Understanding Female Psychopathy

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Description

In this audio course, Dr. Jeremy Sharp speaks with Dr. Ted Cunliffe and Dr. Jason Smith, two of the co-authors of the book, Understanding Female Offenders. Dr. Cunliffe and Dr. Smith have spent their careers working with, and studying female offenders. In this fascinating interview, they share a wealth of information about their own research and observations of female psychopathy.

These are just a few topics were covered:

  • A broad overview and definition of psychopathy
  • How psychopathy differs between men & women
  • Considerations when assessing psychopathy in women
  • Specific measures used in assessing psychopathy

Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses.

Content Category: Clinical/Testing/Assessment

Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.

This CE course is designated as intermediate.

This interview was published in May 2021.

Conflict of interest or commercial support disclaimer: Dr. Ted Cunliffe and Dr. Jason Smith are pioneering researchers in this field and are two of the authors of the book, Understanding Female Offenders, discussed in this interview.  

 

Syllabus

  • Print Version / Test Preview
  • Audio Interview with Jason Smith and Ted Cunliffe
  • Transcript of Interview with Jason Smith and Ted Cunliffe
  • References and Citations
  • CE Test
  • Evaluation

Author Bio

ABOUT DR. TED B. CUNLIFFE

Ted B. Cunliffe, Ph.D., is a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist licensed to practice in the State of Florida, and over the past 6 years, he has been in full-time private practice and provided expert witness services in various jurisdictions and courts within Florida and beyond. He has provided assessment services and worked with forensic populations in a wide variety of settings including juvenile detention centers, adult prisons,
juvenile probation, and outreach programs in the community for over 30 years. Specifically, he has served as a Staff Psychologist and Mental Health Director at a wide number of correctional facilities in Florida, California, and Canada.

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ABOUT DR. JASON M. SMITH

Jason M. Smith, PsyD, ABPP, has worked since 2014 as a licensed Clinical Psychologist (currently Chief Psychologist) for a US female correctional facility where he has continued treating, assessing, and managing incarcerated women. With his coauthors, he has published on female offenders/psychopathy as well as theoretical Rorschach articles (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jason_Smith52). He is on the Board of Assessors for Rorschachiana, and he has received board certification from the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Smith has presented his research and workshops on assessing and treating female offenders both nationally and internationally. Dr. Smith was awarded the APA Division 18 Criminal Justice Section Outstanding Dissertation Award (2014) and the SPA John E. Exner Scholar Award (2019).

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ABOUT DR. JEREMY SHARP

Dr. Sharp is a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that he founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. Dr. Sharp earned his undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting his Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, he specializes in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents.

As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, Dr. Sharp provides private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife (also a therapist) and two young kids.

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Learning Objectives

Based on the content of this course, I can:

  • Give an overview of psychopathy
  • Explain how psychopathy differs between men and women
  • Summarize considerations when assessing psychopathy in women
  • Give examples of measures used in assessing psychopathy

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