Forensic Services
Within all of our specialty programs, we provide an array of forensic services including expert witness and consultation; and evaluations, assessments, and reports for criminal, family, dependency, and juvenile court. When there is a legal question of risk, capacity, or transparency, we work collaboratively with judges, attorneys, juvenile or adult probation, mediators, custody evaluators, social services, and Child Protective Services as needed to provide assessments, evaluations, and psychological testing, evidence-based protocols, opinions, and recommendations that best address the concerns of the professional referring party.
Specifically, in our consultation, expert assessments and testimony, we can address the following:
- Alcohol and drug abuse and dependence assessments
- General mental health assessments
- Non-offending parent capacity to protect their child(ren) following child(ren) removal from their custody due to abuse or neglect while in their care
- Current impact of childhood abuse experiences (for both adults and children)
- Further assessment of a child’s allegations of abuse when formal interviews are inconclusive
- Parental fitness of parents who have prior sexual offenses and are currently at low risk for re-offense
- The risk level and treatment needs of both adolescents and adults who have committed all types of sexual offenses
- Pre-adjudication evaluations for all types of alleged sexual crimes
- Pre- and post-civil commitment assessments for sexually violent predators
- Pre-adjudication evaluations for all types of general and all types of sexual criminal offenses including drug and murder offenses