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Feedback on Forensic Mental Health Assessments in a Juvenile Court Clinic Certification Program
Author(s) -
DiCataldo Frank,
Serafinski Rachel L.,
Beam Danielle C.,
Grisso Thomas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/jfcj.12186
Subject(s) - clarity , certification , mental health , psychology , set (abstract data type) , report writing , perspective (graphical) , medical education , quality (philosophy) , sample (material) , medicine , psychiatry , engineering , political science , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry , philosophy , epistemology , artificial intelligence , law , engineering ethics , programming language , chromatography
Public‐sector mental health systems have set forth specialized practice competencies for forensic mental health clinicians conducting court‐ordered examinations. This study examined a sample of feedback letters to clinicians who submitted mid‐training and final reports for review as part of the requirements for certification as a juvenile court clinician. The most common feedback points were insufficient/irrelevant historical data, problems with clarity/organization of the report, problems with interview/mental status examination, and problems with competency to stand trial data/opinions. Clinicians had fewer deficiencies in their final report compared to their mid‐training report, supporting the perspective that forensic training and supervision is associated with better quality reports.