| Consultation for Attorneys |
Past Consultations:
- Pros & Cons of Confidentiality in Court Ordered
Treatment: Impact on the Psychologist, Court, Attorneys
and Clients
- Parent Allegations of Child-Sexual Abuse
- Intimate Partner Aggression/Violence
- Munchausen’s by Proxy
- How Psychological Problems Affect Parenting Skills
- Forensic Evaluations
- Rebuttal Consultation
- Impact of High-Conflict Divorce on Children
Spring Schedule - To Be Arranged
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Treating Psychologist Testifying
in Court.
Friday, March 27, 2009, 1:30 - 4:30
Co-sponsored with The Suffolk County Bar Association and
Touro Law Center. |
Neil S. Grossman, Ph.D., Chair
Barbara Burkhard, Ph.D.
Wendy Doret, Ph.D.
Steve Honor, Ph.D.
Dan O’Leary, Ph.D.Resource people:
Wendy Doninger, Ph.D., Esq.
Christian Racine, Ph.D.
Robert Goldman, Ph.D., J.D.
Jane Kelly, Ph.D.
Jeannemarie Massetti, MSW |
| 1. |
Identify
psychologists whose practices include the area of family law
and invite them to contribute to the work of this committee. |
| 2. |
Present
workshops, with the Bar Association and the Courts, about
psychology and family law issues. |
| 3. |
Review the
use of psychological interventions designed to assist
individuals and families at various stages of involvement
with the legal system. Identify potential interventions and
when they are most useful. Provide this information to
psychologists, attorneys and judges. Ideally this endeavor
will be accomplished in collaboration with the Bar
Association. |
| 4. |
Forensically Informed Treatment |
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a. |
Education and training for treating
psychologists regarding the need to practice in a
forensically informed manner when working with families and
family members who are involved with the legal system. |
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b. |
Information for attorneys about the
need to use forensically informed treating psychologists to
provide treatment for families and family members involved
with the legal system. |
| 5. |
Provide
information to family law attorneys about how psychologists
can assist them and their clients. |
| 6. |
Develop
resources regarding psychological issues for judges, law
guardians and attorneys. |
| 7. |
Identify
case law relevant to a family law/forensic practice in New
York State and disseminate this information to psychologists
practicing in this area. |
| 8. |
Provide
public education about various ways psychologists can assist
families or family members who are involved with family law
cases. |
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