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Published Online: 17 May 2023

University-Community Mental Health Training Collaboration: Teaching Criminal Legal Stakeholders About Autism

Lauren E. Kois, Ph.D. [email protected], Jennifer Cox, Ph.D., Grace Lee Simmons, M.A., Susan W. White, Ph.D., and Virginia Scott-Adams, Psy.D.Authors Info & Affiliations
Publication: Psychiatric Services
Volume 74, Number 12
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220254
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Abstract

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are disproportionately represented in the criminal legal system, yet ASD-specific training is rarely provided to frontline clinical staff or legal professionals. This column describes a collaboration between university researchers and a state mental health department to promote ASD awareness, knowledge, and intervention skills among clinical and legal professionals working with autistic individuals with criminal legal involvement. Descriptions of how specific needs were identified, how tailored educational workshops were developed, and how workshop efficacy was assessed are provided. Lessons learned and recommendations for researchers and health care systems interested in similar collaborations are offered.

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Psychiatric Services
Volume 74 • Number 12 • December 01, 2023
Pages: 1311 - 1314
PubMed: 37194315

History

Received: 10 May 2022
Revision received: 2 November 2022
Revision received: 17 February 2023
Accepted: 9 March 2023
Published online: 17 May 2023
Published in print: December 01, 2023

Keywords

  1. Forensic inpatient services
  2. Autism
  3. Staff training/in-service

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Lauren E. Kois, Ph.D. [email protected]
Department of Clinical Psychology (Kois, Cox, Simmons, White) and Center for Youth Development and Intervention (Simmons, White), University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Office of Forensic Mental Health Services, Alabama Department of Mental Health, Tuscaloosa (Scott-Adams).
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Jennifer Cox, Ph.D.
Department of Clinical Psychology (Kois, Cox, Simmons, White) and Center for Youth Development and Intervention (Simmons, White), University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Office of Forensic Mental Health Services, Alabama Department of Mental Health, Tuscaloosa (Scott-Adams).
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Grace Lee Simmons, M.A.
Department of Clinical Psychology (Kois, Cox, Simmons, White) and Center for Youth Development and Intervention (Simmons, White), University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Office of Forensic Mental Health Services, Alabama Department of Mental Health, Tuscaloosa (Scott-Adams).
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Susan W. White, Ph.D.
Department of Clinical Psychology (Kois, Cox, Simmons, White) and Center for Youth Development and Intervention (Simmons, White), University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Office of Forensic Mental Health Services, Alabama Department of Mental Health, Tuscaloosa (Scott-Adams).
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Virginia Scott-Adams, Psy.D.
Department of Clinical Psychology (Kois, Cox, Simmons, White) and Center for Youth Development and Intervention (Simmons, White), University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Office of Forensic Mental Health Services, Alabama Department of Mental Health, Tuscaloosa (Scott-Adams).
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Notes

Send correspondence to Dr. Kois ([email protected]). Debra A. Pinals, M.D., Enrico G. Castillo, M.D., M.S.H.P.M., and Ayorkor Gaba, Psy.D., are editors of this column.

Competing Interests

The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

Funding Information

The Alabama Forensic Assessment Research and Evaluation Project is funded by a grant from the Alabama Department of Mental Health (A21-0297-002).

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