Article archive / November 1, 2012
Originally published: . Volume 4, No. 3. Source pages: 8.
Dr. Michael Chafetz presented a special review of his research on malingering in social security disability for Senator Thomas Coburn’s Congressional Office members. The online presentation took place on September 26, 2012, hosted by the LPA On-Line Academy.
Dr. Chafetz is a clinical, neuropsychological, and forensic psychologist working in New Orleans. He is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology and a reviewer for Applied Neuropsychology, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. He has published numerous articles in refereed journals, including To Work Or Not To Work: Motivation (Not Low IQ) Determines SVT Findings (Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 26, 306- 313), and The Psychological Consultative Examination for Social Security Disability (Psychological Injury and Law, in press). He presented “The Role of the Psychologists in the Psychological Consultative Examination for Social Security Disability,” an invited talk at the 2011 APA Annual Convention for the Division of Neuropsychology. He serves on the Board of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology.
Dr. Chafetz was named Louisiana Distinguished Psychologist for 2012 by LA Psychological Assn in the spring.
Dr. Susan Dardard speaks with Dr. Michael Chafetz at an LPA Conference.
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