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AREAS of PRACTICE

CRIMINAL LAW

  • Competency to stand trial or capacity to proceed evaluations

  • Violence & domestic violence risk assessment

  • Psychological autopsies

  • Malingering & deception assessments

  • Sex offender evaluations

  • Insanity/state of mind evaluations

  • Juvenile delinquency evaluations

  • Substance abuse evaluations

  • Mitigating factors & pre-sentencing evaluations

  • Evaluations of false confessions

  • Competency and voluntariness of Miranda waiver

PUBLIC SAFETY

Public safety personnel, such as law enforcement officers, correctional staff, fire fighters, emergency medical technicians, as well as civilian employees of law enforcement agencies, may need psychological services. Areas of service may include:

  • Fitness for duty evaluations

  • Pre-employment evaluations

  • Case consultation

FAMILY & CIVIL LAW

  • Clinical evaluations for Family Court proceedings

  • Personal injury evaluations

  • Workers compensation

  • Disability determinations

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder evaluations

  • Discrimination & harassment

FORENSIC CONSULTS

Legal cases involving psychological issues can be challenging to lawyers on either side of the case. The goal of our forensic psychological services is to provide attorneys with psychological information as it pertains to a particular legal issue. Areas where forensic consultation may be of assistance include:

  • Case review to provide a realistic direction to pursue in the case

  • Suggestions related to investigative and/or trial strategy

  • Understanding the psychological aspects of winning at trial

  • Preparing direct examination, cross-examination, and/or deposition questions

  • Review of other experts' reports

  • Comprehensive assessment of strengths and weaknesses of the case

  • Helping to familiarize child witnesses with the courtroom

  • Helping to familiarize non-forensic mental health witnesses with legal procedures, cross-examination strategies, and general strategies for offering testimony

CLINICAL PSYCH 

The field of clinical psychology focuses on the intellectual, emotional, biological, psychological, social, and behavioral aspects of human functioning across the life span, in varying cultures, and at all socioeconomic levels. The field integrates science, theory, and practice to understand, predict, and alleviate maladjustment, disability, and discomfort as well as to promote human adaptation, adjustment, and personal development. Areas of assessment include:

  • Mental disorders and mental illness

  • Trauma & post-traumatic stress 

  • Personality disorders

  • Addiction/Substance abuse

  • Learning disabilities and academically gifted

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