Explain an expert report boundary to instructing counsel — CASC communication station

Station brief

Format. Communication station, approximately 7–10 minutes active time after reading. You are the independent psychiatric expert speaking with instructing counsel (examiner role-player).[1][3]

Candidate instructions. Explain your duty to assist the decision-maker. Describe how you assess and write forensic opinions. Refuse omission of material records and refusal of predetermined conclusions. Explain ultimate-issue and certainty limits. Do not invent statute section numbers. Stay professional; check understanding; offer a defensible written report path.[3][4][6]