Clinical and Forensic Evaluations
A forensic mental health professional must learn to distinguish between forensic psychological evaluations and traditional clinical psychological evaluations although there are some similarities between the two.
Tasks:
In a minimum of 300 words, identify at least one difference between the two types of evaluations (forensic psychological and traditional clinical psychological) in each of the following areas:
· Interviewing
· Discussion of informed consent
· Testing and assessment
· Writing reports
· Addressing the referral question
· Providing opinions and recommendations
Support your responses by citing reputable source material used for this discussion in APA format.
Submission Details:
· By November 17th, post your responses to this Discussion Area.
· Through the end of module, respond to at least two of your classmates' posts.