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Evidenced-Based Forensic Applications of the MMPI-3

Presented By Martin Sellbom, PhD
Martin Sellbom, PhD

4 Hours | 4 CEs

This on-demand professional training program on Evidenced-Based Forensic Applications of the MMPI-3 is presented by Martin Sellbom, PhD.

This program is intended to guide the evidence-based use of the MMPI-3 in forensic psychological assessments. The program begins with a brief refresher on the instrument. The majority of the time is devoted to applications of the MMPI-3 in both criminal (e.g., competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, risk assessment) and civil (e.g., parental capacity, child custody) forensic evaluations.

Psychometric findings and the peer-reviewed literature from these settings are reviewed, with a particular emphasis on translating this evidence to forensic practice. The program includes a discussion on how to respond to challenges to MMPI-3-based opinions in court, with an emphasis on Daubert and Frye factors. Case illustrations are derived from criminal and civil settings with an opportunity for discussion.

The intended audience is forensic psychologists and advanced graduate students with some forensic programs who want to enhance their knowledge about how to apply the MMPI-3 to a variety of forensic psychological evaluations. The program assumes some familiarity with the MMPI-3 or its predecessor, the MMPI-2-RF.

Prerequisites: If participants are not familiar with the MMPI-3 (or, at minimum, good familiarity with the MMPI-2-RF), Dr. Sellbom recommends completing the 4-hour Introduction to MMPI-3 prior to taking this program.

Program Outline:

  • MMPI-3 Overview & Refresher
  • Forensic Applications of the MMPI-3
  • MMPI-3-based testimony
  • Case Illustrations and Practice

Intended Audience

This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals

Experience Level

This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.

CE / CPD Credit

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program you will be able to:

Describe the psychometric findings available to guide MMPI-3 interpretation, with an emphasis on forensic settings, and how they translate into forensic practice

Describe the role of psychological constructs assessable with the MMPI-3 when addressing psycho-legal questions

Describe to support MMPI-3-based opinions with current empirical evidence and respond to challenges to such opinion

Demonstrate MMPI-3 findings in forensic psychological assessments, including criminal and civil court-ordered evaluations.

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Presented By

Martin Sellbom, PhD

Martin Sellbom is a Professor in Clinical Psychology at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2007 from Kent State University. His research focuses on psychopathy and other personality disorders, the integration of personality and psychopath...

Curriculum

1. Introduction

2. Refresher, Scales, & Norms

3. Administration, Scoring, Interpretation

4. Forensic Applications of MMPI-3

5. MMPI-2-RF Research

6. Personal Injury-Disability & Family Court Evaluations

7. Admissibility of MMPI-3-based Evidence in Court

8. Case Illustrations

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