AAFP: Best Practices for Conducting Disability Evaluations
4 Hours | 4 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Best Practices for Conducting Disability Evaluations is presented by Lisa Drago, PhD, ABPP in partnership with the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP).
This program presents best practices for designing and conducting disability evaluations in various contexts, including disability insurance, worker's compensation, and the ADA. The focus is on describing practical strategies that lead to a comprehensive, fair, and valid assessment of the examinee's disability status, including identifying data sources, test selection, interviewing strategies, and assessment of response style. The presentation concludes with a discussion of data interpretation and analysis.
This program is intended for professionals in their early, middle, or late-career paths who have some knowledge of forensic psychology. They may be new to disability evaluation or doing disability evaluations now and are looking to hone their skills. Possibly forensic psychologists who typically do criminal work but want to expand into civil areas.
Program Outline
- Identifying the context & specific legal issue of the evaluation
- Understanding the interrelationship among the 3 core elements of disability: condition, functional capacity, and situational demands
- Designing the assessment around research-supported concepts and methods utilizing multiple sources of data
- Assessing response style
- Utilizing methodical, data-centric approaches to reach opinions
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe the importance of correctly identifying the context for the evaluation and the specific legal issues involved
Describe how condition, functional abilities, and situational demands interact in determining disability
Describe research-supported concepts and methods for designing a disability evaluation
Describe strategies for data analysis and decision-making in disability evaluations
Presented By
Lisa M. Drago, Ph.D., ABPP
Lisa Drago, Ph.D., ABPP is a board-certified forensic psychologist (ABPP). She has been in practice since 1994. Specializing in civil forensic matters, Dr. Drago is in private practice in Annapolis, Maryland. She has a particular interest in employment-related cases including disability, wrongful t...
Curriculum
1. Program Introduction
2. Disability in Context
3. Core Elements of Disability
4. Designing the Assessment
5. Psychological Testing and Collateral Interviews
6. Response Style
7. Forming Opinions
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Program Partner
American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP)
We are proud to partner with the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP) for this training. AAFP is a non-profit organization of board-certified forensic psychologists whose mission is to contribute to the development and maintenance of forensic psychology as a specialized field of study, research, and practice. The Academy does this by providing high-quality continuing education workshops, providing a forum for the exchange of scientific information among its members, and conferring awards upon outstanding students and practitioners in the field of forensic psychology.
CE Sponsorship Information
Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.