Curriculum Topics

  
  Legal Seminars
Basic Law Seminar
Landmark Case Seminar
  
  Forensic Psychiatry Didactics
 
  Clinical Forensic Psychiatry Seminar    

 

1) LEGAL SEMINARS

These seminars review pertinent information concerning the legal system as it pertains to Psychiatry.

A. Basic law for psychiatrists

Seminars will be held every Friday starting in January in room 1055 from 9:00 to 10:00 (except on days of division meetings).

  1. The nature of law, the foundations of law and case law, common law, statutes and administrative regulations
  2. The structure of the federal and state court systems
  3. The use of the law library
  1. Theory and practice of punishment
  2. Basic civil procedure
  3. Basic criminal procedure
  4. Jurisdiction
  5. Mens Rea and Criminal responsibility
  6. Tort law
  7. Due Process and Equal Protection
  8. Legislative Process

B. Landmark Cases in Forensic Psychiatry

Didactic Core Curriculum Seminar

Didactic Core Curriculum lectures will be conducted at Tulane's Department of Psychiatry in the Tidewater Building . The format will be open discussion and/or faculty supervising discussion. Scheduled time will be from 10:00 to 11:00 on Fridays in Room 1055.

Lectures will cover the following topics: Background and Historical Topics , Malingering, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Child Forensic Psychiatry, Legal Regulation of Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Special Issues in Curriculum, and Components Specific to Correctional Psychiatry.

Didactic Seminar prelecture reading assignments are (unless otherwise specified) from Principles and Practice of Forensic Psychiatry , Richard Rosner, editor.

Didactic Topics marked with an asterisk (*) are topics that the fellow should prepare to present to first year residents.

Date

Lecturer

Didactic Seminar (10-11)

July 8

Herbert

The Roles, Responsibilities, and Ethics of the Forensic Psychiatrist

[ Rosner , Ch. 1, 2, 8]

July 15

 

Thompson

History of the Insanity Defense

[ Rosner , Ch. 3, 25]

July 22

Herbert

Psychiatric Evaluations, Report Writing and Taking Depositions

July 29

Snow

Alternatives to Insanity Defense: Diminished Capacity, Aid to Sentencing,

[Rosner, 27]

Aug 5

Wilson

Confidentiality and Privilege

[ Rosner , Ch. 18]

Aug 12

Thompson

Release of Insanity Acquittees / Community Forensic Services

Aug 19

Thompson

Post-Hinckley Insanity Reforms

[ Rosner , Ch. 26]

Aug 26

Culver

Malingering

[Rosner, Cp. 55]

Sept 2

Culver

Malingering

Sep 9

Herbert

Competence to Stand Trial (with Historical Perspectives),Competence to Enter a Plea and Testify, Voluntariness of Confessions

[Rosner, 11, 24]

Sept 16

LeBourgeois

Terrorism, Torture, and Brainwashing

[ Rosner , Ch. 68, 69]

Sept 23

Culver

Malingering

Sept 30

Thompson

Right to Treatment, Right to Refuse Treatment, and Informed Consent*

[ Rosner , Ch. 13, 16, 17]

Oct. 7

Herbert

Voluntary and Involuntary Hospitalization*

[Rosner, 14, 15]

Oct. 14

Thompson

Psychopathy and Dangerousness

[ Rosner , Ch. 56, 57]

Oct. 21

DeLand

Testamentary Capacity and Geriatric Psychiatry

[ Rosner , Ch. 34, 35, 67]

Oct. 28

...

AAPL Meeting

Nov. 4

Scrignar

PTSD

[ Rosner , Ch. 32]

Nov. 11

LeBourgeois

PTSD in the VA

[Resnick, Malingered PTSD]

Nov. 18

TBA

.....

Nov. 25

...

Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 2

Herbert

Eyewitness Testimony

[Excerpts from Loftus, Eyewitness Testimony]

Dec 9

Herbert

Forensic Hypnosis, Amnesia, Amytal Interview, and Polygraphy

[Rosner Ch. 65, 66]

Dec 16

Nicholl

Violence and Epilepsy

Head Trauma

[ Rosner , Ch. 60, 77]

Dec 23

...

Christmas Break

Dec 30

...

New Year's Break

Jan 6

Gibson

Psychopharmacology of Aggressive Behavior

[Rosner Ch. 59]

Jan 13

Winstead

Seclusion and Restraints

[ Rosner , Ch. 58]

Jan 20

Thompson

Stanley

Stalking

[ Rosner , Ch. 76]

Jan 27

Artecona

Forensic Aspects of Substance Abuse

Feb 3

Vyas

Approaches to Treatment of Incarcerated Persons; Suicide Prevention

[ Rosner , Ch. 50, 51]

Feb 10

Soong

Corrections: Suicide, Riots, Treatment Refusal, and Ethics

[ Rosner , Ch. 52, 53, 54]

Feb 17

Van Beyer

Child Abuse and Neglect,

Child Custody / Parental Competence

[ Rosner , Ch. 36, 37, 38]

Feb 24

Mallik

Psychiatric Disability Determinations and Personal Injury Litigation

[Rosner, 29, 30]

Mar 3

Thompson

Psychiatric Negligence and Malpractice, Professional Liability

[ Rosner , Ch. 9, 20, 21, 28]

Mar 10

Gandle

The Child as Witness

[ Rosner , Ch. 43]

Mar 17

Vyas

Physically and Sexually Abused Children; Adolescent sexual offenders

[Rosner, 39, 45]

Mar 24

Wills

PTSD in Children; Suicide and Homicide in Children

[Rosner, 41, 42]

Mar 31

Vyas

Juvenile Evaluations / Juvenile Delinquency / Violent Adolescent Offenders

[Rosner, 40, 44]

April 7

Hammond

Civil Commitment of Juveniles

April 14

Good Friday

April 21

French Quarter Symposium

April 28

Soong

History of Correctional Psychiatry [ Rosner , Ch. 47, 48, 49]

May 5

Snow

Crime Classification, Profiling, Psychological Autopsy

[ Rosner , Ch. 12]

May 12

Black

Neuropsychiatric Assessment in Toxic Exposure Cases

Psychological and Psychiatric Measures in Forensic Practice

[ Rosner , Ch. 33, 63]

May 19

Thompson

Video: The Trial of Jeffrey Dahmer

May 26

Black

Forensic Neuropsychology

[ Rosner , Ch. 61, 62]

June 2

Black

Forensic Neuropsychology

[ Rosner , Ch. 61, 62]

June 9

Weisberg

EEG, CT, PET, SPECT, Organic Brain Syndromes

[ Rosner , Ch. 46, 75]

June 16

Thompson

Competence to be Executed

[ Rosner , Ch. 10]

June 23

...

...

 

TBA

Stanley /

Smith

Assessment of Sex Offenders (may be held at ELMHS on alternate date)

[ Rosner , Ch. 74, 79]

TBA

Stanley /

Smith

Treatment of Sex Offenders (may be held at ELMHS on alternate date)

[ Rosner , Ch. 71, 73]

 

CLINICAL FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY SEMINAR FOR PSYCHIATRY RESIDENTS

This seminar will be conducted by Fellows under the supervision of Paul Herbert, M.D., J.D.

LECTURE CURRICULUM

1. Involuntary hospitalization
2. Confidentiality vs. the duty to protect
3. Right to treatment and right to refuse treatment
4. Informed consent
5. Malpractice
6. Ethics in psychiatry
7. Medication and prescribing practices
8. Seclusion and restraint
9. Quality Assurance and the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Hospital Organizations

 

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