2017-2018 Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSY8559 - Assessing and Remediating Legal Incompetencies

(2 units)
This is an advanced-level course required of all third-year Forensic Family Child Track students in the San Francisco PsyD program. The focus is on the legal, psychological, theoretical, and ethical issues pertaining to competency in a variety of contexts. Students will review research and practice issues involved in assessing and treating a broad array of incompetencies. They will also review benchmark legal cases addressing various aspects of competency. Specific topics include competency theory, competency to stand trial, other criminal competencies (e.g., to consent to searches/seizures, to confess, to waive the right to counsel, to testify, and to be sentenced to death), competency restoration and involuntary medication, competence to consent to medical treatment, testamentary capacity (e.g., for wills, trusts, and advance medical directives), other civil competencies (including conservatorships, guardianships, and substituted judgment), juveniles and developmental immaturity, and competency issues pertaining to people with developmental disabilities.
Prerequisites: Forensic Family Track Students in SF: PSY7563