Job Roles in Forensic Psychology
Overview
This assignment supports this unit’s readings and discussions on the different careers available in the field of forensic psychology.

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies:

Describe the1 field of forensic psychology.
Describe how a selected job role is unique compared to other mental health forensic careers.
Describe the specialist’s professional role and tasks performed in the selected case.
Apply scholarly research findings to topics in forensic psychology.
Describe a selected article and what the authors communicate about the area of specialization.
Explain the role of a forensic specialist as represented in scholarly literature.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
Communicate clearly with appropriate purpose, organization, tone, and sentence structure.
Cite the source using author and year.
Assignment Instructions
Select one of the following job roles, and search the Capella University Library or Internet to find a case in which this type of specialist was involved:

Forensic psychologist.
Forensic psychiatrist.
Forensic social worker.
Forensic counselor.
Search the Capella University Library for one scholarly article on a type of mental health forensic specialist. Use the job role and case you selected above, along with the scholarly article you located, to write a paper in which you respond to the following:

Describe how the job role you selected is unique compared to other mental health forensic careers.
Describe the person’s professional role and tasks performed in the selected case.
Describe the scholarly article you selected and what the author(s) communicate about the area of specialization.
Explain the role of a forensic specialist as represented in scholarly literature.
Communicate clearly with appropriate purpose, organization, tone, and sentence structure.
Cite the source using author and year.
Submission Requirements
Written communication: Written communication is in professional style with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.
Resources: Support your position with information from your textbook and from at least one scholarly article.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting.
Length: 34 double-spaced, typed pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
SafeAssign: Use the SafeAssign Draft option to check your writing and ensure that you have paraphrased, quoted, and cited your sources appropriately. Run a SafeAssign report, saving your paper as a draft. Based on your SafeAssign results, make any necessary changes to your paper before submitting your assignment to your instructor for grading.
Refer to APA Style Central for guidance in using proper APA style. See the APA Style and Format section of the Writing Center for instructions on accessing and using APA Style Central.

Refer to the Job Roles in Forensic Psychology Scoring Guide to ensure that you meet the grading criteria for this assignment.