Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Forensic social workers, sometimes called criminal justice social workers, are a critical component of the U.S. legal system.

Community social workers must hold at least a B.S.W., but earning an M.S.W. can help with professional advancement. Forensic social work, sometimes referred to as criminal justice social work ...

This article comprises excerpt from a guide on Community Care Inform Adults about the role of forensic social workers. The guide is written by Jeremy Dixon, a lecturer in social work at the University ...

The process may also call on other health professionals such as social workers and physicians. Forensic therapy, forensic psychology, forensic psychiatry and forensic expert witnesses at criminal ...

The expectations of social workers working in forensic mental health services have been set out in guidance published by the Department of Health. The ‘capabilities framework’, which includes a ...

said forensic scientists could explore working as forensic social worker. Speaking on ‘Beyond the conventional roles - a step forward’ on the inaugural day of ‘KAMLSCON 2023”, the two-day ...

Working in the clinical field for more than 15 years, I often see how mental health intersects with the legal system in ways that demand not just compassion, but also specialized expertise.

Megan Schueller was a senior forensic social worker who has been working with police officers and deputies since July 2017. The program, which came about through her efforts, is set to expand ...

There’s committed, and then there’s wade-into-a-swamp committed. On a Friday afternoon in March, Ashley Foster, the forensic social worker recently assigned to assist several Northeast Connecticut ...

Veronica Cruz, chairperson of the National Association of Social Workers-Maryland’s committee on forensic social work, and Lori James-Townes, director of social work for Maryland’s Office of ...