Assignment 1: 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
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