AAFP: Preparing for Board Certification in Forensic Psychology
3 hours | 3 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Preparing for Board Certification in Forensic Psychology is presented by Richart L. Demier, PhD in partnership with the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP).
Participants examine the benefits of board certification, the application, and the examination process in detail. Common pitfalls encountered by applicants are explored, and strategies for avoiding such errors are presented and discussed. The program focuses on how to locate current resources to guide their progress toward board certification and the steps involved in acquiring board certification. The program describes fundamental concepts that differentiate forensic psychology from other types of psychology and how to differentiate between race, ethnicity, and culture, and consider those concepts when making choices about how to assess individuals from diverse backgrounds. The importance of mental health case law approaches to understanding cases and relevant case law, and differences between the fields of law and psychology are discussed.
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 three reasons that board certification is valuable
Describe how to locate current resources to guide their progress toward board certification
Describe how to identify the steps involved in acquiring board certification in forensic psychology
Describe fundamental concepts that differentiate forensic psychology from other types of psychology
Describe how to differentiate between race, ethnicity, and culture, and consider those concepts when making choices about how to assess individuals from diverse backgrounds
Describe fundamental differences between the fields of law and psychology
Describe how to employ a schema to assist in their understanding of relevant case law
Presented By
Richart L. DeMier, PhD, ABPP
Dr. Rick DeMier has been engaged in independent practice in forensic psychology since January 2017.
For over 22 years, he practiced clinical and forensic psychology at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, a major medical referral center within the Federal Bureau of Prisons. At that f...
Curriculum
1. Introduction
2. Certifications Steps 1-4
3. Oral Examination
4. Thinking Forensically - Part 1
5. Thinking Forensically - Part 2
6. Case Law
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CE Credit
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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.
