PSYU 496: Forensic Psychology

Group Presentation Rubric (Total Possible Points: 400)

PLO # 2 – Ethics, Law, and Professional Issues

100-90 POINTS 89-79 POINTS 78 -69 POINTS 68-50 POINTS 49-39 POINTS 38-0 POINTS
Group
Presentation of Presents an Presents a good Presents some Presents inadequate Presents a poor Presents a very poor
Case Summary excellent understanding of understanding of understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the
understanding of the case the case scenarios case scenarios by case scenarios by case scenarios by
the case scenarios scenarios by by discussing discussing factors that discussing factors that discussing factors that
by discussing discussing factors that are are vaguely associated are vaguely associated are vaguely associated
factors that are factors that are fairly relevant the or clearly not relevant or clearly not relevant or clearly not relevant
persuasively relevant to at the overall dynamics to many of the overall to many of the overall to many of the overall
relevant to the overall dynamics associated with the dynamics associated dynamics associated dynamics associated
overall dynamics associated with case. Provides a with the case. Provides with the case. Provides with the case. Provides
associated with the case. somewhat clear and little clear or accurate little clear or accurate little clear or accurate
the case. Provides a fairly accurate rationale rationale for that is used rationale for that is used rationale for that is used
Provides a clear clear and for the information to determine the to determine the to determine the
and accurate accurate that is used to disposition each case, disposition each case, disposition each case,
rationale for the rationale for the determine the or the rationale does not or the rationale does not or the rationale does not
information that is information that disposition each fit the case. fit the case. fit the case.
used to determine is used to case, but some
the disposition determine the descriptions are not
each case. disposition each clear and/or
case. accurate.

50-41 POINTS 40-31 POINTS 30-29 POINTS 28-19 POINTS 18-9 POINTS 8-0 POINTS
Group Presents an Presents a good Presents Inadequate Presents poor Presents very poor
Presentation of excellent understanding of Presents some understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the
Assessment and understanding of the case understanding of case scenarios by case scenarios by case scenarios by
the case scenarios scenarios by the case scenarios vaguely discussing vaguely discussing vaguely discussing
Diagnosis
by discussing discussing by discussing behavioral and clinical behavioral and clinical behavioral and clinical
behavioral and behavioral and behavioral and factors that are factors that are factors that are
clinical factors clinical factors clinical factors that associated with each associated with each associated with each

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 that are that are relevant are fairly relevant case. Inaccurately or case. Inaccurately or case. Misses discussing
persuasively to the to the information does not identify does not identify major symptoms
relevant to the information associated with symptoms associated symptoms associated associated with the
information associated with each case. with the provisional with the provisional provisional diagnosis of
associated with each case. Accurately diagnosis of each case. diagnosis of each case. each case. Is not clear
each case. Accurately identifies a Is not clear in Is not clear in in differentiating
Accurately, identifies a minimum of one differentiating between differentiating between between similar signs
identifies a minimum of two symptom similar signs and similar signs and and symptoms that may
minimum of three symptoms associated with the symptoms that may be symptoms that may be be shared in each case.
symptoms associated with diagnosis of each shared in each case. shared in each case. Does not discuss what
associated with the diagnosis of case that supports Does not discuss what Does not discuss what additional information
the diagnosis of each case that the given diagnosis. additional information additional information would be important to
each case that supports the Is somewhat clear would be important to would be important to better understand each
supports the given given diagnosis. in differentiating better understand each better understand each case.
diagnosis. Is fairly clear in between similar case. case.
Clearly differentiating signs and
differentiates between similar symptoms that may
between similar signs and be shared in each
signs and symptoms that case, but support
symptoms that may be shared in the provisional
may be shared in each case, but diagnosis.
each case, but support the Provides a
support the provisional somewhat of a
provisional diagnosis. rationale for
diagnosis. Provides a clear additional
Provides a clear rationale for information would
accurate, and what additional be important to
relevant rationale information better understand
for what would be each case.
additional important to
information better understand
would be each case.
important to
better understand
each case.

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 50-41 POINTS 40-31 POINTS 30-29 POINTS 28-19 POINTS 18-9 POINTS 8-0 POINTS
Group
Presentation of Presents an Presents a good Presents somewhat Presents an inadequate Presents a poor Presents a very poor
Evaluation and excellent understanding of of an understanding understanding of understanding of understanding of
understanding of ethical/legal of ethical/legal ethical/legal issues ethical/legal issues ethical/legal issues
Application of
ethical/legal issues by issues by providing guidelines associated guidelines associated guidelines associated
Ethical and issues by clearly providing a fairly a minimal with clients, law with clients, law with clients, law
Practice and accurately clear and understanding of enforcement, or enforcement, or enforcement, or
Guideline Identifying a accurate one ethical members of the public. members of the public. members of the public.
Issues minimum of three understanding of principle or
ethical principles a minimum of guideline relevant
or guidelines two ethical to contact with
relevant to contact principles or clients, law
with clients, law guidelines enforcement, or
enforcement, or relevant to members of the
members of the contact with public.
public. clients, law
enforcement, or
members of the
public.

50-41 POINTS 40-31 POINTS 30-29 POINTS 28-19 POINTS 18-9 POINTS 8-0 POINTS
Inclusion of
Mental Health Presents an Presents a good Presents somewhat Presents an inadequate Presents a poor Presents a very poor
Crisis excellent understanding of of an understanding understanding of factors understanding of factors understanding of factors
understanding of factors relevant of factors relevant relevant to best relevant to best relevant to best
Management
factors relevant to to best practices to best practices for practices for managing practices for managing practices for managing
and Law best practices for for managing managing mental mental health crisis mental health crisis mental health crisis
Enforcement managing mental mental health health crisis situations in the situations in the situations in the
Collaboration health crisis crisis situations situations in the community and community and community and
situations and and collaborating community and collaborating with law collaborating with law collaborating with law
collaborating with with law collaborating with enforcement enforcement enforcement
law enforcement enforcement law enforcement officers/agencies. officers/agencies. officers/agencies.
officers/agencies. officers/agencies. officers/agencies. Interviews with two Interviews with two Interviews with two
Interviews with Interviews with Interviews with mental health programs mental health programs mental health programs
two mental health two mental two mental health and two law and two law and two law
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 programs and two health programs programs and two enforcement agencies enforcement agencies enforcement agencies
law enforcement and two law law enforcement from two different from two different from two different
agencies from two enforcement agencies from two states, and Week 2 DB states, and Week 2 DB states, and Week 2 DB
different states, agencies from different states, and information are information are poorly information are not
and Week 2 DB two different Week 2 DB inadequately incorporated into the incorporated into the
information are states, and Week information are incorporated into the presentation. presentation.
firmly 2 DB loosely presentation.
incorporated into information are incorporated into
the presentation. incorporated into the presentation.
the presentation.

75-65 POINTS 64-55 POINTS 54-45 POINTS 44-35 POINTS 34-25 POINTS 24-0 POINTS
Group
Presentation Presentation and Presentation and Presentation and Writing is inadequately Writing is poorly Writing is very poorly
Writing and related writing is related writing is related writing is organized and includes organized and includes organized and includes
logical, organized, mostly logical, partially logical, multiple errors in numerous errors in substantial errors in
Organization.
and free of errors organized, and organized, and grammar, spelling and grammar, spelling and grammar, spelling and
in grammar, includes minor includes minor writing mechanics writing mechanics writing mechanics
spelling and errors in errors in grammar, throughout. APA throughout. APA throughout. APA
writing grammar, spelling and formatting is not correct formatting is inadequate formatting is
mechanics. The spelling and writing mechanics. in most aspects of the in throughout the poor/nonexistent
presentation writing The paper meets presentation. presentation. throughout the
meets all mechanics. The most assignment presentation.
assignment paper meets most requirements. APA
requirements. assignment formatting is
APA formatting is requirements. correct in some
at correct in all APA formatting aspects of the
aspects of the is correct in most presentation.
presentation. aspects of the
presentation.

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 75-65 POINTS 64-55 POINTS 54-45 POINTS 44-35 POINTS 43-25 POINTS 24-0 POINTS

A great amount of The project is The project appears Little effort was put Poor effort was put into Very poor effort was
Group Project effort has mostly complete to have been into the project. Project the project. Project is put into the project.
Effort obviously been and offers a good completed in haste. is inadequately done poorly done and Project is extremely
put into the presentation. There are elements and appears to have appears to have been poorly done and
project. Project is that are been loosely applied to tossed together with no appears to have been
complete and all incongruent, the project with little organization or haphazardly tossed
elements deliver inadequate, or organization or planning. Project together with no
an excellent incomplete. planning. Project contains substantial organization or
presentation. contains many errors. errors. planning. Project
contains substantial
errors.

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