Course Description
This lecture will highlight the arguments for and against forensic psychiatrists administering structured assessment instruments as part of a comprehensive forensic psychiatric examination. The history of psychiatry in the development of structured assessment tools will be reviewed with a discussion about more recent trends in the administration of such assessments by forensic psychiatrists. Evolving ACGME standards for teaching forensic assessment instruments in forensic psychiatry fellowships will be noted. Professional and ethical guidelines relevant to the administration of structured instruments will be highlighted. A discussion as to what instruments should or should not be administered by psychiatrists will be highlighted.
Educational objectives:
- The audience participant will identify specific structured assessment instruments appropriate for forensic psychiatrists to administer.
- The audience participant will understand appropriate reasons for forensic psychiatrists to administer a limited number of structured assessment instruments.
- The audience participant will learn situations where forensic psychiatrists should not administer structured assessment instruments.
Charles Scott, MD
Dr. Scott is Chief, Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Director, and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of California, Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California.
Accreditation StatementDr. Scott is Chief, Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Director, and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of California, Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California.
The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Learning
Disclosures
All those in control of content for this meeting returned signed disclosure forms indicating that they have no financial relationship pertaining to the content of this presentation: Drs. Charles Scott, Renee Sorrentino and Susan Hatters-Friedman.
The speaker, Dr. Charles Scott, has signed a disclosure form indicating that he has no financial relationship pertaining to the content of this presentation.
