Tracy Webster

Background

About Tracy Webster

Uses critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to anticipate and resolve criminal justice and mental health issues · Familiar with and able to differentiate between sociological, psychological, biological, behavioral, and economic theories and practices relative to the criminal justice system and in mental health settings. · Knowledgeable of external factors which can impact the assessment of offenders, treatment planning of offenders, and treatment delivery to offenders · Strong foundation for selecting appropriate evidence-based treatment of offenders and accepted treatment interventions and modalities for a variety of inmates · Able to develop and justify an initial diagnosis from a brief case history utilizing the DSM-V · Skilled in analyzing the similarities and differences in the basic role which a forensic mental health professional may play for civil, criminal, family law, and juvenile cases · Familiar in selecting appropriate intervention and treatment strategies, psychosocial and community services, continuity of care, and relapse prevention for substance abuse · Able to perform various types of assessments with offenders, such as intake assessments, forensic evaluations, and special needs assessments · Knowledgeable of mental health diagnoses and assessment instruments with the kind of decisions a forensic mental health professional has to make in the determining the needed level of services for individuals involved in the criminal justice system · Able to identify ethical issues pertaining to involuntary hospitalization, informed consent, confidentiality, and mandated treatment · Able to conduct risk assessments with offenders to measure the risk of physical violence to oneself or another individual · Knowledgeable in ethical decision-making in the area mental health and forensic evaluations · Skilled in applying current substance abuse theory to research and interventions