FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY RESOURCES

This page provides links to other organizational websites that may interest you. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@nwforensic.org.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Psychological Association
Based in Washington, D.C., the American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With more than 154,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide. The mission of the APA is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people’s lives.

American Psychology-Law Society (Div 41 of APA)
The American Psychology-Law Society, Division 41 of the American Psychological Association, is an inter-disciplinary organization devoted to scholarship, practice, and public service in psychology and law.

Oregon Psychological Association
OPA is a not-for-profit statewide professional organization comprised of Oregon psychologists that advocates for psychologists on local, state and national issues affecting both the profession and the world we live in.

Oregon Board of Psychologist Examiners
The Oregon Board of Psychologist Examiners (OBPE) was created for the purpose of examining and licensing all persons in Oregon who engage in the practice of psychology.

American Board of Forensic Psychology
The American Board of Forensic Psychology (ABFP) is responsible for establishing criteria related to the definition and requirements for education, training, competencies, and the examination, which leads to Board Certification in Forensic Psychology.

Pacific University School of Professional Psychology Forensic Track
Correctional settings currently comprise the single largest provider of mental health services, and a sizable percentage of individuals with mental illness come into contact with the criminal justice system during their lifetime. The forensic track within the School of Professional Psychology prepares students for this fast growing field by combining academic, clinical training, and research experiences centered on forensic topics.

OTHER RESOURCES

APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct

AP-LS Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology (pdf)

Articles, research, and resources in psychology by Kenneth Pope, Ph.D.
The site provides free access to a variety of articles from journals such as American Psychologist (currently 10 from this source); British Medical Journal; Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology; Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice; Psychology, Public Policy, & Law; Annual Review of Clinical Psychology; American Journal of Psychiatry; International Journal of Law & Psychiatry; and Professional Psychology: Research & Practice — as well as the complete contents of a book (Children, Ethics, & the Law).

Working with Interpreters in Health Settings:
EthnoMED
EthnoMed contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and related topics pertinent to the health care of immigrants to Seattle or the US, many of whom are refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the world.

Cross Cultural Health Care Program
Recognizing the diversity and the different ways to health, the mission of the Cross Cultural Health Care Program is to serve as a bridge between communities and health care institutions to ensure full access to quality health care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate.

Bilingual Aphasia Test
The Bilingual Aphasia Test (BAT) was designed to assess each of the languages of a bilingual or multilingual individual with aphasia in an equivalent way. The various versions of the BAT are thus not mere translations of each other, but culturally and linguistically equivalent tests.

Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly
The IQCODE is a short questionnaire designed to assess cognitive decline and dementia in elderly people. The questionnaire is filled out by a relative or friend who has known the elderly person for 10 years or more.

Montreal Cognitive Assessment
A cognitive screening test designed to assist Health Professionals for detection of mild cognitive impairment.