Didactic Training
Didactics will be provided to the fellows throughout the training year. Fellows will attend regularly scheduled, in-house didactic presentations addressing basic and advanced forensic topics and professional ethics. Didactic training is delivered by forensic staff, community professionals, and personnel from other forensic facilities. The fellows are expected to complete all readings and attend all presentations.
- Forensic Postdoctoral Seminar Series: The forensic didactic seminars address a wide range of basic and advanced topics related to forensic practice, forensic research, and professional ethics. Didactic seminars are typically held on Friday afternoons, September through June.
- Forensic Case Conference: Fellows will gain exposure to a variety of complex and interesting forensic cases, and importance is placed on professional consultation to discuss difficult forensic issues. Case conferences are available for both trainees and current evaluators to present and discuss any difficult case issues, the associated case law, forensic nuances, and diagnostic anomalies. There are also opportunities to present complex cases for consultation in a grand rounds style case conference.
- Case Law Seminar Series: Since mental health case law is the foundation of forensic practice, the forensic fellows will receive extensive training in foundational case law through a study of landmark cases in a biweekly case law series. This seminar additionally assists in preparation for forensic board certification. Along with other forensic staff members, the fellow will write legal briefs as assigned and take an active role in discussing the various cases.
- Intern Seminar Series (optional): Intern seminars include presentations provided by staff and community members regarding clinical and forensic practice, with a greater emphasis on a broad range of clinical subjects. Fellows may have the opportunity to present on a topic in line with their experience and expertise (e.g., dissertation, research, previous specialty area).