Journal article
Forensic Psychiatry Education in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) Fellowship: Results from a Multi-site Survey
Academic psychiatry, v 48(3), pp 238-243
Jun 2024
PMID: 38619806
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Abstract
This study examined the current state of forensic education among child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) fellowship programs, regarding specific forensic topics, teaching resources, methods, and experiences. The authors aimed to gather and analyze this data to assess the need for additional standardization of forensic psychiatry education in CAP fellowship, such as broader access to resources, and/or inform the development of a standardized curriculum, including milestones, in child and adolescent forensic psychiatry.
The authors collaboratively developed a survey instrument on child and adolescent forensic psychiatry education, which was then sent to 135 accredited CAP fellowship programs. The items included in the survey instrument were designed based on literature review, expert consensus, and a 1992 American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training survey on teaching ethics and forensic psychiatry.
Completed response data was returned by 25 of the 135 programs surveyed. Complete responses came primarily from academic institutions (52% public, 36% private) with small- or medium-sized programs (1-12 total fellows, 88%; 11-29 faculty members, 56%). Programs reported on CAP forensic rotation sites, faculty members' level of expertise and involvement in forensic CAP, common forensic topics and experiences offered, and programs' attitudes towards specific topics and experiences.
Child and adolescent psychiatrists must gain a clear understanding of the essential components of CAP forensic psychiatry during CAP fellowship, to mitigate discomfort when interacting with the legal system and meet the rising need for forensic CAP expertise across systems and structures impacting youth populations.
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- Title
- Forensic Psychiatry Education in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) Fellowship: Results from a Multi-site Survey
- Creators
- Ravi Ramasamy - University of WashingtonKaram Radwan - University of ChicagoMiriam Robinovitz - University of ChicagoPeter Nierman - University of ChicagoKristen Jacobson - University of Chicago
- Publication Details
- Academic psychiatry, v 48(3), pp 238-243
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001202462600001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85190542360
- Other Identifier
- 991022193869904721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Education & Educational Research
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