Training Description
This On Demand training provides an overview of the issues in evaluating malingering in forensic assessments. The training explores the inherent problems in reaching the conclusion that examinees are malingering a presentation, how to address those problems, and how to gain confidence in making assertions that are supportable. In addition, the training explores the constructs of malingering and describes how classification tests might most effectively be used to capture those constructs. A number of effective strategies for the assessment of feigned cognitive impairment will also be identified. As an example of an effective, valid, and reliable assessment of feigned cognitive impairment, the training thoroughly reviews the development, validation, and interpretation of the Validity Indicator Profile (VIP), a test that has been used worldwide for the past 20 years.
Officially authorized by the VIP’s publisher and presented by the author, this workshop is eligible for 7 hours of valuable Continuing Education Credit. Attendees should have access to the VIP Manual before starting this training. The VIP Manual is purchasable through the instrument’s publisher, Pearson. For details, visit:
http://www.pearsonclinical.com/
Trainer Biography
Richard I. Frederick, PhD, ABPP, is in private practice as a forensic psychologist in Springfield, Missouri. He has served as National Chair of Examinations and President of the American Board of Forensic Psychology and was Co-Chair of Continuing Education of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology from 2008 until 2016. After retiring from the U.S. Navy with the rank of Captain in 2008, he later also retired from the U.S. Department of Justice in 2012. He has published numerous research articles and book chapters on issues concerning feigned cognitive impairment, and he is the author of the Validity Indicator Profile (VIP), a test used to evaluate response style in cognitive assessments. In 2014, Dr. Frederick received the Distinguished Contributions to Forensic Psychology Award by the American Academy of Forensic Psychology.
Learning Objectives
This training is designed to help you:
- Develop a vocabulary for describing uncooperative individuals in psychological assessment
- Describe the construct validation of so-called “malingering tests"
- Explain several methods for evaluating feigned cognitive impairment
- Explain and apply results of testing with the Validity Indicator Profile