Course Description

*This selection is for the Final Exam only. Access to the book, Evaluating Juveniles' Adjudicative Competence: A Guide for Clinical Practice, is required to complete the exam. If you already have access to the book, click the "Buy" button above to continue. To order a copy of the paperback book, click here.

This program will instruct you on the use of a developmental perspective in examining the special concepts, procedures, and methods necessary to perform competency to stand trial evaluations for juveniles.

3 CE credits/hours, 30 questions

Target Audience

Psychologists | School Psychologists | Marriage & Family Therapists | Mental Health Counselors | Social Workers

Learning Level

Intermediate

Learning Objectives

  • Summarize the legal standard of adjudicative competence.
  • Explain a developmental perspective for evaluating adjudicative competence.
  • Practice a step-by-step approach to the evaluation of adjudicative competence (including preparation for the evaluation, data collection, interpretation of data, and report writing).

Sections

  1. 1

    • Statement of Understanding (downloadable/printable)
  2. 2

    • Final Exam Questions (downloadable/printable)

    • Final Exam
  3. 3

    • Evaluation Questionnaire

About the Author

Thomas Grisso, PhD, ABPP

Thomas Grisso, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Psychology, and Director of the Law and Psychiatry Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.  His research, teaching, and clinical practice during the past 35 years have focused on legal competencies, forensic clinical evaluations, and developmental psychology applied to juvenile legal issues.  He has authored or co-authored numerous books and evaluation instruments on juvenile forensic issues, including the following titles published by Professional Resource Press: Forensic Evaluation of Juveniles - Second Edition (2013), Clinical Evaluations for Juveniles' Competence to Stand Trial (2005), Miranda Rights Comprehension Instruments (MRCI) (2012).  The present work is a product of the collaborative efforts of the members of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice, for which Dr. Grisso directed a research project on juveniles' adjudicative competence.  Dr. Grisso is Executive Director of the American Board of Forensic Psychology, and has authored a number of texts on forensic evaluations.  His research and writing to support the quality of mental health professionals' evaluations for courts have been recognized by distinguished contribution awards from the American Psychological Association, the American Board of Professional Psychology, and the Isaac Ray Award from the American Psychiatric Association.