Clinical and Forensic Evaluations

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