Donald N Bersoff
Biographic Data
| ID | 4127542 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donald N Bersoff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donald N |
| FAMILY NAME | Bersoff |
| SIGNATURE | BERSOFF D N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Drexel University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Protecting victims of violent patients while protecting confidentiality
In this article I revisit Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California (1976), a case decided by the California Supreme Court in 1976 and followed in whole or in part in approximately 33 U.S. jurisdictions. In Tarasoff, perhaps the most notorious case in mental health law, the court held that psychotherapists have a duty to protect intended victims of their patients' conduct if that conduct presents a serious danger of violence. The most p…
Training in law and psychology: Models from the Villanova conference
Although the domain of law and psychology is a burgeoning and popular field of study, there has never been a concerted effort to evaluate current training models or to develop newer, more effective ones. Forty-eight invited participants attended a national conference held at Villanova Law School to remedy this deficiency. Working groups addressed issues of education and training for the undergraduate level; for doctoral-level programs in law and …
Training in law and psychology: Models from the Villanova conference
Although the domain of law and psychology is a burgeoning and popular field of study, there has never been a concerted effort to evaluate current training models or to develop newer, more effective ones.Forty-eight invited participants attended a national conference held at Villanova Law School to remedy this deficiency.Working groups addressed issues of education and training for the undergraduate level; for doctoral-level programs in law and so…
How many procedural safeguards does it take to get a psychiatrist to leave the lightbulb unchanged? A due process analysis of the MacArthur Treatment Competence Study
How many procedural safeguards does it take to get a psychiatrist to leave the lightbulb unchanged? A due process analysis of the MacArthur Treatment Competence Study
The Virtue of Principle Ethics
I raise four issues that militate against adopting virtue ethics as a guiding concept: (a) In the resolution of most ethics cases, virtue ethics is irrelevant; (b) there is substantial redundancy between virtue and principle ethics; (c) acting and deciding are unavoidable tasks for which principle ethics is particularly suitable; and (d) the emphasis on character and community wisdom increases the possibility of idiosyncratic and unsound decision…
Accuracy and objectivity on behalf of the APA
Accuracy and objectivity on behalf of the APA
APA amicus curiae briefs: Furthering lesbian and gay male civil rights
The authors describe the American Psychological Association's (APA's) efforts to affect social policy and judicial decision making by delineating APA's participation as amicus curiae in five cases concerning the civil rights of lesbians and gay men. They discuss the function and importance of amicus briefs, review the legal principles used to advance the constitutional rights of lesbians and gay men, outline the facts in the cases APA entered, sk…
APA amicus curiae briefs: Furthering lesbian and gay male civil rights
Social science research on trial: Use of sex stereotyping research in Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
The American Psychological Association filed an amicus curiae brief supporting the validity of the field of stereotyping and the general methods used by the expert. Such legal application provides further lessons for psychological research on stereotyping. The American Psychological Association (APA) submitted to the Supreme Court amicus curiae brief. The relevant psychological literature was heavily cited in Judge Gesell's original decision, and…
Social science research on trial: Use of sex stereotyping research in Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
Should subjective employment devices be scrutinized? It's elementary, my dear Ms. Watson
Should subjective employment devices be scrutinized? It's elementary, my dear Ms. Watson
In the Supreme Court of the United States: Clara Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust
In the Supreme Court of the United States: Clara Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust
Social science data and the Supreme Court: Lockhart as a case in point
Social science data and the Supreme Court: Lockhart as a case in point
In the Supreme Court of the United States Lockhart v. McCree: Amicus curiae brief for the American Psychological Association
In the Supreme Court of the United States Lockhart v. McCree: Amicus curiae brief for the American Psychological Association
Hospital privileges and the antitrust laws
The author discusses the antitrust im- plications of denying hospital privileges to psycholo- gists as a class within the context of a statute currently before the District of Columbia Council. Section 8 of the statute would prohibit hospitals from categorically denying staff privileges to psychologists and certain other health-care providers and would require hospitals to make decisions on the basis of individual qualifi- cations. The article hi…
Hospital privileges and the antitrust laws
From courthouse to schoolhouse: Using the legal system to secure the right to an appropriate education
The short but turbulent history of class action litigation to secure the right to appropriate education for handicapped children is traced from total exclusion to year-round schooling. Recent threats to repeal or severely restrict current legislation affecting the handicapped may auger a return to the courtroom in the mid-1980s
Testing and the law
Testing and the law
The Virtue of Principle Ethics
I raise four issues that militate against adopting virtue ethics as a guiding concept: (a) In the resolution of most ethics cases, virtue ethics is irrelevant; (b) there is substantial redundancy between virtue and principle ethics; (c) acting and deciding are unavoidable tasks for which principle ethics is particularly suitable; and (d) the emphasis on character and community wisdom increases the possibility of idiosyncratic and unsound decision…
Silk purses into sow's ears: The decline of psychological testing and a suggestion for its redemption
(1973). Silk Purses into Sow's Ears: The Decline of Psychological Testing and a Suggestion for Its Redemption. School Psychology Review: Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 18-23
How many procedural safeguards does it take to get a psychiatrist to leave the lightbulb unchanged? A due process analysis of the MacArthur Treatment Competence Study
Social science research on trial: Use of sex stereotyping research in Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
An interview model for the psychosituational assessment of children's behavior
An interview strategy is presented with primary focus on the analysis of behavior and the concomitant uncovering of antecedent and consequent conditions that elicit, reinforce and perpetuate that behavior. Its goal is to acquire relevant information that will contribute to decisions about desired changes in behavior
Silk purses into sow's ears: The decline of psychological testing and a suggestion for its redemption
(1973). Silk Purses into Sow's Ears: The Decline of Psychological Testing and a Suggestion for Its Redemption. School Psychology Review: Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 18-23
Testing and the law
Testing and the law
From courthouse to schoolhouse: Using the legal system to secure the right to an appropriate education
The short but turbulent history of class action litigation to secure the right to appropriate education for handicapped children is traced from total exclusion to year-round schooling. Recent threats to repeal or severely restrict current legislation affecting the handicapped may auger a return to the courtroom in the mid-1980s
Hospital privileges and the antitrust laws
The author discusses the antitrust im- plications of denying hospital privileges to psycholo- gists as a class within the context of a statute currently before the District of Columbia Council. Section 8 of the statute would prohibit hospitals from categorically denying staff privileges to psychologists and certain other health-care providers and would require hospitals to make decisions on the basis of individual qualifi- cations. The article hi…
Hospital privileges and the antitrust laws
Social science data and the Supreme Court: Lockhart as a case in point
Social science data and the Supreme Court: Lockhart as a case in point
In the Supreme Court of the United States Lockhart v. McCree: Amicus curiae brief for the American Psychological Association
In the Supreme Court of the United States Lockhart v. McCree: Amicus curiae brief for the American Psychological Association
Should subjective employment devices be scrutinized? It's elementary, my dear Ms. Watson
Should subjective employment devices be scrutinized? It's elementary, my dear Ms. Watson
In the Supreme Court of the United States: Clara Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust
In the Supreme Court of the United States: Clara Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust
APA amicus curiae briefs: Furthering lesbian and gay male civil rights
The authors describe the American Psychological Association's (APA's) efforts to affect social policy and judicial decision making by delineating APA's participation as amicus curiae in five cases concerning the civil rights of lesbians and gay men. They discuss the function and importance of amicus briefs, review the legal principles used to advance the constitutional rights of lesbians and gay men, outline the facts in the cases APA entered, sk…
APA amicus curiae briefs: Furthering lesbian and gay male civil rights
Social science research on trial: Use of sex stereotyping research in Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
The American Psychological Association filed an amicus curiae brief supporting the validity of the field of stereotyping and the general methods used by the expert. Such legal application provides further lessons for psychological research on stereotyping. The American Psychological Association (APA) submitted to the Supreme Court amicus curiae brief. The relevant psychological literature was heavily cited in Judge Gesell's original decision, and…
Social science research on trial: Use of sex stereotyping research in Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
Accuracy and objectivity on behalf of the APA
Accuracy and objectivity on behalf of the APA
How many procedural safeguards does it take to get a psychiatrist to leave the lightbulb unchanged? A due process analysis of the MacArthur Treatment Competence Study
How many procedural safeguards does it take to get a psychiatrist to leave the lightbulb unchanged? A due process analysis of the MacArthur Treatment Competence Study
The Virtue of Principle Ethics
I raise four issues that militate against adopting virtue ethics as a guiding concept: (a) In the resolution of most ethics cases, virtue ethics is irrelevant; (b) there is substantial redundancy between virtue and principle ethics; (c) acting and deciding are unavoidable tasks for which principle ethics is particularly suitable; and (d) the emphasis on character and community wisdom increases the possibility of idiosyncratic and unsound decision…
Training in law and psychology: Models from the Villanova conference
Although the domain of law and psychology is a burgeoning and popular field of study, there has never been a concerted effort to evaluate current training models or to develop newer, more effective ones. Forty-eight invited participants attended a national conference held at Villanova Law School to remedy this deficiency. Working groups addressed issues of education and training for the undergraduate level; for doctoral-level programs in law and …
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