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.