Utah DHS - Evaluating Juveniles for Competency to Proceed in Delinquency Matters

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18 Hours | 18 CEs

This training begins with the legal concepts and foundations of competency to proceed in juvenile court and ends with training around report writing and providing effective courtroom testimony. In between, participants will walk through the literature and procedures necessary to conduct effective and developmentally-sensitive evaluations of juveniles facing adjudication in Utah's juvenile courts.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

  • Describe the best practices in conducting juvenile adjudicative competence evaluations & Legal Standards

  • Describe forensic concepts, and models for thinking about juvenile adjudicative competence

  • Describe the body of empirical research related to the issue of juvenile adjudicative competence

  • Describe the role of normal childhood development in conducting developmentally sensitive juvenile adjudicative competence evaluations

  • Describe the role of developmental psychopathology in conducting developmentally sensitive juvenile adjudicative competence evaluations

  • Describe key elements in conducting a developmentally sensitive competence interview of a juvenile

  • Describe the strengths of using various Forensic Assessment Instruments in the evaluation of juvenile adjudicative competence

  • Describe the weaknesses of using various Forensic Assessment Instruments in the evaluation of juvenile adjudicative competence

  • Describe the steps in forming opinions relevant to juvenile adjudicative competence

  • Describe the key elements of a juvenile adjudicative competence report that meets best practice standards & the current approaches to remediating incompetence with juveniles

  • Intended Audience

    This self-paced course is intended for competency evaluators working for Utah's Department of Human Services.

  • Experience Level

    This self-paced course is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level practitioners.

  • CE / CPD Credit

    APA, ASWB, CPA, NBCC Click here for state and other regional board approvals.

Curriculum

  • 1

    Overview

    • Overview
  • 2

    Introduction

    • Lesson 1 Video

    • Lesson 1 Quiz
  • 3

    Developmental Issues

    • Lesson 2 Video

    • Worksheet for Developmentally Appropriate Interviewing

    • Submit your completed worksheet here

    • Lesson 2 Quiz
  • 4

    Forensic Mental Health Assessment

    • Lesson 3 Video

    • Sample Case 1 - Evaluation Report - Referral & Evaluation Procedures

    • Lesson 3 Quiz
  • 5

    Foundational Concepts- Part 1

    • Lesson 4 Video

    • Lesson 4 Quiz

  • 6

    Foundational Concepts- Part 2

    • Lesson 5 Video

    • Blank JACI Protocol Form

    • JACI Role-Play Case Reference

    • Lesson 5 Quiz
  • 7

    Evaluation Preparation

    • Lesson 6 Video

    • Juvenile Competency Process - FINAL

    • Attainment Flowchart

    • Juvenile Competency Statute

    • Sample Case A - Attorney Interview

    • Sample Case B- Collateral Records - Treatment Update

    • Sample Case C - Caregiver Interview

    • Sample Case D- Summary of Mental Status Exam

    • Sample Case E - JACI Responses

    • Lesson 6 Quiz
  • 8

    Data Collection

    • Lesson 7 Video

    • Lesson 7 Quiz
  • 9

    Interview of the Youth

    • Lesson 8 Video

    • Lesson 8 Quiz

    • Sample Case 2- Evaluation Report - Clinical Data Obtained
  • 10

    Forensic Assessment Instruments

    • Lesson 9 Video

    • Blank JACI Protocol Form

    • JACI Role-Play Case Reference

    • Sample Case 3- Evaluation Report - Competency Data

    • Lesson 9 Quiz
  • 11

    Forming Opinions- Part 1

    • Lesson 10 Video

    • Worksheet for Forming Opinions

    • Submit the completed forming opinions worksheet

    • Worksheet Completion - Password

    • Lesson 10 Quiz
  • 12

    Forming Opinions- Part 2

    • Lesson 11 Video

    • Lesson 11 Quiz
  • 13

    Forming Opinions- Part 3

    • Lesson 12 Video

    • Lesson 12 Quiz
  • 14

    Report Writing

    • Lesson 13 Video

    • Evaluator Checklist

    • Sample Case 4 - Evaluation Report

    • Lesson 13 Quiz
  • 15

    Evaluation

    • Instructions

    • Evaluation

    • Submission Verification

Presented By

Dr. Ivan Kruh

Ivan Kruh, PhD

Dr. Ivan Kruh received his PhD in Clinical Psychology with a concentrated study of Forensic Psychology from the University of Alabama. For ten years, he was the Director of Juvenile Forensic Evaluations in Washington State and coordinated a post-doctoral fellowship in Juvenile Forensic Psychology at the University of Washington. In private practice, he conducts juvenile forensic evaluations and consults to state juvenile forensic evaluation systems. He is the Director of Juvenile Competency Services at National Youth Screening and Assessment Partners (NYSAP).

Lindsey North, PhD

Dr. North is the supervisor of training and certification for forensic evaluation at the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH). She completed formal clinical and forensic training at Sam Houston State University and Arkansas State Hospital, as well as postdoctoral hours in neuropsychological assessment and research at the Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Currently, she conducts forensic evaluation of juveniles and adults, supervises forensic evaluators at DSAMH and forensic interns in the APA accredited internship program at the Utah State Hospital, and works with forensic administrators and national experts to develop and restructure the Utah forensic system and to provide annual and supplemental training to forensic evaluators and other stakeholders in Utah.

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