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• Talking Your Kids Through Your Divorce – Part One (Birth through Five Years Old)

View the Forensic Newsletter from September 2022

• Psychotherapy Works! You (and Your Therapist) Can Change Your Personality & Behavior

View the Forensic Newsletter from July 2022

• The Benefits of (Imperfect) Parent-Child Relationships

View the Forensic Newsletter from May 2022

• Childhood Sexual Development: When to Raise the Red Flag… It is Not as Often as You May Think

View the Forensic Newsletter from March 2022

• Psychology and the Law: Psychologists’ Roles & Testimony in Legal Cases

View the Forensic Newsletter from January 2022

• How Psychologists Must Respond to Record and/or Testimony Requests

View the Forensic Newsletter from November 2021

• B.I.F.F. – How To Respond To Antagonistic & Hostile Communication

View the Forensic Newsletter from September 2021

• Pros & Cons of Rorschach Inkblot Test in Court Evaluations

View the Forensic Newsletter from July 2021

• What Makes a Good Immigration Evaluation?

View the Forensic Newsletter from May 2021

• What Makes a Good Reunification Therapy Order?

View the Forensic Newsletter from March 2021

• Demystifying Reunification Therapy (RT): Roles & Responsibilities of the Therapist and Family Members

View the Forensic Newsletter from January 2021

• Managing COVID Anxiety for Yourself and Your Clients in 2021

View the Forensic Newsletter from November 2020

• A Forensic Evaluator’s Perspective on Juvenile Transfer Evaluations

View the Forensic Newsletter from September 2020

• 5 Questions Clients Should Ask To Ensure Their Evaluation Process Is Safe During COVID

View the Forensic Newsletter from July 2020

• Competency To Stand Trial Evaluations

View the Forensic Newsletter from May 2020

• How Do I Choose Which Evaluation is Best For Me For Family Court?

View the Forensic Newsletter from March 2020

• Five Ways Family Court Parties Can Make Progress In Their Cases During COVID-19

View the Forensic Newsletter from November 2019

• Re-Entry into the Community After Inpatient/Residential Treatment or Incarceration

View the Forensic Newsletter from July 2019

• Custody Evaluations vs. Psychological Evaluations vs. Parental Capacity Evaluations… OH MY!

View the Forensic Newsletter from May 2019

• Preparing Your Client for Reunification Therapy

View the Forensic Newsletter from March 2019

• How Can a Sex Offender Evaluation Help My Client?

View the Forensic Newsletter from January 2019

• What Makes a Good Substance Abuse Evaluation

View the Forensic Newsletter from November 2018

• Cooperative Parenting Part VI: Expressing Your Anger

View the Forensic Newsletter from September 2018

• Dissociation and Forensic Psychology

View the Forensic Newsletter from May 2018

• Can Neurofeedback Help My Client?

View the Forensic Newsletter from March 2018

• Using a Forensic Psychologist in the Juvenile Justice System

View the Forensic Newsletter from January 2018

• Reunification Therapy Popularity in Court Orders: A Deep Dive into RT

View the Forensic Newsletter from November 2017

• Predicting a Killer: The MacDonald Triad (Myth)

View the Forensic Newsletter from September 2017

• Successful Anger Management Therapy

View the Forensic Newsletter from July 2017

• Cooperative Parenting and Divorce: Managing Your Anger

View the Forensic Newsletter from May 2017

• Should You Have Your Client Re-Tested, or Have a Previous Evaluation Reviewed?

View the Forensic Newsletter from March 2017

• Cooperative Parenting and Divorce: Better For the Children

View the Forensic Newsletter from January 2017

• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Children

View the Forensic Newsletter from November 2016

• Cooperative Parenting and Divorce: Avoiding a Loyalty Bind

View the Forensic Newsletter from September 2016

• Is Court-Ordered Therapy Effective?

View the Forensic Newsletter from May 2016

• Coaching Clients to Effectively Use a Parenting Coordinator

View the Forensic Newsletter from March 2016

• Providing Clients Guidance on How to Best Approach Psychological Testing

View the Forensic Newsletter from January 2016

• Competency to Stand Trial: Effort v. Malingering

View the Forensic Newsletter from November 2015

• CRAZY OR CRISIS?: Evaluating Mental Health Functioning and Parenting Abilities in the Midst of Court Crisis and Litigation Trauma

View the Forensic Newsletter from September 2015

• Post-Traumatic Growth

View the Forensic Newsletter from July 2015

• Psychological Forensic Evaluations

View the Forensic Newsletter from May 2015

• DUI Assessments

View the Forensic Newsletter from January 2015

• Benefits and Concerns of Using a Parent Coordinator (PC) in High-Conflict Divorce

View the Forensic Newsletter from November 2014

• Supporting Clients Through Immigration Experiences

View the Forensic Newsletter from September 2014

• Descriptions of Tests Commonly Used in Psychological Evaluations, Risk Assessments and/or Custody Evaluations

View the Forensic Newsletter from July 2014

• Interviewing Children: Tips for Attorneys

View the Forensic Newsletter from May 2014

• Mental Health Parity and Access

View the Forensic Newsletter from March 2014

• Court-Ordered Mental Health Services Covered By Insurance

View the Forensic Newsletter from November 2013

• New and Innovative or Just New Packaging? The Role of Mental Health Professionals in Divorce

View the Forensic Newsletter from September 2013

• The DSM has been revised – what should you know about?

View the Forensic Newsletter from July 2013

• Parental Alienation Syndrome and the DSM-5

View the Forensic Newsletter from May 2013

• Free Support Group for Living With a Challenging Partner
• Personal Testimonial on the Challenges of Living With a Highly Difficult Partner

View the Forensic Newsletter from January 2013

• Board Certification for Psychologists in North Carolina

View the Forensic Newsletter from November 2012

• Mental Health Leading Cause of Disability
• When You Know Therapy Would Help Your Client

View the Forensic Newsletter from September 2012

• Considerations in Assessing Sexual Capacity in Individuals With Mental Disabilities

View the Forensic Newsletter from July 2012

• Should You Have Your Client Re-Tested, or Have a Previous Evaluation Reviewed? Exploring the Benefits of Re-Evaluation and Review

View the Forensic Newsletter from May 2012: The Opposing Party MUST Be Mentally Ill

• Disorders the Public Commonly Perceives in the Opposing Party: Bipolar, Borderline, and AD/HD Have Made it into the Public Dialect (but does the general public really know how to detect them?)

View the Forensic Newsletter from January 2012

• Neuroscience Advances the Understanding of Infant Attachment:
  • Implications for Family Law

View the Forensic Newsletter from November 2011

• A Preview of the DSM-V Anticipated Changes in Trauma Diagnoses:
  • Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Rejected
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Preschool Children Added

View the Forensic Newsletter from September 2011

• Impulse Control Disorders and Pathological Lying

View the Forensic Newsletter from May 2011

• Common Questions Asked By Children About Divorce
• Our Expertise in Custody Evaluations

View the Forensic Newsletter from March 2011

• Custody Evaluations: A Team Approach

View the Forensic Newsletter from January 2011

• Helping Your Clients Navigate Adoption

View the Forensic Newsletter from November 2010

• Helping Children Adjust to Divorce

View the Mental Health Matters Newsletter from September 2010

• The Stigma of Mental Illness in American Culture

View the Forensic Newsletter from March 2010

• Pedophilia and Pornography
• A New Resource for Blended and Step-Families
• Services for Medicaid and NC Health Choice Clients

View the Forensic Newsletter from January 2010

• Effectively Referring Clients to Therapy

View the Forensic Newsletter from November 2009

• Psychological Evaluations and Divorce

View the Forensic Newsletter from September 2009

• Domestic Violence Risk Assessment

View the Forensic Newsletter from July 2009

• Sexual Offender Risk Assessment

View the Forensic Newsletter from May 2009

• Use of Psychological Testing In Child Custody Evaluations
• CLE Information

View the Forensic Newsletter from March 2009

• Risk Assessments for Teenagers and Adults
• CLE Information

View the Newsletter from January 2009

• The Group Dynamics and Individual Factors of Teen Violence
• CLE Information

View the Newsletter from October 2008 (Special Forensic Edition)

• What Is Forensic Psychology?
• Psychological Forensic Evaluations
• Psychologists and Divorce: Ways We Can Help
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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