Confabulation and Suggestibility: Clinical, Forensic, and Judicial Considerations

1 Hour | 1 CE

This on-demand professional training program on Confabulation and Suggestibility: Clinical, Forensic, and Judicial Considerations is presented by Jerrod Brown. Ph.D.

In this program, participants learn about confabulation and suggestibility within clinical, forensic, and judicial settings through a review of relevant research findings, case law, and clinical case studies. Specifically, the program focuses on the impact of confabulation and suggestibility on mental health assessment and treatment completion, arrest, and arraignment, false confessions, testimony, competency to stand trial, and other aspects of the criminal justice system process. This includes an overview of the roles of confabulation and suggestibility in an interview and interrogative settings. Participants can expect to better understand the contributing factors, red flag indicators, controversies, and misconceptions of confabulation and suggestibility. The program concludes with a discussion of the potential benefits of routine screening for confabulation and suggestibility among clinical and forensic populations.