LIVE: Best Practices for Conducting Disability Evaluations
December 6, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific
December 6, 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Pacific
4 Hours | 4 CEs
Live Training via Zoom
Lisa Drago, PhD, ABPP presents a live virtual professional training program on Best Practices for Conducting Disability Evaluations in partnership with the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP).
This program will present best practices for designing and conducting disability evaluations in various contexts, including disability insurance, worker's compensation, and the ADA. The focus will be on describing practical strategies that lead to a comprehensive, fair, and valid assessment of the examinee's disability status, including identifying data sources, test selection, interviewing strategies, and assessment of response style. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of data interpretation and analysis.
This training is intended for professionals in their early, middle, or late-career paths who have some knowledge of forensic psychology. They may be new to disability evaluation or doing disability evaluations now and are looking to hone their skills. Possibly forensic psychologists who typically do criminal work but want to expand into civil areas.
Program outline:
- Identifying the context & specific legal issue of the evaluation.
- Understanding the interrelationship among the 3 core elements of disability: condition, functional capacity, and situational demands.
- Designing the assessment around research-supported concepts and methods utilizing multiple sources of data.
- Assessing response style.
- Utilizing methodical, data-centric approaches to reach opinions.
Intended Audience
This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.
Experience Level
This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Presented By
Lisa M. Drago, Ph.D., ABPP
Lisa Drago, Ph.D., ABPP is a board-certified forensic psychologist (ABPP). She has been in practice since 1994. Specializing in civil forensic matters, Dr. Drago is in private practice in Annapolis, Maryland. She has a particular interest in employment-related cases including disability, wrongful te...
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe the importance of correctly identifying the context for the evaluation and the specific legal issues involved
Describe how condition, functional abilities, and situational demands interact in determining disability
Describe research-supported concepts and methods for designing a disability evaluation
Describe strategies for data analysis and decision-making in disability evaluations
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Have a sudden change of plans and are unable to attend live? No worries; you will be given access to the on-demand version of the program once available. Please note if you attend live, no access to the recording will be given.
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Program Partner
American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP)
We are proud to partner with the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP) for this training. AAFP is a non-profit organization of board-certified forensic psychologists whose mission is to contribute to the development and maintenance of forensic psychology as a specialized field of study, research, and practice. The Academy does this by providing high-quality continuing education workshops, providing a forum for the exchange of scientific information among its members, and conferring awards upon outstanding students and practitioners in the field of forensic psychology.
