"FORENSIC ANALYSIS17Cultural CompetenciesFundamental competenciesThese competencies could comprise of Relationships: The recognition and appreciationof potential role with all parties which are involved in forensic work through thedemonstration of sensitivity to the welfare, rights, and other’s dignity and an ability to relatewhich could relate individuals is also done by Forensic Specialist (FS), groups andcommunities in ways that enhances the effectiveness of forensic services provided. The FS isalways aware of his/her impact on others and plays an important role that helps in respectful,unbiased attitude toward the examinee, legal system, and to all those who serve the legalsystem. The FS must know his/her role, whether serving as evaluator, or consultant. Thesecond competency could be Individual and cultural diversity: Forensic Psychologist shouldrecognize and value individuals and their group differences along with the diversity they are apart of. FP should understand how interactions are shaped by diversity variables, andshouldunderstands and respond to the viable impact thatcould rise due to an examinee’s ethnicity;race, gender, caste,sexual orientation, and the effect the disability status may have on theforensic evaluation process and culture and appreciatingthe impact in the psycho-legal termsand context. Ethical Legal Standards Policy: this could be another important competency inorder toethically and effectively work with diverse population, which should be given equalimportance. Professionalism: The Forensic Specialist (FS) should exhibit a professionalobligation to obtain and should maintain an advanced knowledge and skill level which shouldrelate to the circumference of legal theory, precedent, and procedureswithsharpclinicpractice,psychological science, and professional ethics.Scientific Knowledge and Methods: TheForensic Specialist (FS) describes a sound and scientific basics of practice activities andshould be knowledgeable enoughabout scientific and scholarly developments in the FORENSIC ANALYSIS18field.Interdisciplinary Systems: The Forensic Specialist (FS) showcases awareness of therelevant knowledge of all disciplines which outside psychology and is equally important forforensic practice. Among these would-be law, psychiatry, sociology, criminology, andpsycho-pharmacology. The FS should possess deep understanding of the legal system,statutes, andthe regulations. Evidence-Based Practice: The Forensic Specialist (FS) baseshis/her practice on the methods that have enough evidence regarding the level of theirreliability and validity. When methods with less evidence of known values are used andsupplemented with evidence based methods. Functional competenciesEducation and Training: it includes design of education and training programs, theirdescription, and accuracy in teaching plays an important role. Psychologists should never askstudents disclosure of personal information and data which may be irrelevant to the subject.In mandatory individual or group therapy psychologists should allow students to choose froman option of such therapy from practitioners unaffiliated with the program. Privacy andConfidentiality: Psychologists possess a primary obligation and they take reasonableprecautions to protect confidential information which is generally obtained through andstored in any medium, and recognizing that the limits of confidentiality must be regulatedthrough law or established by institutional rules or professional or scientific relationship.Alsoto counter these, the limits of confidentiality should be well addressed. Disclosuresshould be done with the appropriate consent of the organizational client. Confidentialinformation should not be shared when in consultations. Psychologists must not disclose inwritings, lectures, or through any other public media, confidential, personally identifiableinformation concerning their clients, research participants, students, organizational clients, orother recipients of their services that they obtained during the tenure of the work, unless (1) FORENSIC ANALYSIS19they take enough reasonable steps so that they could disguise the person or the organization,(2)the person or organization has consented in writing, or (3) there is legal authorization fordoing so.Consultation: a forensic psychologist is able to advise attorneys, courts and policymakers regarding all the matters concerning mental healthissuesin relation to the FS’s majors.Research evolution, training, and teaching are important parameters that should be kept aclose check in functional competencies.A population that we may have difficulty serving could be the political leaders. Wecould have difficulty working with a member of this group because of various points, thesecould be because of culture a political leader serves or belongs to, and then the language hespeaks could be another deterring point. Also the mind setup or the level of understanding weboth possess of each other’s subject could also increase differences. Race, ethnicity,socioeconomic background and of course the age difference will play a vital role. Thestrategies that can be employed in order to challenge these could be-Education and Training:it includes design of education and training programs, their description, and accuracy inteaching plays an important role. Psychologists should never ask students disclosure ofpersonal information and data which may be irrelevant to the subject. In mandatoryindividual or group therapy psychologists should allow students to choose from an option ofsuch therapy from practitioners unaffiliated with the program. Apart from all these educationand training will also inculcate good habits of keeping the discriminations side and focusingon the god side to increase the efficiency of the target. Unfair discrimination: when workingwith a multicultural population everyone is prone to unfair discriminations which might bebased onvirtues of nationality, age, identity, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, sexualorientation, disability or due to socioeconomic status. Proper training and education ofpsychologists plays an important role in addressing these kinds of issues.Human Relations:this could include unfair discrimination, sexual or other harassment, multiple FORENSIC ANALYSIS20relationships;exploitive relationships could render another issue. cooperation with otherprofessionals, informed consent, conflict of interest where when personal psychologistswould refrain from taking on a professional role, scientific, legal, financial, professional, orother interests or relationships which could possibly be expected to (1) narrow theirobjectivity, and lessens the effectiveness in performing the duties as psychologists or (2)disclose the person or an organization working in a professional relationship existing to harmor exploitation could be another major threat. Third-party requests for services could alsobring in some issues and conflicts."