title: A Consultation and Supervision Model for Developing the Forensic Psychiatric Opinion.
abstract: Receiving feedback on one's work from colleagues is an essential part of clinical and forensic psychiatric practice. Often the material on which feedback is sought concerns past cases. When the material relates to current cases, particular safeguards are needed to protect important interests. This paper lists the interests that must be protected when feedback is provided through clinical consultation and supervision meetings in a forensic psychiatric training program. These are the interests of the person being evaluated, the attorneys, the people providing feedback to the evaluator, and the employers of the people providing feedback. The principles that the training program applies in determining attendance at, and participation in, these meetings are described. Finally, scenarios are presented that illustrate the application of these principles. Such application has allowed trainees and others to receive the benefits of consultation and supervision in the course of developing their opinions while protecting the interests of those involved.
authors.affiliation: Drs. Buchanan and Norko are Associate Professors and Drs. Baranoski and Zonana are Professors, Division of Law and Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Dr. Norko is Director of Forensic Services for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford, CT. Dr. Norko is involved in the editorial leadership of The Journal. However, he did not participate in any aspect of this article's review and acceptance, which were managed by an ad hoc editor who is not a member of the Editorial Board. alec.buchanan@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Alec
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.affiliation: Drs. Buchanan and Norko are Associate Professors and Drs. Baranoski and Zonana are Professors, Division of Law and Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Dr. Norko is Director of Forensic Services for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford, CT. Dr. Norko is involved in the editorial leadership of The Journal. However, he did not participate in any aspect of this article's review and acceptance, which were managed by an ad hoc editor who is not a member of the Editorial Board.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Norko
authors.affiliation: Drs. Buchanan and Norko are Associate Professors and Drs. Baranoski and Zonana are Professors, Division of Law and Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Dr. Norko is Director of Forensic Services for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford, CT. Dr. Norko is involved in the editorial leadership of The Journal. However, he did not participate in any aspect of this article's review and acceptance, which were managed by an ad hoc editor who is not a member of the Editorial Board.
authors.forename: Madelon
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baranoski
authors.affiliation: Drs. Buchanan and Norko are Associate Professors and Drs. Baranoski and Zonana are Professors, Division of Law and Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Dr. Norko is Director of Forensic Services for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford, CT. Dr. Norko is involved in the editorial leadership of The Journal. However, he did not participate in any aspect of this article's review and acceptance, which were managed by an ad hoc editor who is not a member of the Editorial Board.
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zonana
mesh_terms: D005104:Expert Testimony; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D000068156:Formative Feedback; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012017:Referral and Consultation