AAFP: Advanced Topics in Competency Assessment Part 1: Mapping Clinical Data to Functional Legal Capacities
4 Hours | 4 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Advanced Topics in Competency Assessment Part 1: Mapping Clinical Data to Functional Legal Capacities is presented by Terry Kukor, PhD, ABPP, and Lori Hauser, PhD, ABPP in partnership with the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP).
This is Part One of a three-part series on Advanced Topics in the Assessment of Competency to Stand Trial. It is recommended but not required that participants complete all three parts.
This program addresses the core conceptual underpinnings of Understanding, Appreciating, Reasoning, and Assisting Counsel, with an emphasis on practical assessment strategies for each. Particular attention will be given to key competency-related functions that are not easily assessed (e.g., decision-making, cognitive flexibility, capacity to manage symptoms, social/cognitive factors relevant to capacity to assist).
This program is not suitable for those seeking basic introductory-level instruction in the assessment of competency to stand trial. Participants who have some basic practical experience in competency assessment benefit the most from this program. Participants in the inpatient or outpatient environment would benefit from this program.
This program covers an explanation of the four key concepts of competency: Understanding, Appreciating, Reasoning, and Assisting Counsel, including:
- What they are, and how to assess them
- A review of the various data collection methods
- How to draw the most meaningful data from them
- How to avoid potential pitfalls associated with them
- Mapping symptoms onto specific functional legal capacities related to competency (particularly the ability to assist prong)
- Assessing case-related reasoning in more nuanced contexts (such as delusions vs. extreme overvalued beliefs, pro se capacity, etc.)
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe the four key conceptual foundations of competency to stand trial
Describe the sources of data collection in competency assessment, their strengths, and strategies to avoid potential pitfalls associated with them
Describe mental status examination, behavioral observations, and input from treatment providers can be utilized to make inferences about capacity to assist and decision-making ability
Describe practical strategies for the assessment of case-related reasoning
Presented By
Terry Kukor, PhD, ABPP
Terry Kukor, Ph.D., ABPP, is board-certified in forensic psychology, and is a Senior Forensic Psychologist at the Netcare Forensic Center. Dr. Kukor has specialized in criminal forensic evaluation for more than 30 years, during which time he has also done violence risk and threat assessment. He teac...
Presented By
Lori L. Hauser, PhD, ABPP
Lori L. Hauser, PhD, ABPP, is a board-certified forensic psychologist employed at Whiting Forensic Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut. There, she oversees the competency restoration service and conducts forensic evaluations – competency, as well as general and sexual violence risk management – for ...
Curriculum
1. Foundations of Competence to Stand Trial
2. Principles and Practices of Data Collection
3. Integration and Application
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Program Partner
American Academy of Forensic Psychology
We are proud to partner with the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP) for this training. AAFP is a non-profit organization of board-certified forensic psychologists whose mission is to contribute to the development and maintenance of forensic psychology as a specialized field of study, research, and practice. The Academy does this by providing high-quality continuing education workshops, providing a forum for the exchange of scientific information among its members, and conferring awards upon outstanding students and practitioners in the field of forensic psychology.
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Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.