May 08, 2025  
Academic Catalog 2023-2024 
    
Academic Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PSY-765C Forensic Assessment in Child Custody and Parental Rights

2 semester credits
This advanced course provides training, practice, and feedback in the application of psychological knowledge and skills, including integrated assessment, to the psycho-legal issues to which forensic psychologists respond to regarding child custody and parental competency evaluations. This course includes a one-day face-to-face lab.
Pre-requisites: PSY-710A , PSY-710B , and PSY-710C  
Co-requisites: Prior completion of or concurrent registration in PSY-765  
Delivery Method: In person/Blended
Grading Default: Letter
Note: Elective
Learning Outcome(s):  

  1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the methods, assessments, and best practices for conducting child custody and parental competency evaluations.
  2. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the ethical issues relevant to child custody/parental competency evaluations.
  3. Demonstrate a basic understanding of diversity/multicultural factors relevant to child custody/parental competency evaluations.



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