Posta response to the following:

• Explain what areas a forensic psychology professional may likely assess when making specific recommendations involving high-profile situations (such as the Bill O'Reilly case). Provide specific examples.
• Recommend one juvenile forensic assessment instrument that the forensic professional would most likely utilize in making a decision regarding the case.
• Provide specific guidelines for effective communication of forensic assessment findings, especially in light of the high-profile status of the case. Your ability as a forensic professional to remain impartial should be an important consideration.

Learning Resources

• Altman, B., & Treneff, C. (2014, May).Old and new solutions in high conflict custody casesLinks to an external site.. Paper presented at the American Bar Association Section of Family Law 2014 Spring CLE Conference. Retrieved from https://www.femfas.net/high-conflict.pdf
• American Psychological Association. (2016a).Guidelines for child custody evaluations in family law proceedingsLinks to an external site.. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines/child-custody.aspx
• Chasmar, J. (2016, March 2).Bill O'Reilly loses custody of his children in court battleLinks to an external site..The Washington Times. Retrieved from http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/2/bill-oreilly-loses-custody-of-his-children/
• Hans, J. D., Hardesty, J. L., Haselschwerdt, M. L., & Frey, L. M. (2014).The effects of domestic violence allegations on custody evaluators' recommendationsLinks to an external site..Journal of Family Psychology, 28(6), 957-966. doi:10.1037/fam0000025
• Patel, S. H. & Choate, L. H. (2014).Conducting child custody evaluations: Best practices for mental health counselors who are court-appointed as child custody evaluatorsLinks to an external site..Practice, 36(1), 18-30.
• Resendes, J., & Lecci, L. (2012).Comparing the MMPI-2 scale scores of parents involved in parental competency and child custody assessmentsLinks to an external site..Psychological Assessment, 24(4), 1054-1059. doi:10.1037/a0028585
• Zumbach, J., & Koglin, U. (2015).Psychological evaluations in family law proceedings: A systematic review of the contemporary literatureLinks to an external site..Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 46(4), 221-234. doi:10.1037/a0039329