Posta description of the specific information that must be gathered in a competent risk assessment. Next, explain how a psychologist should gather and use this information in two different circumstances: 1) in a hypothetical situation in which you are the clinician in charge, and 2) in a hypothetical situation in which you as the clinician are not the decision maker, and you therefore must communicate information, including your risk assessment, to those responsible for making clinical decisions.

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