Forensic and Clinical Psychology / Expert Witness and Consultation

EW #334 Ph.D., has worked in the mental health and addictions treatment industry for over 20 years as administrator, clinician, researcher, trainer, and consultant. Her professional education and experience in management and psychology, with special attention to mental health law, professional ethics, and malpractice risk reduction combine to make her uniquely qualified to serve as expert witness and consultant to attorneys involved in litigation related to psychiatric hospitals, addiction treatment centers, mental health centers, psychologists, and other mental health and addiction professionals.

Few experts have such a complete background of experience and education. Most academicians have no clinical experience. Few clinicians are also professionally trained managers. Even rarer is it to find a clinician or administrator who also does research (or even understands it).

EW #334 may be the person you need to provide:
Expert witness testimony
Independent medical (psychological) exams
Consultation on your case
Understanding of psychological terms and practices
How to work with a mental health expert to get the best results
How to find the right expert for your case

She is an expert in professional ethical codes which cover psychologists, social workers, marriage and family counselors, addiction counselors, employee assistance program professionals. She has trained thousands of professionals in her mental health ethics on addiction workshops. Some of the specific areas she can address are:

Management:
Substance abuse; evaluation and treatment
Standards of practice
Employee policies and procedures
Employee discipline and discharge
Professional relationships

Clinical Supervision:
Clinical policies and procedures
Clinical supervision
Competence
Record keeping
Diagnosis and treatment planning
Appropriate treatment

Legal and Ethical Issues:
Informed consent
Duty to warn
Confidentiality
Dual relationships
Ethical dilemmas
Research

Credentials
EW #334  has worked in the addiction and mental health fields for over 20 years. Her professional roles have included manager/administrator of treatment centers and mental health centers, clinical psychologist, clinical supervisor, researcher, author, trainer, professor, and consultant. She has also worked as legal consultant and expert witness in a number of legal cases. Her well-rounded educational background includes graduate degrees in psychology, management, and counseling.

Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University of Arizona, 1993
M.A., Human Resource Management, Pepperdine University, 1981
M.S. Ed., Counseling and Guidance, Old Dominion University, 1977
B.S., Psychology, Old Dominion University, 1975

She has maintained her private practice and consulting business in Arizona for the last ten years. Specialty areas of practice include assessment and evaluation, differential diagnosis, hypnosis, psychotherapy for addiction, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, trauma recovery, and marital and sex therapy. She has taught graduate classes in management and psychology for Northern Arizona University, University of Arizona, and Troy State University. She has served on area, international and university boards.

Licenses and certifications include:
Arizona Licensed Psychologist
Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor
International Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor.