Improving Credibility Assessment (5 Continuing Education Hours available) (5 hours)
Online Training
Identify areas where there are concealed thoughts, feelings or opinions.
Includes a 2-hour webinar recording as well as supplemental material/reading. We recommend reviewing all material at least twice before taking the post-test.
Developed by renowned expert, Dr. David Matsumoto
Dr. Matsumoto is a Professor of Psychology at San Francisco State University and world-renowned expert in the field of emotion, culture, and nonverbal behavior. He has published over 400 books, book chapters, and journal articles on these subjects.
Description
Grounded in contemporary research on malingering and deception, this advanced seminar provides mental health professionals with practical knowledge and skills for evaluating truthfulness, detecting deception, and assessing credibility, honesty, and trustworthiness in therapeutic and assessment settings.
Learning Objectives
(1) Describe what the Pinnochio effect is with regards to credibility assessment using behavioral indicators.
(2) Recite the differences between validated, non-validated and unvalidated indicators of deception and provide examples of each.
(3) Define what a “behavioral indicator” is with regards to deception detection.
(4) Define the characteristics of a “microexpression” and what they may indicate with regards too deception detection.
Additional Information
Format and Length:
Multimodal interactive training. Includes pre-test, instructional and review videos, interactive practice sections, and supplemental material and readings. You can complete the course in multiple sittings and we recommend participants review the material more than once prior to taking the post-test. 5 CEs available.
Instructional Level:
Introductory training for psychologists, psychiatrists, and mental health professionals.
Completion Requirements:
To obtain your CE certificate, you must progress through all course segments and readings, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Users will have a maximum of 3 attempts to complete the post-test at 80% proficiency.
Post Test and Course Evaluation:
After completing the pre-test, watching instructional videos, interactive practice sections, supplemental material and readings, the post-test will be available to complete, along the course evaluation.
Once you purchase this training, it will be available in your Specialized Training Account.
Specialized Training Services also offers group licenses for large organizations or groups. For more information, email us at info@specializedtraining.com.
Specialized Training Services is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Specialized Training Services maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This APA approved continuing education course is multi-modal, consisting of videos, interactive quizzes and activities, supplemental readings, and assessments.
