March 23, 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Pacific
4 Hours
A.J McConnell, PsyD & Amanda Conn, PsyD present a live professional training program on the Supervision of Forensic Psychological Evaluations in partnership with the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP).
Supervision is an essential task for psychologists to ensure the professional standards of practice are maintained in forensic settings. Most forensic psychologists have not received formal training in supervision and instead rely on personal experience to help guide them as supervisors. This creates a risk for both a supervisor and supervisee striving to complete forensic psychological evaluations in an ethical, safe, and effective manner.
This program highlights the need for a conceptual foundation on evidence-based models of supervision along with practical guidance to help supervisors build competency in this important area of practice. Special attention will also be given to meeting the ethical and legal requirements of supervision.
This program is ideal for forensic psychologists at all career levels that are responsible for supervising practicum students, predoctoral interns, post-doctoral fellows, and others. Supervisees will also benefit from this training as it may help them navigate their training experiences as well as prepare them for a future role as a supervisor.
The program outline includes:
- What is supervision?
- Administrative/legal requirements
- Competencies to be a forensic supervisor
- Supervision models
- Benefits of good supervision (e.g., improvements in reports)
- Choosing the right supervisee (i.e., interviewing tips)
- What makes supervision successful?
- Types of supervision/supervision methods
- Ethical concerns/issues (including vignettes)
- Barriers to effective supervision and how to resolve / specific barriers in forensic supervision (e.g., lack of time)
- Supervision from a trainee’s perspective

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
APA, ASWB, CPA, NBCC: Click here for state and other regional board approvals.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe the effectiveness of supervision models that will help enhance the training and provision of services by supervisees
Identify administrative and legal requirements for providing supervision in a forensic setting
Describe the types of supervision methods used to help supervisees conduct forensic evaluations and write comprehensive reports
Describe common ethical dilemmas and strategies to resolve barriers to effective supervision

Live Event Policy
Event Communications
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Cancellation Policy
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.
Event Conduct
Please conduct yourself in a professional manner throughout the event. Our goal is to make this as interactive an experience as possible for all who attend. We reserve the right to remove any participants who are disruptive or who act unprofessionally.
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CE Credit
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Convenience & Flexibility
Learn at your own pace, from wherever you might be!
Program Partner
American Academy of Forensic Psychology
We are proud to partner with 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.
