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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786713403321

Autore

Reid William H. <1945-, >

Titolo

Developing a forensic practice : operations and ethics for experts / / William H. Reid

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-27341-7

0-203-11006-4

1-136-27342-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

614/.15068

Soggetti

Forensic Psychiatry - ethics

Forensic Psychiatry - organization & administration

Expert Testimony - ethics

Expert Testimony - legislation & jurisprudence

Liability, Legal

Practice Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Getting Started; 2 Vocabulary; 3 Lawyer-Expert Relationships; 4 Records and Record Review; 5 Evaluations; 6 Reports and Affidavits; 7 Deposition and Trial Testimony; 8 Fees and Billing; 9 Ethics; 10 Marketing; 11 Your Office and Office Procedures; 12 Liability in Forensic Practice; 13 A Lawyer's Perspective on Forensic Mental Health Experts; Appendices: Forms, Letters, Reports, and More; Internal Documents, Letters, Communications; Report Examples; A. Initial Attorney Letter; B. Fee Sheet; C. Settlement Acknowledgment

D. Evaluation Appointment LetterE. Evaluee Information Sheet; F. Notification of Treatment Need Discovered During Evaluation; G. Subpoena Duces Tecum Response; H. Pre-Testimony Deposit Worksheet; I. Pre-Testimony Deposit Letter; J. Time Worksheet; K. Vendor Confidentiality Agreement; L. Employee Confidentiality Agreement; R1. Report: Trial Competency (Fitness to Proceed) (Simple); R2. Report: Trial Competency (Fitness to Proceed) (Complex); R3.



Report: Criminal Responsibility (Sanity); R4. Report: Criminal Defense, Mitigation of Charge or Sentence; R5. Report: NGRI Release, Defense

R6. Report: Personal Injury Defense (PTSD)R7. Report: Clinician-Patient Sex, Plaintiff; R8. Report: Malpractice, Plaintiff (Complex, Doctor and Hospital); R9. Affidavit: Malpractice, Plaintiff Pre-Suit; R10. Letter/Report: Malpractice, Plaintiff Pre-Suit, Lack of Causation; R11. Report: Malpractice, Plaintiff (Complex); R12. Report: Malpractice, Defense (Complex, Facility); R13. Report: Malpractice, Defense (Facility), Forensic Practice Standards; R14. Report: Malpractice, Defense (Clinician) (Alleged Fetal Damage from Medication); R15. Report: Accidental Overdose vs. Suicide

R16. Report: Defense, Death in CustodyR17. Affidavit: Defense Rebuttal, Death in Custody; R18. Report: Workplace Stressors Allegedly Causing Suicide, Expert Report Rebuttal; R19. Report: Private Insurance Disability Appeal (Complex); R20. Report: Employee Emotional Injury, Treater-Expert Conflict; R21. Report: Professional Licensing Agency Review; R22. Report: Professional Licensing Agency Review; R23. Opinion Letter: Professional Licensure; R24. Report: Civil Capacity, Contracting; R25. Report: Capacity, Guardianship (Complex, Contested)

R26. Opinion Letter: Capacity, Business, and TestamentaryR27. Report: Auto Accident vs. Suicide; R28. Affidavit: Supporting Motion to Strike Expert Testimony (Forensic Practice Standards); R29. Letter: Rebuttal of Expert's Report, Forensic Practice Standards; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Although there are a lot of positive reasons for expanding a clinical practice into forensic work, it requires special knowledge and experience. Dr. William Reid, who maintains one of the largest and most-visited forensic psychiatry/psychology websites on the Internet and is one of the most experienced and reputable forensic mental health professionals in North America, has written a short yet practical guide for mental health professionals who wish to change or expand their practices into forensic work. It contains everything practitioners need to know about beginning and maintaining a successful and ethical forensic practice. It is be useful, quickly readable, and easy to understand with lots of summary texts and examples"--Provided by publisher.