhD, ABPP

William Foote, PhD, ABPP

Patricia A. Zapf, PhD

Patricia A. Zapf, PhD

C. Barr Taylor, MD

C. Barr Taylor, MD

A.J McConnell, PsyD

A.J McConnell, PsyD

Bob Stinson, PsyD, JD, ABPP

Bob Stinson, PsyD, JD, ABPP

Jay Nagdimon, PhD, ABPP

Jay Nagdimon, PhD, ABPP

Michael Craw, PhD, ABPP

Michael Craw, PhD, ABPP

Christina A. Pietz, PhD, ABPP

Christina A. Pietz, PhD, ABPP

Christopher Weaver, PhD

Christopher Weaver, PhD

Vanessa Payne

Vanessa Payne

Barry Rosenfeld, PhD, ABPP

Barry Rosenfeld, PhD, ABPP

Randall Salekin, PhD

Randall Salekin, PhD

Caroline Logan, DPhil

Caroline Logan, DPhil

Florence Saint-Jean, PhD

Florence Saint-Jean, PhD

John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD

John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD

Karen Roller, PhD

Karen Roller, PhD

Kelly Coker, PhD

Kelly Coker, PhD

Kimberly Balsam, PhD

Kimberly Balsam, PhD

Michele Galietta, PhD

Michele Galietta, PhD

Michael C. Gottlieb, PhD, ABPP

Michael C. Gottlieb, PhD, ABPP

Gary L. Fischler, PhD, ABPP

Gary L. Fischler, PhD, ABPP

Jeni McCutcheon, Psy.D, ABPP

Jeni McCutcheon, Psy.D, ABPP

Jodi Viljoen, PhD

Jodi Viljoen, PhD

Ricardo F. Muñoz, Ph.D.

Ricardo F. Muñoz, Ph.D.

Jemour A. Maddux Psy.D., ABPP

Jemour A. Maddux Psy.D., ABPP

Terry Kukor, PhD, ABPP

Terry Kukor, PhD, ABPP

Laura Guy, PhD

Laura Guy, PhD

Jaime Brower, PsyD, ABPP

Jaime Brower, PsyD, ABPP

Nancy Bohl-Penrod, PhD

Nancy Bohl-Penrod, PhD

Philip Stahl, PhD, ABPP

Philip Stahl, PhD, ABPP

Alinne Barrera, PhD

Alinne Barrera, PhD

Kostas A. Katsavdakis, PhD, ABPP

Kostas A. Katsavdakis, PhD, ABPP

Krissie Fernandez Smith, Ph.D., ABPP

Krissie Fernandez Smith, Ph.D., ABPP

Alana N. Cook, PhD

Alana N. Cook, PhD

Criminal Forensic Assessment Certificate

Certificate: 145 CE Hours | 11 Programs $4,450

Foundational Trainings

Specialized Trainings

You Will Learn To:

1

Assess issues of competency, insanity, and mitigating factors in death penalty cases.

2

Describe the admissibility standards for expert evidence articulated by the Supreme Court of the United States.

3

Describe a 7-step problem-solving process to respond to ethical/legal dilemmas.

4

Describe the principles of cultural competence in psychological evaluations.

5

Describe background information regarding the human mind and cognitive system.

6

Describe the rationale for Forensic Case Formulation.

7

Describe the various functions that reports and affidavits which summarize forensic evaluations serve.

8

Describe the components/qualities of effective communication generally, and effective testimony specifically.

9

Describe the differences between feigning, malingering, and insufficient effort in the context of psychological assessment.

10

Describe important legal cases that deal with issues relevant to the interpretation of adjudicative competence standards and statutes.

11

Describe best practices and the empirical basis for mental state at the time of the offense evaluations.

12

Describe the contrasting theories of the state and defense at capital sentencing and how these are operationalized in evidence and argument, and much more.

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