Teleconferencing model for forensic consultation, court testimony, and continuing education.
A medical center-based forensic clinic that provides the necessary comprehensive consultation, continuing education, court testimony, and clinical services through an applied model of teleconferencing applications is addressed. Telemedicine technology and services have gained the attention of both legal and clinical practitioners, examining trends and models of health care for underserved populations, and identifying where consultation with a team of professionals may benefit service providers in rural communities. The contribution offered herein provides an understanding of the history of the development of the clinic, a theoretical model that has been applied to a clinical forensic program that employs telepsychiatry services, and the ethical and malpractice liability issues confronted in using teleconferencing services. This model is examined through a child and adolescent forensic evaluation clinic. The goals of this model are offered, as are a number of applications within the broad spectrum of services utilizing telemedicine. Finally, changing patterns are addressed in clinically based health-care delivery for criminal justice, social services, and forensic mental health.
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40509-1810, USA. twm@kentuckylaw.com
Thomas W
TW
Miller
James
J
Clark
Lane J
LJ
Veltkamp
Deborah C
DC
Burton
Marian
M
Swope
D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000193:education* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002648:Child; D002655:Child Custody / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000193:education* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003416:Criminal Law / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000193:education* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012947:Social Work / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D049269:Videoconferencing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*