Psychological Injury and Law

Psychological Injury and Law hrtpsildcizeg/10.1007/s12207-020-09384-9 Ethical and Professional Considerations in the Forensic Assessment of Complex Trauma and Dissociation Lisa M. Rocchio _ Received: 30 September 2019 / Accepted 27 May 2020 iO Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, pan of Sponger Nature 2020 Abstract Empirical research spanning the past three decades has consistently upheld that traumatic experiences are prevalent (Gold, Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, 5(1), 114-124, 2008: Kilpatrick et al. Journal of Traumatic Stress• 26(5), 537-547. 2013: Resnick, Kilpatrick. Dansky, Saunders. & Best Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology 61(6), 984-991, 1993). Therefore. the likelihood of encountering an individual who has experienced significant trauma within forensic settings is high (Dalenberg. Straus. & Ardill, 2017). Further, forensic psychologists are frequently called upon to assess the impact of such traumatic events and to opine