目的:随着法医精神病学的专业性和涉及精神病患者的司法人数不断增加,法医学教育越来越受到重视。要添加到此讨论中,作者回顾了目前法医精神病学研究金项目的培训实践.
方法:作为州立法机构资助的精神病学和心理学培训项目的一部分,特别关注州立医院的伙伴关系,作者采访并调查了法医精神病学研究金项目主任,并对选定的项目进行了实地考察。鉴于任务授权,特别注意与州立医院和心理培训有联系的项目。
结果:文献和研究金主任确定了法医培训计划的几个关键特征和挑战。法医研究金主要侧重于评估和咨询,但在与治疗培训有关的方面有所不同,奖学金,和特定类型的评估。共同关注的问题包括保持充足的资金,各种培训经验,足够的教师时间,充分的机构支持。董事们表示,通过展示互惠互利来培养机构支持,这对于确保资源尤为重要。
结论:在2016-2017学年期间运作的法医研究金提供了一系列法医培训活动,但经历了共同的挑战,如资金不足和教师监督。需要实证研究来评估程序化产品之间的关系,注意到的挑战,和获得的能力。
OBJECTIVE: As the specialty of forensic psychiatry and the numbers of justice involved individuals with mental illness continue to grow, forensic education is receiving more attention. To add to this discussion, the authors reviewed current training practices in forensic psychiatry fellowship programs.
METHODS: As part of a project funded by the state legislature looking at psychiatry and psychology training, with special focus on state hospital partnerships, the authors interviewed and surveyed forensic psychiatry fellowship program directors and conducted site visits to select programs. Given the mandate, special attention was given to programs with state hospital and psychology training affiliations.
RESULTS: The literature and fellowship directors identified several key features and challenges for forensic training programs. Forensic fellowships focused primarily on evaluations and consultations but differed in their offerings related to training in treatment, scholarship, and particular types of evaluations. Common concerns included maintaining adequate funding, variety of training experiences, adequate faculty time, and adequate institutional support. Directors described cultivating institutional support by demonstrating mutual benefit as particularly important for securing resources.
CONCLUSIONS: Forensic fellowships operational during the 2016-2017 academic year offered a range of forensic training activities, but experienced common challenges such as inadequate funding and faculty supervision. Empirical studies are needed to evaluate the relationship between programmatic offerings, the noted challenges, and acquired competencies.