New Jersey DOH - Assessment of Malingering in Pretrial Criminal Evaluations

Custom curriculum developed for the New Jersey Department of Health
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6 Hours | 6 CEs

This training program reviews the process of assessing for malingering in the context of pre-trial criminal evaluations. The focus is on decision-making through all aspects of the evaluation process, including whether to administer any of the tests and techniques currently available and if so, selecting the most appropriate tests for any given case. Among the tests reviewed in this workshop are measures such as the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM), Validity Indicator Profile (VIP), MMPI (all versions), Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms (SIRS), and the Miller Forensic Assessment of Symptoms Test (M-FAST). In addition, this presentation will address issues related to the interpretation of tests administered and the integration of multiple data sources into the ultimate decisions about the validity of an individual’s clinical presentation for assessing malingering of cognitive impairment and psychiatric disturbance. Finally, the use and misuse of malingering tests with linguistic and culturally diverse defendants is discussed.


Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

  • Describe differences between feigning, malingering, and insufficient effort in the context of pretrial criminal evaluations

  • Describe the types of instruments used to detect feigning and the strengths and limitations of commonly used instruments

  • Describe the different indices of classification accuracy and their implications for the interpretation of test scores

  • Describe alternative decision-making strategies for selecting and integrating multiple tests into an assessment battery

  • Describe the impact of diversity (including but not limited to language, culture, and intellectual functioning) on the interpretation of test data

  • Describe ethical standards regarding assessment practice when administering, interpreting and communicating test results

  • Intended Audience

    This self-paced course is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.

  • Experience Level

    This self-paced course is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.

  • CE / CPD Credit

    APA, ASWB, CPA, NBCC Click here for state and other regional board approvals.

Presented By

Professor of Psychology and Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University Barry Rosenfeld, PhD, ABPP

Dr. Rosenfeld is a Professor of Psychology at Fordham University in New York City. He has been conducting forensic mental health evaluations for more than 30 years, first in public settings (Bellevue Hospital and the New York City Forensic Psychiatry Clinic) and more recently through his independent practice. He has evaluated thousands of individuals facing criminal charges or involved in civil litigation, has published roughly 200 peer reviewed publications, and has trained or mentored forensic psychologists at every level (undergraduates, graduate students and post-doctoral trainees). He is board certified in Forensic Psychology and a past President of both the American Psychology-Law Society and the International Association for Forensic Mental Health Services. He is a frequent presenter on a range of forensic psychology topics including malingering, violence risk assessment and cross-cultural issues in forensic psychology.

Curriculum

    1. Review Before Proceeding

    1. Lesson 1 Video

    2. Lesson Quiz

    1. Lesson 2 Video

    2. Lesson Quiz

    1. Lesson 3 Video

    2. Feigned PTSD - MMPI Meta-Analysis

    3. Utility of the SIRS with ID

    4. A Systematic Review of Cross-Cultural Feigning Assessment

    1. Lesson 4 Video

    2. Analysis of the TOMM Among Latin American Adults

    3. Lesson Quiz

    1. Lesson 5 Video

    2. Lesson Quiz

About this course

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  • 21 lessons
  • 5 hours of video content

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Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PaloAlto 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 Boardfor 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 HealthPractitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental healthcounselors. #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 ProfessionalTraining, #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.