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Dimension Forensic Evaluation Collateral Interview Time Involved Depends on the psycholegal question: two to 10 hours is not unusual Briefer. Typically, 20 minutes to one hour Consent and warning about limits of confidentiality Routine and considered mandatory No definitive guidance set forth in the SGFP.17 AAPL Guidelines18 suggest warning collateral sources about limits of confidentiality and informing them about how information will be used. Scope of interview Depends on the referral question, but often quite inclusive Typically, more narrowly focused Degree of structure A mixture of unstructured interviewing and standardized queries Semi-structured interview. Sometimes highly structured and focused, such as in the AAIDD Diagnostic Adaptive Behavior Scales27 or other structured measures of adaptive behaviors.
