State of Utah Forensic Evaluator Conference

Oct 8, 2014

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Oct 9, 2014

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Oct 17, 2013

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Resources

Attorney CST Questionnaire

Competence-Related Domains and Relevant Areas of Inquiry

Sources of Collateral Information

Interdisciplinary Fitness Interview – Revised Training Manual

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National Judicial College’s Mental Competency Best Practices Model Website and Resources

Slater Method Training Manual

Primary Reference Articles

• Grisso, T. (2010). Guidance for improving forensic reports: A review of common errors. Open Access Journal of Forensic Psychology, 2, 102-115.

• Hauser, M. J., Olson, E., & Drogin, E. Y. (2014). Psychiatric disorders in people with intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder): forensic aspects. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 27, 117-121.

• Kalbeitzer, R., & Benedetti, R. (2009). Assessment of competency to stand trial in individuals with mental retardation. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 9, 237-248.

• Rogers, R., & Johanssen-Love, J. (2009). Evaluating competency to stand trial with evidence-based practice. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, 37, 450-460.

• Salekin, K. L., Olley, J. G., & Hedge, K. A. (2010). Offenders with intellectual disability: Characteristics, prevalence, and issues in forensic assessment. Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 3, 97-116.

• Wall, B. W., & Christopher, P. P. (2012). A training program with defendants with intellectual disabilities who are found incompetent to stand trial. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, 40, 366-373.

• Wall, B. W., Krupp, B. H., & Guilmette, T. (2003). Restoration of competency to stand trial: A training program for persons with mental retardation. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, 31, 189-201.

• Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (2011). Future directions in the restoration of competency to stand trial. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20, 43-47.

Ethics Resources

• Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology 2013 PDF

• APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct

Additional Reference Materials

• Foote, W. E., & Shuman, D. W. (2006). Consent, disclosure, and waiver for the forensic psychological evaluation: Rethinking the roles of psychologist and lawyer. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 37, 437-445.

• Grisso, T. (2003). Evaluating competencies: Forensic assessments and instruments (2nd ed.). New York: Kluwer/Plenum.

• Grisso, T. (2014). Competence to stand trial evaluations: Just the basics. Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Press.

• Morris, D. R., & DeYoung, N. J. (2012). Psycholegal abilities and restoration of competency to stand trial. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 30, 710-728.

• Mossman, D., Noffsinger, S. G., Ash, P., Frierson, R. L., Gerbasi, J., Hackett, M., et al. (2007). AAPL practice guideline for the forensic psychiatric evaluation of competence to stand trial. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 35, S3-S72.

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• Noffsinger, S. G. (2001). Restoration to competency practice guidelines. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 45, 356-362.

• Philipsborn, J. T. (2004). Searching for uniforminty in adjudications of the accused’s competence to assist and consult in capital cases. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 10, 417-442.

• Pirelli, G., Gottdiener, W. H., & Zapf, P. A. (2011). A meta-analytic review of competency to stand trial research. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 17, 1-53.

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• Reisner, A. D., Piel, J., Makey, M. (2013). Competency to stand trial and defendants who lack insight into their mental illness. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, 41, 85-91.

• Roesch, R., & Zapf, P. A. (2013). Forensic Assessments in Criminal and Civil Law: A Handbook for Lawyers. New York: Oxford.

Download a PDF of Chapter 2 Evaluation of Competence to Stand Trial in Adults

• Zapf, P. (2013). Standardizing protocols for treatment to restore competency to stand trial: Interventions and clinically appropriate time periods (Document No. 13-01-1901). Olympia: Washington State Institute for Public Policy.

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• Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (2009). Evaluation of Competence to Stand Trial. New York: Oxford.