3 Hours / 3 CEs

On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training

This on-demand professional training program on Forensic Case Illustrations with the MMPI-3 is presented by Martin Sellbom, PhD.

This intermediate-to-advanced program builds on the Evidence-Based Forensic Applications of the MMPI-3 program. This program focuses on a variety of in-depth case studies drawn from criminal, civil, and family court evaluations. 

Participants receive exposure to how MMPI-3 information was integrated with other sources to address psycho-legal questions and provide associated forensic opinions. Participants leave the program with greater familiarity and enhanced MMPI-3 interpretation skills, particularly as it relates to forensic psychological assessments. 

Participants receive advanced instruction in interpreting the MMPI-3 in forensic psychological evaluations and thus improve their professional skills in using this instrument in practice.  The MMPI instruments are among the most frequently used in forensic psychological assessment, with the MMPI-3 being the most recent installment. 

Prerequisites: If participants do not complete Evidence-Based Forensic Applications with the MMPI-3, they should, at a minimum, have a good working knowledge of the MMPI-3 in forensic contexts. 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

  • 1 Describe MMPI-3 interpretation skills in general
  • 2 Describe considerations of alternative MMPI-3 interpretations in light of other contextual information
  • 3 Demonstrate MMPI-3 findings in forensic psychological assessments to address psycho-legal questions

  • Intended Audience

    This training is intended for individuals with a background in forensic psychology who wish to deepen their expertise in applying the MMPI-3 to a range of psycho-legal questions. It is designed for those who already possess a strong working knowledge of the MMPI-3 in forensic contexts, having completed Evidence-Based Forensic Applications of the MMPI-3 training (or equivalent). Participants are likely to specialize in forensic psychological evaluation and work with criminal, civil, or family court cases.


    Examples of Relevant Professionals:
    • Forensic Psychologists
    • Mental Health Professionals
    • Legal/Forensic Consultants
    • Academic Researchers in Forensic Psychology
    • Advanced Graduate Students in Forensic Psychology

  • Experience Level

    This intermediate to advanced CE training is designed for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals with prior experience using the MMPI-3 in forensic contexts.

    • Intermediate: Participants have a working knowledge of MMPI-3 interpretation and have used the instrument in some forensic cases, seeking to deepen their skills in integrating MMPI-3 data with other sources to address psycho-legal questions.

    • Advanced: Participants are experienced in forensic psychological assessment, regularly interpret MMPI-3 results in complex legal contexts, and seek advanced strategies for nuanced case conceptualization and expert testimony.

  • Practice Setting

    Professionals apply MMPI-3-driven forensic evaluations within high-stakes legal and clinical environments serving criminal, civil, and family court matters. They integrate testing with records review, collateral interviews, and behavioral observations to address psycho-legal questions and produce defensible reports and testimony.


    Examples of Practice Settings:
    • Court-affiliated forensic evaluation clinics
    • Private forensic assessment practices
    • Correctional facilities and detention centers
    • Hospital-based forensic or neuropsychology services
    • Government agencies or contracted evaluator roles
    • University-based forensic clinics or research centers

Presented By

Martin Sellbom, PhD Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University

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 personality assessment with the MMPI instruments. Professor Sellbom's work has been featured in over 300 publications that includes four books, including the forthcoming (co-authored with Dustin Wygant) Forensic Mental Health Assessments using the MMPI-3. He has won several awards, including the American Psychological Foundation’s Theodore Millon mid-career award for advancing personality science, American Psychology-Law Society’s Saleem Shah Award and Society for Personality Assessment’s Samuel and Anne Beck Award for early career achievement. Professor Sellbom serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Personality Assessment. For his clinical practice, he specializes in forensic psychological evaluations.

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CE Sponsorship Information

Palo Alto University, Continuing & Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by, recognized by, or maintains sponsorship provider status with the following boards and agencies. We maintain responsibility for all content in our CE/CPD programs. For more information, visit here. 

  1. American Psychological Association (APA): Approved sponsor of continuing education for psychologists.

  2. Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): Approved continuing education provider (ACE program, Provider #1480), 11/22/2023–11/22/2026.

  3. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA): Approved to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.

  4. National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 7190).



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.