Evidenced-Based Forensic Applications of the MMPI-3
4 Hours | 4 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Evidenced-Based Forensic Applications of the MMPI-3 is presented by Martin Sellbom, PhD.
This program is intended to guide the evidence-based use of the MMPI-3 in forensic psychological assessments. The program begins with a brief refresher on the instrument. The majority of the time is devoted to applications of the MMPI-3 in both criminal (e.g., competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, risk assessment) and civil (e.g., parental capacity, child custody) forensic evaluations.
Psychometric findings and the peer-reviewed literature from these settings are reviewed, with a particular emphasis on translating this evidence to forensic practice. The program includes a discussion on how to respond to challenges to MMPI-3-based opinions in court, with an emphasis on Daubert and Frye factors. Case illustrations are derived from criminal and civil settings with an opportunity for discussion.
The intended audience is forensic psychologists and advanced graduate students with some forensic programs who want to enhance their knowledge about how to apply the MMPI-3 to a variety of forensic psychological evaluations. The program assumes some familiarity with the MMPI-3 or its predecessor, the MMPI-2-RF.
Prerequisites: If participants are not familiar with the MMPI-3 (or, at minimum, good familiarity with the MMPI-2-RF), Dr. Sellbom recommends completing the 4-hour Introduction to MMPI-3 prior to taking this program.
Program Outline:
- MMPI-3 Overview & Refresher
- Forensic Applications of the MMPI-3
- MMPI-3-based testimony
- Case Illustrations and Practice
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 psychometric findings available to guide MMPI-3 interpretation, with an emphasis on forensic settings, and how they translate into forensic practice
Describe the role of psychological constructs assessable with the MMPI-3 when addressing psycho-legal questions
Describe to support MMPI-3-based opinions with current empirical evidence and respond to challenges to such opinion
Demonstrate MMPI-3 findings in forensic psychological assessments, including criminal and civil court-ordered evaluations.
Presented By
Martin Sellbom, PhD
Martin Sellbom is a Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2007 from Kent State University (USA). His research focuses on personality disorders, contemporary psychopathology models, and personali...
Curriculum
1. Introduction
2. Refresher, Scales, & Norms
3. Administration, Scoring, Interpretation
4. Forensic Applications of MMPI-3
5. MMPI-2-RF Research
6. Personal Injury-Disability & Family Court Evaluations
7. Admissibility of MMPI-3-based Evidence in Court
8. Case Illustrations
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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.