SAVRY Predictive Validity in Asian Youth
Youth probation officers are able to adequately predict violent and nonviolent reoffending using the SAVRY with East, Southeast, and South Asian Canadian youth. This is
April 9, 2021
Integrating Sex-Positivity into Your Clinical Practice: A Conversation with Dean Khambatta
Listen Here Episode Presenter Citation Thanks Episode About this Episode: In today’s episode, Dean Khambatta sheds light on the benefits of therapeutic sex-positivity and discusses practical
April 7, 2021
Recommendations for Optimal eMental Healthcare with Forensic Populations
Although eHealth technologies have the potential to be efficacious interventions for forensic populations, attention should be paid to the characteristics of professionals, patients, technology, and
March 12, 2021
Distinguishing Psychopathy in Adolescents – Promising Avenues
Psychopathy presents a challenging construct to measure, particularly in youth. The MMPI-A-RF shows promising evidence to tap into the Triarchic model of Psychology in adolescents.
February 26, 2021
California POST Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
The following courses have been approved for credit (as designated) by California POST Course Approved Credits Incorporating the MMPI-2-RF in Public Safety Pre-Employment Evaluations 1.0
February 18, 2021
Another Tool in the Tool Box? The Utility of the MMPI-2-RF in Sexual Violence Risk Assessment
In a sample of German inmates in an inpatient psychological treatment setting, MMPI-2-RF externalizing scales had the strongest associations with measures of violence and sexual
February 8, 2021
Sentipensante Pedagogy – Sensing and Thinking with Alexia DeLeon
Sentipensante Pedagogy – Sensing and Thinking with Alexia DeLeonListen HereEpisodePresenterCitationThanksEpisodeAbout this Episode: Dèsa speaks with Dr. Alexia DeLeon on the importance of Sentipensante Pedagogy and
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February 2, 2021
Are Youth 12 and Under Truly Competent to Proceed with Trial? Adjudicative Competency in Juveniles
An evaluation of over 600 archived juvenile competency to proceed evaluations in Colorado reveals that examiners were more likely to opine incompetence in adolescents with
January 22, 2021
Treating Childhood Anxiety: A Parent-Based Approach with Eli Lebowtiz
Listen HereEpisodePresenterCitationThanksEpisodeAbout this Episode: Dr. Eli Lebowtiz identifies unique features of anxiety experiences in children and shares about his novel parent-based approach, Supportive Parenting for
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January 21, 2021
That’s Not What the Doctor Ordered; When PRN Medications are Regularly Administered
In a sample of patients from a forensic psychiatric hospital in Finland, pro re nata (PRN) medications were administered more frequently for both psychiatric and
January 15, 2021
Mindsight in Trauma-Work – The “Startling” Benefits of Integration with Daniel Siegel
Listen HereEpisodePresenterCitationThanksEpisodeAbout this Episode: Dr. Aaron Smith interviews multiple New York Times best selling author and psychiatrist Daniel Siegel, MD, on the benefits of mindsight
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January 9, 2021
Importance of targeting criminal risk factors in psychotherapeutic interventions
To be most successful, when treating criminal justice–involved persons with mental illness, practitioners should assess and treat not only symptoms associated with their mental illness
January 8, 2021