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The Competency Restoration Handbook - Softcover

 
9780197768044: The Competency Restoration Handbook

Synopsis

The Competency Restoration Handbook is a collection of foundational materials for competency restoration providers who work with adult pretrial defendants in the United States. The book begins with a description of the legal context related to adjudicative competence and an overview of foundational competency restoration practices. Following these foundational resources are chapters explaining how various clinical interventions can be adapted to help restore individuals to competency, and an assortment of practical tools for use with defendants undergoing competency restoration.

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About the Author

Laura M. Grossi, PhD, ABSMIP, is a licensed clinical psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia. She is a forensic evaluator at Eastern State Hospital (Williamsburg, VA), and also works in private practice. She is board certified in serious mental illness (SMI) psychology, and has conducted more than 1,000 pretrial criminal forensic evaluations, with her work focusing primarily on evaluations of adjudicative competence and mental state at the time of the offense. She also serves as a direct supervisor for the postdoctoral fellow, as the Psychology Practicum Training Director, and as Chair of the hospital's Research & Review Committee.

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