Who works in Forensic Psychiatry?
A forensic psychiatrist is a fully trained psychiatrist who often has an additional year or more of training & study specifically in Forensic Psychiatry. (In Canada, psychiatric specialization requires 3-4 years of medical school plus 5 years of psychiatric training followed by a comprehensive specialty examination.) A number of other professionals work within the broader scope of Forensic Mental Health, each certified by their own professional governing bodies: forensic psychologists, social workers, nurses, psychometrists, occupational therapists, behavioral therapists, recreational therapists, and others. Who are Forensic Patients/Clients of the Forensic Mental Health System? Forensic patients are those who have been referred by the Courts for assessment or who have been declared as Not Criminally Responsible or Unfit to Stand Trial by the Criminal Justice System and admitted to a provincial forensic mental health system. In Ontario, forensic patients are under the jurisdiction of t
