Latach 70 do płaczu przypowieść i oczywiście nie późno niż goals of the treating clinician are fundamentally different from, and often conflict with, those of the forensic expert. The treater has fiduciary and ethical obligations to the patient which demand that the patient's interests and wishes be placed before all else. The forensic consultant's responsibilities, on the other hand, are to objectivity and the court. Although often a lawyer's agent, both the law and professional ethics demand that the forensic professional be objective both commission and omission; he or she has no obligation to the litigant or evaluee :448, 1997.) Return to Current Table of Contents.. Sources of Conflict When Acting As Both Treating Clinician and Forensic Expert Several issues of conflict between treatment and expert roles are addressed another Update vignette A recent case which I was involved highlighted a few others, emphasizing problems that often arise when forensic evaluators assume a treatment role This list adds another dimension to the discussion: that of potential harm to the evaluee patient. Forensic mental health professionals should know about the potential for substantial conflict and should have acquainted themselves generally with the ethical and legal consequences that are likely to arise. Thus the following suggest that those who venture into these waters without very good reason are at best imprudent, and at worst knowingly misleading the legal process. 1. If the initial referral is forensic, the forensic professional do incomplete clinical evaluation, and or not document the evaluation, history, symptoms, diagnoses, treatment plan, and prognosis as completely or objectively as would a treating clinician. 2. If the initial referral is clinical but the role later becomes forensic, the diagnosis, treatment, and or documentation of care change, to the detriment of the patient's clinical needs. 3. A forensic expert who is treating a litigant unconsciously create incomplete or skewed treatment documentation. He or she knows that the notes are very likely to be revealed during the litigation. There be a subtle wish or impulse to support the attorney's case, and or to please the attorney. 4. A forensic expert who is treating a litigant unconsciously diminish or otherwise change his or her treatment or procedures a way that creates findings that support the legal case and or please the attorney, obscures findings that might refute the attorney's case, avoids potentially effective assessment and treatment procedures and or prevents timely referral to nonforensic clinicians. 5. A forensic expert who is treating a litigant consciously create incomplete or skewed treatment documentation and or diminish or change his or her treatment or procedures the ways described above. 6. A forensic expert who is treating a litigant consciously use a nominal treatment relationship to prevent creation of a legitimate factual treatment situation. That is, by controlling the documentation of clinical care, unscrupulous expert would be a position to control, if he or she chose to do opposing counsel's access to accurate clinical information. 7. A forensic expert who is treating a litigant could consciously collude with the litigant to misrepresent symptoms, diagnoses, treatment response, or disability Return to Current Table of Contents. Full-Text Forensic Articles on the Articles Subpage These articles are c opyright Lippincott Wilkins the years published. Cases From the Forensic Psychiatry Files 11 Competency to Consent Staying Ethical Under Pressure Myths About Violent Sexual Predators Legislation Return to Current Table of Contents. Find dog friendly beaches, including designated off-leash dog beaches, and dog swim areas the U.S. The beach is a wonderful place to spend time with your dog, and most dogs playing on the sand and the water. However, be aware there can be hazards for your pet at the beach. Before you take your dog to the beach please keep mind the following: Know which beaches are dog-friendly Before you visit a beach learn the rules for bringing a pet with you. 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