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Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training: Developmental Stages as an Educational Framework

Debra A. Pinals
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2005, 33 (3) 317-323;
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    Stage 1: Transformation

    Experience of TraineesLearning Objectives
    • Sense of loss of the clinical treatment role• To develop a basic understanding of the various roles of the forensic psychiatrist
    • Sense of confusion regarding time management• To exhibit new time-management skills
    • Limited knowledge regarding basic forensic skills• To demonstrate a basic ability to gather data and testify to content
    • To begin to explore the forensic literature
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    Stage 2: Growth of Confidence and Adaptation

    Experience of TraineesLearning Objectives
    • Forensic role becomes more clear• To maintain skill level across diverse experiences
    • Learning curve continues but slope flattens• To develop critical thinking skills regarding forensic cases, research, and clinical 
 management of forensic patients
    • Consideration of career directions weighs heavily
    • Acceptance of greater responsibility often leads 
 to unacknowledged stress• To identify areas for career focus
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    Stage 3: Identification and Realization

    Experience of TraineesLearning Objectives
    • Increased understanding of the complexity of forensic work, 
 leads to some self-doubt• To exhibit more rigorous thinking and management of forensic matters, 
 including ethical considerations
    • Recognition of ethics-related nuances of forensic work• To display independence in conducting evaluations, teaching, 
 and research development
    • Realization that learning is a lifelong process
    • Incorporation of self-image as a forensic psychiatrist and 
 selective modeling of various role models• To demonstrate an understanding of the importance of 
 ongoing collegial relationships
    • Career direction takes hold
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