* First, we answer the first question. -How do forensic psychologists undertake a psychological assessment?
Many of the psychological assessment techniques, tests, and measurements used for the assessment of offenders for forensic purposes have their origins outside the field. Their availability to forensic psychologists is contingent on developments in academic, educational, and clinical psychology.
The APA Dictionary of Psychology (2007) defines psychological assessment as “the gathering and integration of data to make a psychological evaluation, decision, or recommendation”.
* The second question - What are the various types of forensic evaluations?
Multiple tools of assessment are – interviews, behavioral observations, tests, and other specialized instruments. A psychological test is a “standardized instrument (i.e., a test, inventory, or scale)” used to measure any variety of abilities, aptitudes, or attributes. The practice of Forensic psychology relies heavily on psychological research and assessment tools. According to a survey, forensic psychologists frequently used MMPI-2. The forensic assessment differs from traditional testing in some important ways. Which include purpose, and understanding of who is being served.
The major difference is that in mental health evaluation the client is the examinee whereas in forensic evaluation specific legal questions regarding the examinee have to be addressed to assist in decision making. Forensic examiners are frequently mandated for an evaluation and often assumed to have significant reasons to be purposefully selective in self-disclosure so that a much stronger focus must be placed on examiner objectivity and assessment of examinee’s response style. Because of threats of conscious deception or selective self-presentation in forensic evaluations, there is more emphasis on the use of multiple sources of data to verify information as well as a strong reliance on external sources (i.e. collateral observations, historical records, and reports of others) apart from the formal assessment interactions with the examinee.
@Bojcevska Biljana so they need more evidence in a range of other areas such as history files and are not just basing their assessments and decisions on the client but also in alignment with what the courts rule.
* First, we answer the first question. -How do forensic psychologists undertake a psychological assessment?
Many of the psychological assessment techniques, tests, and measurements used for the assessment of offenders for forensic purposes have their origins outside the field. Their availability to forensic psychologists is contingent on developments in academic, educational, and clinical psychology.
The APA Dictionary of Psychology (2007) defines psychological assessment as “the gathering and integration of data to make a psychological evaluation, decision, or recommendation”.
* The second question - What are the various types of forensic evaluations?
Multiple tools of assessment are – interviews, behavioral observations, tests, and other specialized instruments. A psychological test is a “standardized instrument (i.e., a test, inventory, or scale)” used to measure any variety of abilities, aptitudes, or attributes. The practice of Forensic psychology relies heavily on psychological research and assessment tools. According to a survey, forensic psychologists frequently used MMPI-2. The forensic assessment differs from traditional testing in some important ways. Which include purpose, and understanding of who is being served.
The major difference is that in mental health evaluation the client is the examinee whereas in forensic evaluation specific legal questions regarding the examinee have to be addressed to assist in decision making. Forensic examiners are frequently mandated for an evaluation and often assumed to have significant reasons to be purposefully selective in self-disclosure so that a much stronger focus must be placed on examiner objectivity and assessment of examinee’s response style. Because of threats of conscious deception or selective self-presentation in forensic evaluations, there is more emphasis on the use of multiple sources of data to verify information as well as a strong reliance on external sources (i.e. collateral observations, historical records, and reports of others) apart from the formal assessment interactions with the examinee.