Instruction
Discussion 1: Apply two multicultural ethical guidelines from the APA Guidelines on Multicultural Education, Training, Research, Practice, and Organizational Change for Psychologists to the “Neonaticide in a Young Immigrant Woman” case in the course text.
Describe and explain your own potential biases toward culture-bound syndrome and how your personal bias may or may not affect your ability to work with the client in your current or future forensic psychology professional role.
Discussion 2: Analyze the assessment measures and traits discussed in the documentary program, The Psychopath Next Door.
Based on the Psychopathy Checklist, Revised (PCL-R), explain the potential risk factors that should be addressed by forensic psychology professionals when addressing future risk of an individual. Provide specific examples.
Support your responses with evidence from the Learning Resources or other academic material.
Discussion 3: Explain what areas a forensic psychology professional may likely assess when making specific recommendations involving high-profile situations (such as the Bill O’Reilly case). Provide specific examples.
Recommend one juvenile forensic assessment instrument that the forensic professional would most likely utilize in making a decision regarding the case.
Provide specific guidelines for effective communication of forensic assessment findings, especially in light of the high-profile status of the case. Your ability as a forensic professional to remain impartial should be an important consideration.