Study Questions 2 Flashcards
What’s time-frame for mandatory reporting?
Immediate verbal, 48 hour written
When do you inform the DA?
Elder- death by abuse, serious abuse
Disabled- death by abuse
Children- death by abuse, sex assault, sex exploitation, substantial physical abuse
Elder reporting
- agency
- age
- privilege
- exceptions
DEA, financial, 60+, no privilege, religious exceptions
Disabled reporting
- agency
- age
- privilege
- exceptions
DPPC, can claim privilege, religious exceptions
Children reporting
- agency
- age
- privilege
- exceptions
DCF, under 18, no religious exceptions
“clear and present danger” def
Substantial risk of physical impairment or injury to self (suicidal); judgment impaired / unable to protect self; danger of physical violence against an identifiable victim
2 Tarasoff situations
Intent/ability to kill/injure
Threat of physical violence and reasonable basis to believe clear and present danger
4 courses of action for Tarasoff problem
Warn the victim
Inform law enforcement/police
Voluntary hospitalization
Involuntary hospitalization
Exceptions to privilege
Hospitalize imminent threat Court ordered Patient enters mental health into case Judge deems needed for custody/adoption Therapist sued
What if pt wants copy of her record
Can provide summary if full record isn’t in patient’s best interest
Civil commitment
- 3 bases for it
- who can do it
- how long can it be
- 3 bases for it- harm to self, explicit statement of harm to others, history of violence and reason to suspect
- who can do it- physician, psychologist, LISW, nurse, police
- how long can it be 72 hours
Competency to stand trial eval procedure
- how long are you held for obs/eval? - how long is the first order of commitment
20 days, can add another 20
First order of commitment is 6 months, can add another year
defs of sexually dangerous persons
- where are they sent for tx
- how do they get d/c’d?
- how often can they ask for d/c eval?
Any person who:
o Has been convicted as a juvenile or youthful offender of a sexual offense and suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes them likely to engage in sexual offenses if not confined to a secure facility
o Has been charged with a sexual offense and was determined incompetent to stand trial and suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes them likely to engage in sexual offenses
o Has previously been adjudicated for sexual misconduct that indicates a lack of power to control sexual impulses as evidenced by repetitive or compulsive sexual misconduct by either violence or aggression against a victim under 16
- where are they sent for tx Nemansket correctional center in bridgewater/mass treatment center
- how do they get d/c’d? examination
- how often can they ask for d/c eval? Can petition every year
how long is court-ordered treatment for ETOH?
30 days or less
guardianship vs conservatorship?
guardian- body, everything
conservator- money, property
who chooses the guardian/conservator
the court
requirements to be a forensic psychologist
1) Bridgewater 2) 1000 hours inpatient 3) 2 year post doc 4) 2 years 2 settings
advertising your fees
can do it
how long to keep patient records
5 years or until 18 for minors
who can evaluate competency to stand trial
psychologist or physician
who can apply for hospitalization
physician, nurse, psychologist, social worker
who can petition for commitment due to substance abuse
Police officer, blood relative, physician, spouse, guardian, or court official
who must complete the report for guardian / conservator of a disabled person
clinical team of a physician, a psychologist, and a social worker
