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Forensic Neuropsychological Assessment of Non-English Speakers: What Do We Know and What Do We Still Need to Know?
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Presented by:
Paola Suarez, Ph.D.
Diomaris Safi Psy.D
Tedd Judd, Ph.D.
Xavier Cagigas, Ph.D.
Marcel Ponton, Ph.D.
Adriana Strutt, Ph.D.
The papers in this symposium focus on current forensic neuropsychological practice with non-English speakers, offering perspectives on:
Specific papers will include:
Diomaris Safi Psy.D
Tedd Judd, Ph.D.
Xavier Cagigas, Ph.D.
Marcel Ponton, Ph.D.
Adriana Strutt, Ph.D.
The papers in this symposium focus on current forensic neuropsychological practice with non-English speakers, offering perspectives on:
- ethical and foundational guidance.
- professional considerations.
- determining competency to take a case.
- distinctive issues in Civil and Forensic cases.
Specific papers will include:
- Ethical foundations and guidance, language assessment, and interpreter use skills
- Deciding whether to take a case
- Performance Validity Testing of Non-English Speakers
- Civil litigation: Distinctive Issues
- Criminal work: Distinctive Issues
After the session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the major professional ethics concerning forensic neuropsychological assessment of non-English speakers.
- Apply a knowledge framework to detect suboptimal effort on cognitive testing when assessing non-English speakers.
- Determine when is it justifiable to assess a non-English speaker utilizing an interpreter.
- Identify the unique factors that might increase the risk of misdiagnosing defendants with intellectual disabilities in criminal cases.
Target Audience: Neuropsychologists and trainees
Instructional Level: Intermediate