Psychological Assessment in Court
December 12

Los Angeles, CA
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
Register Early- Seating is Limited to 25

This 3 hour workshop will assist attorneys who occasionally or regularly rely on the use of psychological assessment as part of criminal or civil litigation. The lecture will be of benefit to criminal attorneys and civil litigators who handle employment, toxic tort, personal injury or brain damage cases.

Topics will include:Getting the Most from Psychological Expert Testimony, Understanding the Use of Psychological Evaluations in Personal Injury, Employment, Medical Malpractice, Brain Injury and other matters. The Benefits and Pitfalls of Various Testing Instruments, How to Tease out Malingering, Understanding Brain Injury, PTSD, and numerous other psychological issues.

Who Should Attend? This program is designed for civil and criminal lawyers, who utilize psychological testimony in court.

PROGRAM AGENDA

8:30 - 9:00         Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 9:30       Overview of Psychological Assessment in Court

9:30 - 10:15    Examination of Subjects Using Psychological Instruments

• Brain Injury
• PTSD
• Intelligence
• Pre and Post Morbid IQ
• Personality disorders and More

10:30 - 11:15    Teasing Out Malingering

11:15 - 12:00    Getting The Most Out of The Psychological Witness

                         Questions and Answers

12:10    Program Concludes

                Speaker Bio

Dr. Catherine L. Scarf's private practice in Santa Monica is dedicated to comprehensive neuropsychological assessment. Her practice specializes in the neuropsychological assessment of infants, children, adolescents and adults. Dr. Scarf is also the Chief Psychologist for the North Los Angeles Regional Center, where she oversees the psychological assessments of 15,000 children. She has specialized clinical skills in the assessment of neurological disorders and syndromes including epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and autism. She currently trains and supervises several psychologists. She is also the Chairperson of the statewide ARCA Psychologists Committee. She has lectured on assessment at UCLA, Pepperdine University and numerous continuing education conferences throughout California. She holds clinical appointments at Encino Hospital, Tarzana Regional Medical Center and Los Robles Regional Medical Center. Dr. Scarf has acted as an expert witness in numerous civil, criminal and administrative matters.

This program  is designed for attorneys only. Thank you for your cooperation.

Bridgeport is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider (Provider Number 11872). This activity is approved for 3 hours of MCLE.

Registration Fees
Regular	$95 until  July 18
Late	$115 thereafter

Group Rate: 2 register together the 3rd is free!

Register:

By Telephone: (818) 783-7156
By Mail (download form)
Online

Call us at: (818) 783-7156 or Contact us at info@bridgeportce.com