Review the web article, “Issue Brief 1: Adolescent Legal Competence in Court.” Think about how this information might assist a forensic psychology professional who is tasked with assessing a juvenile’s competency to stand trial.  

Mental Status Exam and Suicide Risk Assessment

Have you had the opportunity to conduct or observe an MSE and/or suicide risk assessment?

· If so, provide a summary of your reactions.

· If not, discuss with your supervisor how you might find such an opportunity. Provide a summary of your concerns, fears, and anticipations for when you do observe or conduct your first assessment.

In addition, consider the following after watching the Mental Status Exam video from this unit’s studies:

· What are your observations of the fluidity of the mental status exam?

· Does the exam present as less or more structured than anticipated?

· What specific questions or observations are noted to collect information specific to the mental status exam?

· How does rapport-building occur?

· What are the basic attending skills you noticed?

Read the following:

· Read Granello’s 2010 article, “The Process of Suicide Risk Assessment: Twelve Core Principles,” in the Journal of Counseling and Development, volume 88, issue 3, pages 363–371.

· Read Polanski and Hinkle’s 2000 article, “The Mental Status Examination: Its Use by Professional Counselors,” in the Journal of Counseling and Development, volume 78, issue 3, pages 357–364. This article introduces the different contexts in which this exam is given.

*MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice. (n.d.). MacArthur Foundation Reasearch Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice. Retrieved October 2, 2009, from http://www.adjj.org/content/index.php

In this week’s Application Assignment, you examine various aspects of this interesting area of research and how such research can be applied in a court setting.You also explore juvenile development in general and how developmental issues shape the legal criteria of competence to stand trial for juvenile defendants, both of which can have broad application in the courts.

To prepare for this assignment:

• Review the web article, “Issue Brief 1: Adolescent Legal Competence in Court.” Think about how this information might assist a forensic psychology professional who is tasked with assessing a juvenile’s competency to stand trial.
• Using the Walden Library, select a research article dealing with the assessment of juvenile competency to stand trial.
• Review the article you selected and reflect on how the study was conducted as well as how it might assist a forensic psychology professional who is tasked with assessing a juvenile’s competency to stand trial.

The assignment (1–2 pages):

• Explain the use of forensic psychology research in court settings.
• Briefly summarize the research study you selected, including how juvenile competency to stand trial was assessed.
• Explain how a forensic psychology professional might use this research study when assessing a juvenile’s competency to stand trial.

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