Principles of Forensic Report Writing (Forensic Practice in Psychology Series) - Hardcover

Karson, Michael; Nadkarni, Lavita I

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1433813068 ISBN 13: 9781433813061

Publisher: American Psychological Association, 2013

Synopsis

Principles of Forensic Report Writing explores the psychology of report writing, including the motivations of readers and writers, communicative and performative concerns, and the cognitive science that applies to the process.

The book addresses foundational principles rather than mechanics and how these feed back to the assessment process. Emphasis is placed throughout on the problem of applying general research, nomothetic tests, and generally useful actuarials to specific cases.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Karson, PhD, JD, ABPP (Clinical), practiced clinical and forensic psychology for 25 years before entering academia in 2003. He has written almost 2,000 reports of individual psychological evaluations and has reviewed tens of thousands of other clinicians' reports as a consultant to the child welfare system. He teaches assessment and report writing in the forensic psychology master's program and in the clinical psychology doctoral program at the University of Denver's Graduate School of Professional Psychology. He is the author of four other books on assessment, child abuse, and psychotherapy.
 
Lavita Nadkarni, PhD, is a professor and the director of forensic studies at the University of Denver's Graduate School of Professional Psychology. She has written thousands of forensic reports since graduating with her master's degree in forensic psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 1985. In addition to supervising doctoral students on their forensic evaluations, she continues to be actively engaged in forensic practice. She is the editor of Psychotherapy Bulletin and is one of the coeditors of the Handbook of Multicultural Counseling Competencies.
 

Review

Both novice and seasoned forensic report writers will be sure to write better and more comprehensive reports when armed with Principles of Forensic Report Writing. - --PsycCRITIQUES

Edition details

• Publisher: American Psychological Association
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1433813068
• ISBN 13: 9781433813061
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 193