Forensic Populations Self Assessment

Post a brief summary of the results of your self-assessment and the implications of these results in terms of your cultural awareness and competence. Describe your reaction to these results and explain how you plan to use this information to further develop your cultural competence and accomplish your professional goals.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.

• Handbook of Forensic Mental Health with Victims and Offenders: Assessment, Treatment, and Research
  • Chapter 16, "Overrepresentation of African Americans Incarcerated for Delinquency Offenses in Juvenile Institutions"
• Gallardo, M. E., Johnson, J., Parham, T. A., & Carter, J. A. (2009). Ethics and multiculturalism: Advancing cultural and clinical responsivenessLinks to an external site.. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 40(5), 425–435.
• Kirmayer, L. J., Rousseau, C., & Lashley, M. (2007). The place of culture in forensic psychiatry. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the LawLinks to an external site., 35(1), 98–102. Retrieved October 30, 2009, from
  http://www.jaapl.org/content/35/1/98.full