Forensic Psychology

Forensic Psychology is the interface between psychology and the law. Psychological services provided for the law enforcement and legal communities are forensic psychological services. However, most forensic psychologists provide services which are both clinical and forensic in nature. When a psychologist assesses an individual, group, or community, who was emotionally traumatized by an incident, the treatment is clinical in nature, designed to assist in recovering from the trauma. But, when the psychologist is asked to provide a report for the court or an international governing body, regarding the extent of the trauma, and to assess the psychological damage incurred, then the psychologist is providing forensic services.

Application is disseminated, but not limited to, Homeland Security, Terrorist Psychology, Forensic Assessment for Security in Employee Recruitment Selection and Placement, Emergency Preparedness & Response Planning, Critical Incident Debriefing, Psychological-Medical-Crime Scene Investigation, and more national, regional, and international concerns for communities and profit zas well as non-profit corporations.

Family Court

• Child Custody Evaluations, Visitation Risk Assessments, Grandparent Visitation Evaluations, Mediation of Parental Conflicts about Children, Child Abuse Evaluations, Adoption Readiness Evaluations, Development of Family Reunification Plans, and Evaluations to Assess Termination of Parental Rights.

Civil Court

• Personal Injury Evaluations, IME Second Opinion Evaluations, Assessment of Emotional Factors in Sexual Harassment and Discrimination, Worker's Compensation Evaluations, Civil Competency Evaluations, and Psychological Autopsies.

Criminal Court

• Evaluations of Juveniles accused of criminal acts, Juvenile Pre-sentencing Evaluations, Juvenile Probation Evaluations, Juvenile Waiver Evaluations, Evaluating the Credibility of Child Witnesses, Assessment of Juvenile and Adult Sexual Offenders, Competency and Diminished Capacity Evaluations, and Adult Pre-sentencing Evaluations.