Creating a State‐Academic Partnership to Advance a Forensic Teaching Service: Benefits and Barriers |
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Authors: | Jennifer L Piel JD MD Sarah L Kopelovich PhD Katherine Michaelsen MD MASc Susan E Reynolds BS Deborah S Cowley MD |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA;2. VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, 1660 South Columbian Way, MS-116-MHC, Seattle, 98108 WACorresponding author: Jennifer L. Piel, J.D., M.D. E‐mail:;3. VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, 1660 South Columbian Way, MS-116-MHC, Seattle, 98108 WA |
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Abstract: | In Washington State, like many states, there is a shortage of forensically trained mental health clinicians to work with criminal justice‐involved individuals. At the direction of the state legislature, a collaborative project was undertaken by the University of Washington, the state Department of Social and Health Services, and a state psychiatric hospital to develop a proposal for a jointly sponsored forensic teaching service. The authors reviewed the literature, surveyed and interviewed forensic psychiatry and psychology training directors, and conducted site visits of selected training programs that offer multidisciplinary training or have affiliations with state hospitals. The authors conducted focus groups of additional stakeholders, including clinicians and patients in forensic settings, to better understand the needs in Washington. The authors report on several common benefits and barriers to establishing forensic teaching services. Other states and forensic programs may find this article useful in identifying common considerations for forensic mental health teaching services. |
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Keywords: | forensic science forensic psychiatry forensic psychology forensic education multidisciplinary approach state hospital |
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