Please join us at our upcoming webinar:
Ethical & Clinical Assessment and Intervention with Inappropriate Sexual Behavior in Children, Adolescents, and Adults
Friday, February 19th, 2021, 9AM-12:15PM (one 15 minute break)
Three (3) Continuing Education Credits (1 Ethics)
Presented by Steve Eichel, Ph.D., ABPP, CST, & Joe Zingaro, Ph.D.
See the Program Brochure for more details.
Program Outline
1. Introductions and Announcements
2. Part I: Trying to define the difficult to define.
Part I: Trying to Define the Difficult to Define.
In these days of with rapidly changing sexual mores and challenges, it is highly likely that psychologists will encounter clients who accuse others and/or are themselves accused of inappropriate sexual behaviors (ISB). How should psychologists handle these situations? How do we reconcile our desire to treat in situations where some would say our duty first and foremost is to society (therefore we should report the abuse)? Some situations, like child sexual abuse, are fairly straight-forward; others can be nuanced and more challenging to classify. In this workshop, we will present some of the known science behind ISB, treatment of ISB, and ethnic/racial disparities in assessment, conviction rates, sentences/length of incarceration, and treatment availability. We will also cover how to handle accusations of abuse made in a forensic context (e.g., custody evaluations).
At the completion of Part 1 of this workshop, you will be able to:
1. Explain the possible differences between inappropriate sexual behavior (ISB) and sexual offending.
2. Describe at least two findings in sexual/forensic science that the general population (including most courts) are unaware of.
3. Discuss the ethnic/racial disparities in assessment, incarceration, and treatment.
Part II: Case Histories: Allegations of Abuse During Issues Related to Custody.
Issues surrounding custody can be complicated by strong emotions which have a significant impact on a parents’ perception of their former partner, at times leading to accusations of abuse. This workshop will review some case histories (of males and females) where a parent was referred for a forensic evaluation because of allegations of sexual abuse, physical abuse, substance abuse and, in one case, when the parent was referred because he falsely confessed to sexual abuse of a child.
At the completion of Part 2 of this workshop, you will be able to:
1. Identify the alleged frequency of false allegations made by a parent during a custodial process.
2. List the suggested process to examine an adult accused of inappropriate contact with a child.
3. Identify differences in the examination of males vs females who have been accused of abuse of a child during a custody procedure.
About the Presenters
Steve K.D. Eichel, Ph.D., ABPP, CST, is a licensed and board certified psychologist practicing in Newark, DE. He has had broad experience in forensic psychology including several high profile cases.
Joseph Zingaro, Ph.D., has performed over 600 forensic evaluations and testified in court over 400 times. He has testified as an expert in Family and Superior Court in Delaware. A former President of the Delaware Psychological Association, he is a member of the American Psychology-Law Society Division of the APA and the Psychology-Law Committee of the Delaware Psychological Association. Dr. Zingaro has authored over a dozen articles on such topics as confidentiality, hypnosis and victims of domestic violence.
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