Identifying best practices for rigorous forensic psychological assessments

We are delighted to join with the College of Forensic Psychology (CFP) NSW Branch to host Professor Kristy Martire, who will present on the topic of rigorous forensic psychological assessments. This presentation is based on work she completed with Associate Professor Tess Neal (Arizona State University) as an advisor to the Joint Federal Provincial Commission into the April 2020 Nova Scotia Mass Casualty.

The presentation will provide context about the Commission's interest in forensic psychological assessments, explain the process of forming their opinion for the Commission, discuss the best-practices for rigorous forensic psychological assessment identified for the Commission, explain a method they used to assess compliance with the identified best-practices, and provide illustrative examples relating to each aspect of best-practice to help practitioners reflect on and assess the scientific credibility of forensic psychological assessments they write, commission or review.

There will plenty of discussion time to discuss the recommendations and implications for our respective professions and from differing legal and psychological perspectives.

Please click here to register for this presentation.

This presentation will be immediately preceded by the Annual General Meeting of ANZAPPL NSW. Please click here for further information. Registration for the dinner seminar is separate to registration for the AGM.