In recent years, the use of animals to provide comfort, assistance, and therapy for individuals with various medical and psychological needs has gained attention, particularly with the rise of individuals relying on “Emotional Support Animals” (ESAs). However, there are several different types of animal-assisted interventions, and ESAs differ in important ways from service animals and therapy animals, for example. The use of ESAs became controversial as an increasing number of people began to claim their pets as ESAs and as industries appeared claiming to be able to “certify” ESAs. Further, individuals may seek a psychological evaluation to demonstrate that their animal qualifies as an ESA, and current recommendations are for these evaluations to be quite comprehensive.
Because the standards for forensic evaluations must be high, KKJ uses a team approach when conducting most forensic evaluations. This article will explain the reasoning behind this approach and suggest best practices for a team-based model of forensic evaluations.
Our previous article introduces the concept of a therapist’s duty to warn, which was first brought to light by the 1976 Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California case. Specific to the state of North Carolina, there is no explicit duty to warn law. However…
DHHS has issued an initial statement on privacy of reproductive health care disclosures. This may especially impact clients served by the community clinic and SHAC who are less well resourced.
Click here to view the statement.
One of the most complicated aspects of a psychologist’s job is understanding the fine line between patient confidentiality and the ethical duty to warn. The idea of a therapist’s duty to warn was first brought to light…
As described in a previous newsletter article, there are several types of psychological evaluations, and one type is the forensic psychological evaluation. “Forensic” just means that the evaluation is conducted as part of a legal or court case. One way to organize the types of forensic evaluations is to examine whether the case is being heard in family, civil, or criminal court, and this article will focus on the types of forensic evaluations conducted in the family court system.
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