General Considerations | |
Law and the Mental Health Professions: an Uneasy Alliance. an Overview of the Legal System: Sources of Law, the Court System, and the Adjudicative Process | |
The Nature and Method of Forensic Assessment | |
Constitutional, Common-Law, and Ethical Contours of the Evaluation Process: The Mental Health Professional as Double Agent | |
Managing Public and Private Forensic Services | |
The Criminal Process | |
Competency to Stand Trial | |
Other Competencies in the Criminal Process | |
Mental State at the Time of the Offense | |
Sentencing | |
Noncriminal Adjudication | |
Civil Commitment | |
Civil Competencies | |
Compensating Mental Injuries: Workers' Compensation and Torts | |
Federal Antidiscrimination and Entitlement Laws | |
Children and Families | |
Juvenile Delinquency | |
Child Abuse and Neglect | |
Child Custody in Divorce | |
Education and Habilitation | |
Communicating with the Courts | |
Consultation, Report Writing, and Expert Testimony | |
Sample Reports | |
Glossary | |
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