Psychosexual Assessments are a particularly sensitive pillar of Forensic Psychology. Psychosexual assessments do not automatically equate to criminal activity as these assessments can be done in both family and criminal court. These assessments analyze sexual interest, and the likelihood of the assessed doing sexual harm in the future. Personality, cognitive thought processes, sexual history/behavior/ and interest, and risk factors are determining components in psychosexual assessments. Today I spoke with Dr. John Delatorre about Psychosexual Assessments and

- What are psychosexual assessments specifically

-Sexual development/deviancy information and case law

-Approaches to these types of evaluations

- Layout of what a psychosexual assessment looks like

-Where to get referrals

- Ethical Considerations

-Training needed