ialty training in law and psychology (Hess, 1996).
Duties for the subject interviewed include psychotherapy, psychodynamics, psychological evaluation, technical report writing, defense critique and counseling, and expert witness. The forensic psychologist is a psychotherapist, individual, conjoint, and group, with cases ranging from general (divorce, hyperactivity, anxiety/depression) to pathological and forensic (victims and perpetrators of sexual assault, child abuse, domestic violence). Psychological evaluation, including psychodiagnostic testing and technical report writing, may include general cases such as evaluating a child with school problems, but it usually involves court related situations. Clients may be court referred, for example the court may need a psychological evaluation to determine custody issues. The client may be referred by a lawyer who needs a client evaluation to help prepare fo
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