Forensic Mental Health Assessment : a Casebook.

Forensic mental health assessments are evaluations conducted by individuals from different disciplines on a variety of questions in civil, criminal, and family law. A growing number of mental health professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers, are being called upon to a...

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Main Author: Heilbrun, Kirk
Other Authors: Marczyk, Geoffrey, DeMatteo, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cary : Oxford University Press, 2002.
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500 |a Teaching Point: What training and experience in forensic and mental health areas are needed for juvenile forensic expertise? 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 512-518) and index. 
505 0 |a Contributors; 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW; 2 MIRANDA RIGHTS WAIVER; Case 1; Principle: Use nomothetic evidence in assessing causal connection between clinical condition and functional abilities; Teaching Point: What is the value of specialized forensic assessment instruments in forensic mental health assessment?; Case 2; Principle: Use case-specific (idiographic) evidence in assessing causal connection between clinical condition and functional abilities; Teaching Point: What are the limits of forensic assessment instruments?; 3 COMPETENCE TO ACT AS ONE'S OWN ATTORNEY; Case 1. 
505 8 |a Principle: Clarify financial arrangementsTeaching Point: How do you clarify financial arrangements under different circumstances (e.g., performing an evaluation privately, negotiating a contract, billing hourly vs. a prespecified amount) in forensic assessment?; 4 COMPETENCE TO STAND TRIAL; Case 1; Principle: Use plain language; avoid technical jargon; Teaching Point: How do you communicate complex scientific material to legal professionals and lay audiences?; Case 2; Principle: Select and employ a model to guide data gathering, interpretation, and communication. 
505 8 |a Teaching Point: How can you use a model to structure the way you write the report?Case 3; Principle: Decline referral when impartiality is unlikely; Teaching Point: What strategies can be used for remaining as impartial as possible in high-visibility cases?; Case 4; Principle: Attribute information to sources; Teaching Point: How does an evaluator separate interview data from structured-test data in analyzing, reasoning about, and communicating the results of FMHA?; 5 COMPETENCE TO BE SENTENCED; Case 1; Principle: Use testing when indicated in assessing response style. 
505 8 |a Teaching Point: How do you assess feigned cognitive deficits?6 COMPETENCE TO BE EXECUTED; Case 1; Principle: Attribute information to sources; Teaching Point: Why and how do you attribute information to sources in forensic mental health assessment?; 7 CRIMINAL SENTENCING; Case 1; Principle: Provide appropriate notification of purpose and/or obtain appropriate authorization before beginning; Teaching Point: How do you obtain informed consent in capital cases?; Case 2; Principle: Obtain relevant historical information. 
505 8 |a Teaching Point: Role of history in sentencing in forensic mental health assessmentCase 3; Principle: Decline referral when impartiality is unlikely; Teaching Point: What kinds of cases do you avoid accepting because they would make it too difficult for you to remain impartial?; Case 4; Principle: Obtain relevant historical information; Teaching Point: How do you evaluate the accuracy of different sources of third-party information?; 8 JUVENILE COMMITMENT; Case 1; Principle: Accept referrals only within area of expertise. 
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