Forensic Psychology

Forensic Psychology

Forensic Psychology,  Choose one of the following topics: Assessing offenders for competency to stand trial. Assessing offenders for potential insanity defense. Assessing offenders for mental health issues for other reasons. Step 2: Please read the articles in the Assessment 1: Research section of your reading list. Step 3: Use the Psychology Ethics resource to read about ethics that can apply to the assessment of offenders. Consider the implications of Section 2, Competence, and Section 9, Assessment, in relation to using the DSM-5-TR for forensic psychology work. Step 4: APA.

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Forensic Psychology

Then look in the Capella University Library for peer-reviewed journal article(s) on the reliability and validity of mental health assessments and measures. Using the https://courseroom.capella.edu/api/v1/courses/33599/files/5855534″>APA Style Paper Template [DOCX], write a paper that includes the following: Discuss the purpose of behavioral or mental health assessment in forensic psychology. Provide examples of when assessments would be used concerning your topic. Describe what forensic psychologists do with the results of tests and measures concerning your topic. Discuss the reliability and validity of tests and measures. Indicate how you decide if a test or measure is reliable and valid. Describe how to determine if the test or measure is appropriate to the individual and the mental health diagnosis concerning your chosen topic.

Forensic Psychology

Discuss the APA ethical code of conduct considerations that impact assessment in. Provide examples related to the topic you chose of those ethics in action. Be sure you review the Assessment in Forensic Psychology scoring guide to ensure that you have met all the criteria for this assessment. Describe what forensic psychologists do with the results of tests and measures concerning your topic. Discuss the reliability and validity of tests and measures. Indicate how you decide if a test or measure is reliable and valid. Describe how to determine if the test or measure is appropriate to the individual and the mental health diagnosis concerning your chosen topic.