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Toward Aspirational Forensic Mental Health Practice

Julie Goldenson, Stanley L. Brodsky and Terry Kukor
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2025, JAAPL.240123-24; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.240123-24
Julie Goldenson
Dr. Goldenson is a clinical and forensic psychologist, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Dr. Brodsky is a clinical and forensic psychologist, in independent practice, Tuscaloosa, AL. Dr. Kukor is a forensic psychologist, in independent practice, Columbus, OH.
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Stanley L. Brodsky
Dr. Goldenson is a clinical and forensic psychologist, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Dr. Brodsky is a clinical and forensic psychologist, in independent practice, Tuscaloosa, AL. Dr. Kukor is a forensic psychologist, in independent practice, Columbus, OH.
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Terry Kukor
Dr. Goldenson is a clinical and forensic psychologist, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Dr. Brodsky is a clinical and forensic psychologist, in independent practice, Tuscaloosa, AL. Dr. Kukor is a forensic psychologist, in independent practice, Columbus, OH.
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JAAPL.240123-24
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.240123-24
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40044449

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1093-6793
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  • Published online March 5, 2025.

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  1. Julie Goldenson, PhD,
  2. Stanley L. Brodsky, PhD and
  3. Terry Kukor, PhD
  1. Dr. Goldenson is a clinical and forensic psychologist, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Dr. Brodsky is a clinical and forensic psychologist, in independent practice, Tuscaloosa, AL. Dr. Kukor is a forensic psychologist, in independent practice, Columbus, OH.
  1. Address correspondence to: Julie Goldenson, PhD. E-mail: j.goldenson{at}utoronto.ca.

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