âForensic Clinical Psychology as an Emerging ... - SRM University
âForensic Clinical Psychology as an Emerging ... - SRM University
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His Excellency Sir. Dr. M. Ponnavaikko<br />
Vice-Ch<strong>an</strong>cellor<br />
I am happy to know that the Tamil Nadu Association of<br />
<strong>Clinical</strong> Psychologists <strong>an</strong>d the department of Psychiatry of<br />
<strong>SRM</strong> <strong>University</strong> are jointly org<strong>an</strong>izing the Second National<br />
Symposium 2011 on “Forensic <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>an</strong><br />
<strong>Emerging</strong> Profession in India” a topic of current interest<br />
during 10th <strong>an</strong>d 11th of September 2011.<br />
The Forensic <strong>Psychology</strong> is a specialization within the<br />
domain of <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong> that involves the application<br />
of psychological principles, concepts, <strong>an</strong>d <strong>as</strong>sessment of<br />
procedures to the legal process <strong>an</strong>d the justice system.<br />
It provides psychological services for legal community.<br />
Within the division of Psychiatry <strong>an</strong>d Law, forensic<br />
psychological evaluations are commonly conducted to<br />
objectively determine the presence, type, <strong>an</strong>d severity<br />
of psychopathology <strong>as</strong>sociated with various psychiatric,<br />
neurological, <strong>an</strong>d developmental disorders. Adults,<br />
adolescents, <strong>an</strong>d elderly individuals are referred for such<br />
evaluations. Forensic psychological evaluations provide<br />
objective information regarding the validity of complaints<br />
<strong>an</strong>d the functional implications of psychiatric disorders<br />
<strong>an</strong>d psychological impairment regarding the conditions<br />
in either civil or criminal c<strong>as</strong>es. The popularity of Forensic<br />
<strong>Psychology</strong> had grown phenomenally in recent years.<br />
I am confident that leading professionals in the area of<br />
Forensic <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong> will be delivering lecturers in<br />
the Symposium on the recent developments in the area<br />
<strong>an</strong>d that the delegates of the Symposium will be highly<br />
benefitted by the proceedings of the symposium.<br />
I congratulate the org<strong>an</strong>izers for org<strong>an</strong>izing this National<br />
Symposium on <strong>an</strong> import<strong>an</strong>t topic <strong>an</strong>d I wish the<br />
Symposium a gr<strong>an</strong>d success.<br />
Vice-Ch<strong>an</strong>cellor