Certificate

Juvenile Forensic Assessment Certificate

Learn the theoretical, empirical, and practical skills to reliably conduct juvenile forensic assessments. This professional growth opportunity allows for mastery of the specialty skills crucial for work with community mental health agencies, forensic hospitals, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and more. The certificate program spans 150 hours of CE-earning content across 12 programs.

What You Can Expect

This Certificate program includes 12 courses, with 70 hours of foundational training and 80 hours of specialized content.

  • You will learn to assess risk for violence, waiver to criminal court, and competence to stand trial.
  • With an emphasis on buttressing strengths as well as mitigating risks, you will have the tools to assess juveniles as they navigate the legal system.
The Juvenile Forensic Assessment Certificate includes 150 CE Hours | 12 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

Michael Craw, PhD, ABPP

Michael Craw, PhD, ABPP

Jay Nagdimon, PhD, ABPP

Jay Nagdimon, PhD, ABPP

Christina A. Pietz, PhD, ABPP

Christina A. Pietz, PhD, ABPP

Vanessa Payne

Vanessa Payne

Christopher Weaver, PhD

Christopher Weaver, PhD

Barry Rosenfeld, PhD, ABPP

Barry Rosenfeld, PhD, ABPP

Randall Salekin, PhD

Randall Salekin, PhD

Caroline Logan, DPhil

Caroline Logan, DPhil

Kelly Coker, PhD

Kelly Coker, PhD

Karen Roller, PhD

Karen Roller, PhD

Florence Saint-Jean, PhD

Florence Saint-Jean, PhD

John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD

John Sommers-Flanagan, 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

Laura Guy, PhD

Laura Guy, PhD

Nancy Bohl-Penrod, PhD

Nancy Bohl-Penrod, PhD

Jaime Brower, PsyD, ABPP

Jaime Brower, PsyD, ABPP

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

You Will Learn To:

1

Answer questions such as: Is this youth at risk to be violent, and under what circumstances? Does this youth meet the standard for competence to stand trial? Does this youth meet criteria for waiver to criminal court?

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 best practices in conducting juvenile adjudicative competence evaluations

10

Describe principles of Violence Triage for prioritizing cases and actions

11

Describe an integrative assessment of adolescents’ risks for harm to others

12

Describe how traits and pathology relate to understanding the young person and writing the psychological report

13

Describe the rationale for, and methods used in, the development of the MMPI-A-RF and much more

14

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