Chapter 17

• Identify the critical milestones in the evolution of the concept "not guilty by reason of insanity."
• List the four criteria mental health professionals use to determine an individual’s competency to stand trial.
• Describe how confidentiality and informed consent work together to provide legal and ethical protections for individuals seeking psychological treatment.
• Assess when an individual should be committed to a mental health facility. Examine the rights and responsibilities of both the client and the mental health professionals in that situation.
• Discuss the purpose of SVP laws.
• Examine the practices some communities have put in place to try to prevent pedophilia and other sexual offences.