Swimming with Sharks: Practice, Ethics, and Risk Management for Court-Involved Therapists 

With Rosemary Adam-Terem, PhD, President, Hawaii Psychological Association &
Marvin W. Acklin, PhD, ABAP, ABPP, Independent Practice, Clinical & Forensic Psychology, & Director Pacific Forensic Associates, Inc.

Psychologists are increasingly involved with Family Court through divorce, paternity, and CPS cases. This symposium will present information concerning this hybrid clinical- forensic role with a focus on understanding the unique context and aspects of forensic mental health counseling, best practice guidelines, ethical issues, and risk management techniques. Case vignettes will be presented. There will be time for discussion/questions/answers.

Join us!

If you are interested in getting ready check out the following links for readings:

• The Treating Expert: A Hybrid Role With Firm Boundaries (Greenberg & Gould, 2001)

• Is the Child's therapist Part of the Problem? (Greenberg et al., 2003)

• Irreconcilable Conflict Between Therapeutic and Forensic Roles (Greenberg & Shuman, 1997)

• When Worlds Collide: Therapeutic and Forensic Roles (Greenberg & Shuman, 2007)