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The forensic team at IVAT serves clients who are involved in criminal, family, and civil cases involving a broad range of forensic issues (sexual or physical), including child custody, child abuse, family violence allegations, sexual assault, and trauma. Services offered include:

• Forensic evaluations to address a wide variety of psycho-legal questions. Our psychologists are able to conduct comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological evaluations.

• Evaluations in criminal court including questions of mental state, competency, and mitigating factors.

• Evaluations in civil personal injury cases including the impact of various forms of trauma, abuse, or assaults on an individual and the assessment of future care needs and costs.

• Evaluations in civil cases to determine if appropriate procedures and standards of care were utilized by an individual or institution.

• Evaluations in family court including child custody evaluations, review of custody evaluations, and cases involving issues of family violence and child abuse.

• Expert witness testimony on a wide variety of topic areas including the impact of trauma, trauma-informed services, child abuse and maltreatment issues, intimate partner violence, the impact of family violence on children exposed, adverse childhood experiences, and neuropsychological concerns. Please contact us for a complete list of areas in which our psychologists are qualified to testify.

• Forensic consultation with attorneys, judges, and other mental health professionals on a wide variety of topic areas.

In forensic cases, the evaluator/expert witness/consultant does not advocate for a client. You are retaining a mental health professional. It should be noted that the forensic evaluator/consultant/expert witness does not provide legal advice. You are encouraged to speak with a licensed attorney if you have legal questions.

The Forensic Team consists of licensed psychologists, post-doctorate fellows, and doctorate-level clinicians with Master’s Degrees in Clinical or Forensic Psychology, who are obtaining their doctorate degrees. They are under the supervision of Dr. Silsby and Dr. Lipson at all times throughout the length of the case. Vitas/Resumes can be requested of any of the Forensic Team.