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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