Conceptualisation and conscience assessment in adolescence in forensic mental healthcare: experts’ perspectives

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Table 1. Assessment of conscience development; topic list for semi-structured interviews with experts.

Main questions	Be alert to this
When was the last time you conducted a conscience assessment?	Opening question to allow the expert to get into the topic
How do you conduct an assessment?	Explore the domains of conscience that are being investigatedFocus on grounding the answers in practiceIf too practical, inform about the theoretical idea behind the practice
Supplementary questions
What clinical information do you need to assess empathy?	Differentiates cognitive/affective empathy?What cues in observation are mentioned?Specific techniques? (experiential, moral dilemmas)
What clinical information do you need to assess self-conscious emotions?
What clinical information do you need to assess moral development?

Figure 1. Clinically relevant concepts in the assessment of conscience: the domain of empathic capacity.

Figure 2. Clinically relevant concepts in the assessment of conscience: the domain of self-conscious emotions.

Figure 3. Clinically relevant concepts in the assessment of conscience: the domain of moral reasoning.