Criminal and Civil Competency

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Description

In this interview, Dr. Emin Gharibian, talks with Dr. Sharp about assessing criminal and civil competency. There is much to be gleaned from this very interesting discussion, not just because of the topic, but because Dr. Gharibian breaks things down in an easy-to-understand way-a way that will leave the listener ready to venture into the world of competence assessment. Here are just a few things covered in the conversation:

  • The difference between competency and insanity assessments
  • Definition of criminal competence
  • Assessing malingering and poor effort in competency
  • Why assessing criminal competency is easier than some other forms of assessment
  • The difference between criminal and civil competency

Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses.

Content Category: General/Testing/Assessment

This CE program is designated as beginner.

There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support.

Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.

This interview was published in February of 2020.