Introduction to Program Evaluation
Julie Q. Morrison and Anna L. Harms
in Advancing Evidence-Based Practice Through Program Evaluation: A Practical Guide for School-Based Professionals
The objective of this chapter is to provide the school-based professional a concise introduction to program evaluation. Program evaluation is defined and the distinguishing characteristics ...
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Child Custody
Kirk Heilbrun, David DeMatteo, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, and Casey LaDuke
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook (2 ed.)
The two reports in this chapter are assessments of child custody. Requests for child custody evaluations typically come from the court, or from attorneys representing one of the divorcing ...
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Interviewing, Evaluation, and Risk Assessment of Sexually Offending Youth
Eileen P. Ryan
in Juvenile Sex Offenders: A Guide to Evaluation and Treatment for Mental Health Professionals
This chapter focuses on critical components of evaluation and risk assessment of children and adolescents who have engaged in sexually abusive behavior. The scope of the interview and ...
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Forensic Mental Health Concepts
Kirk Heilbrun
in Evaluation for Risk of Violence in Adults
Chapter 2 describes strategies for addressing general and/or unelaborated FMHA legal standards in the course of risk assessment evaluations. The chapter concludes with 10 principles of FMHA ...
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Report Writing and Testimony
Andrew W. Kane and Joel A. Dvoskin
in Evaluation for Personal Injury Claims
Chapter 7 provides a useful process and structure for writing reports on evaluation for personal injury claims and preparing testimony. ...
Juvenile Sexual Offending and Psychopathology
Eileen P. Ryan
in Juvenile Sex Offenders: A Guide to Evaluation and Treatment for Mental Health Professionals
Chapter 4 discusses the differences between purely clinical evaluation and forensic evaluation, as well as common dilemmas that may arise clinically when forensic issues surface. ...
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Conducting a Child Custody Evaluation
Robin M. Deutsch
in Psychologists' Desk Reference (3 ed.)
Chapter 117 considers the conduct of a child custody evaluation, including the role of the evaluator, steps to structure a comprehensive evaluation, areas for evaluation, limitations, and ...
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Forensic Assessment of Amenability to Rehabilitation in Juvenile Delinquency
Robert Kinscherff
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents
Chapter 19 presents a guide to the forensic assessment of amenabilityto rehabilitation in juvenile delinquencyproceedings. It includes the establishment of the forensic context of the ...
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Evaluate
Robert Aunger
in Reset: An Introduction to Behavior Centered Design
Evaluating how well a program has worked—has it actually achieved the goal of changing behavior significantly?—is also highly desirable if the field of behavior change is to advance ...
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Session 3: Goal Setting; Weighing and Measuring
Evan M. Forman and Meghan L. Butryn
in Effective Weight Loss: An Acceptance-Based Behavioral Approach, Clinician Guide
This chapter (Session 3) focuses on teaching clients how to set effective weight loss goals by choosing goals that are reasonable, active, short term, and time limited. Methods of ...
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Assessment of Aviators
Pennie L. P. Hoofman and Wayne Chappelle
in Military Psychologists' Desk Reference
Training military aviators is extremely time-intensive and expensive. When questions arise about the suitability of applicants or trained aviators, an aeromedical psychological evaluation ...
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Conducting Psychotherapy with Clients when English is Not the First Language
Rafael Javier and Lillian Comas-Díaz
in Psychologists' Desk Reference (3 ed.)
Chapter 69 presents considerations for conducting psychotherapy with clients whose first language is not English, including unique qualities of bilinguals, factors to consider in evaluating ...
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Child Custody Evaluations
Allison B. Hill
in Handbook of Private Practice: Keys to Success for Mental Health Practitioners
Families going through a divorce involving children and custody issues often cannot reach agreement on custody and visitation issues on their own. When they seek resolution through the ...
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Session 3: Goal Setting; Weighing and Measuring
Evan M. Forman and Meghan L. Butryn
in Effective Weight Loss: An Acceptance-Based Behavioral Approach, Workbook
This chapter (Session 3) focuses on teaching clients how to set effective weight loss goals by choosing goals that are reasonable, active, short term, and time limited. Methods of ...
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Introduction and Overview
David Faust
in Ziskin's Coping with Psychiatric and Psychological Testimony (6 ed.)
This chapter presents an introduction and overview to the title as a whole. It considers the structure of the title and its chapters. ...
Transformation
Holly Rogers and Margaret Maytan
in Mindfulness for the Next Generation: Helping Emerging Adults Manage Stress and Lead Healthier Lives (2 edn)
When the Koru courses started in 2005, the depth of the transformation that many students would experience in just four classes was not anticipated. Initially, the goals for the students ...
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The Fourth Class
Holly Rogers and Margaret Maytan
in Mindfulness for the Next Generation: Helping Emerging Adults Manage Stress and Lead Healthier Lives (2 edn)
This chapter describes the fourth and final class. There is a script for the opening meditation, followed by a description of check-in, with common student comments. The meditation skill ...
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Juvenile Competence to Stand Trial
Kirk Heilbrun, David DeMatteo, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, and Casey LaDuke
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook (2 ed.)
This chapter focuses on juveniles’ competence to stand trial. The principle illustrated by the first case addresses the importance of considering both relevance and scientific reliability ...
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Juvenile Miranda Waiver Capacity
Kirk Heilbrun, David DeMatteo, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, and Casey LaDuke
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook (2 ed.)
The two case reports in this chapter focus on the capacities of juvenile defendants to waive their Miranda rights. Juveniles especially may have difficulty providing knowing and intelligent ...
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Criminal Responsibility
Kirk Heilbrun, David DeMatteo, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, and Casey LaDuke
in Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook (2 ed.)
Chapter 4 considers criminal responsibility. The first case report addresses the principle of being familiar with the legal, ethical, scientific, and practice literature pertaining to the ...
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