Forensic substance use evaluations are substance use evaluations conducted for the courts or other legal proceedings. Throughout the world, stakeholders in legal systems need the expertise of substance use professionals to answer important questions for both criminal and civil cases. Clients with substance-related problems often deny, minimize, rationalize, and under-report, whether intentionally or unintentionally, making accurate evaluation very challenging. Additionally, there are many incentives for clients to avoid full disclosure, because the stakes are often so high (e.g., child custody evaluations, sentencing evaluations, etc.). In spite of these challenges, there are many strategies and techniques that substance use professionals can use to differentiate fact from fiction, arriving at a defensible conclusion that the clinician can feel confident about. This training was designed to provide an overview of those strategies.
https://www.issup.net/events/calendar/2023-09/introduction-forensic-substance-use-evaluation
