Private Practice
Forensic Psychology
June 1999 - Present

I have a part time private practice focused on forensic assessment. I perform forensic criminal evaluations examining the issue of responsibility, competency to proceed to trial, diminished capacity, sexually violent predator risk, mitigation, Personal Injury Evaluations, Independent Psychological Exams, workplace violence evaluations, and evaluations of other relevant issues.


Certified Forensic Examiner
Psychologist II
Fulton State Hospital
Missouri Department of Mental Health

February 2003 - Present

I function as a full time Certified Forensic Examiner for the Department of Mental Health. I complete court ordered evaluations for competency to proceed to trial, responsibility at the time of the offense, diagnoses, need for further hospitalization, conditional release, pre-sentence recommendations, sexually violent predator risk assessment, and diminished capacity. Offenses range from misdemeanor to capitol cases and involve trial testimony and depositions. In February of 2003 I began completing these evaluations part time for Fulton State Hospital and began completing them full time in March of 2003. I also function as a voting member of the Forensic Review Committee, which offers opinions to the Hospital Administration regarding changes in status of criminally committed patients. I also act as a supervisor for other Forensic Examiners at Fulton State Hospital, providing supervision of cases, instruction, and administrative duties. I also act as a supervisor in Fulton State Hospital’s Predoctoral Internship. I also provide seminars and training to clinical staff and interns on assessment, malingering, forensic issues, and psychopathology.



Private Practice
Forensic Psychology
June 1999 - Present

I have a part time private practice focused on forensic assessment. I perform forensic criminal evaluations examining the issue of responsibility, competency to proceed to trial, diminished capacity, sexually violent predator risk, mitigation, Personal Injury Evaluations, Independent Psychological Exams, workplace violence evaluations, and evaluations of other relevant issues.

Past Clinical Positions

Certified Forensic Examiner
Psychologist I
Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center
Missouri Department of Mental Health

January 1999 – July 2008 Part Time

During this time I functioned as a part time Certified Forensic Examiner for the Department of Mental Health at Mid Missouri Mental Health Center. I completed court ordered evaluations for competency to proceed to trial, responsibility at time of offense, diagnoses, need for further hospitalization, conditional release, pre-sentence recommendations, and diminished capacity. Offenses range from misdemeanor to capitol cases and involve trial testimony and depositions. I also acted as a supervisor at the Mid-Missouri Health Sciences Psychology Internship Consortium, an APA approved pre-doctoral internship program, providing supervision of the Forensic Evaluation Minor rotation.



Psychologist I - Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program
Guhleman Forensic Center
Fulton State Hospital
February 2003 – March 2003

This part time position involved working as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team, which provided long term treatment to clients admitted to an intermediate security forensic hospital. I worked as a primary therapist with an emphasis on psychological assessment, clinical interviewing, individual therapy, group therapy, and psychological consultation. Patients had a wide range of diagnoses including personality disorders, Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia. This was an interim position that lasted approximately one month until I began full time as a forensic examiner.

Psychologist I / Associate Psychologist II - Adult Inpatient
Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center
September 1995 – February 2003

This full time position involved working as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team, which provided acute psychiatric inpatient care to 18 counties in central Missouri. I worked as a primary therapist with an emphasis on psychological assessment, clinical interviewing, individual therapy, family therapy, and psychological consultation. The client population ranged in age from 17 to 90+ years. Patients had a wide range of diagnoses including personality disorders, Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia. I also provided supervision for Interns from the Mid-Missouri Health Sciences Psychology Internship Consortium, an APA approved pre-doctoral internship program.

Assistant Admissions Officer - Adult Inpatient
Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center
January 1996 – February 2003

This part time position required me to provide additional coverage for the Admissions Officer for Adult Inpatient at an acute care psychiatric hospital, which provided inpatient care to 18 counties in central Missouri. The Admissions Officer coordinates all admissions to the inpatient Adult Services ensuring compliance with state regulations, judicial orders, and hospital policies.

Seminars and Instruction

Presentations on psychological assessment, malingering, and forensic examination to Predoctoral interns and staff at Missouri Health Sciences Psychology Internship Consortium. 1996 to 2002.

Presentations on psychological assessment, malingering, and forensic examination Internship to Predoctoral interns and staff at Fulton State Hospital. 2003 to Present.

Invited Presentation

Mental Retardation From an Evaluator’s Perspective – Missouri Prosecutor’s Capital Litigation Conference. April 15, 2008

Conferences and Training

Insanity Defense Evaluations
Philip J. Resnick, M.D., April 30, 2011

The Defendant: Impact of Mental Disability in the Criminal Law Process
Michael L. Perlin, J.D., April 29, 2011

Malingering and Forensic Practice: Conceptual Issues & Clinical Methods
Richard Rogers, Ph.D., ABPP, April 28, 2011

Adventures on the Electronic Frontier: Ethics and Risk Management in the Digital Era.
Eric Harris, J.D., Ph.D., April 11, 2011

Legal and Ethical Risk Management in Professional Psychological Practice – Sequence II: Risk Management in Specific High Risk Areas
Eric Harris, J.D., Ph.D., April 8, 2009

Advanced Topics in Criminal Forensic Psychology
Alan M. Goldstein, Ph.D. ABPP, September 17, 2008

Risk Assessment and Risk Management in Community Corrections
Jennifer Skeem, Ph.D., September 18, 2008

Violence Risk Assessment and Management Using Structured Professional Judgment
Kevin S. Douglas, LL.B, Ph.D., September 19, 2008

Forensic Applications of the MMPI-2
Roger Greene, Ph.D., September 20, 2008

Legal and Ethical Risks and Risk Management in Professional Practice
Eric Harris, J.D., Ph.D., April 17, 2008

What we know and what we don’t know about assessing and treating sexual offenders
Judith Becker, Ph.D., November 9, 2007 – Fulton Missouri

Psychopathy Checklist – Revised
Stephen Hart, Ph.D., April 26 and 27, 2006 – Columbia, Missouri

American Family and Conciliatory Courts – 6th International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations , October 14-16, 2004

Should Evaluators Recommend? The Ultimate Question (Part I)
Negotiating the Ultimate Question (Part II)
The Trial–The Ultimate Question (Part III)
Randy Fuerst, J.D., Lake Charles, LA
Advanced Institute on Psychological Testing
James R. Flens, Psy.D., Brandon, FL
Drug and Alcohol Assessment in Child Custody Evaluations
Claude Schleuderer, Ph.D., Ulster County Mental Health, Kingston, NY
Interviewing Children
Mindy F. Mitnick, Ed.M., M.A., Licensed Psychologist, Minneapolis, MN
Assessing Children’s Feelings and Perceptions in Divorcing Families
Mary Elizabeth Lund, Ph.D., Santa Monica, CA
Angus Strachan, Ph.D., Santa Monica, CA
The Investigative Component in Child Custody Evaluations
William G. Austin, Ph.D., Steamboat Springs, CO
Jonathan W. Gould, Ph.D., Charlotte, NC
David A. Martindale, Ph.D., ABPP, Morristown, NJ
Post-Evaluation Procedures and Ethical Considerations
David A. Martindale, Ph.D., Morristown, NJ
Barbara F. Steinberg, Ph.D., Ormond Beach, FL
Jan Tyler, Ph.D., Burlington, VT

Advanced Seminar on Custody Evaluations
Jonathon Gould, Ph.D., September 9-10, 2004

Performing Sexually Violent Predator Evaluations
Richard Scott, Ph.D., Missouri Department of Mental Health, October 22, 2003

Legal and Ethical Risks and Risk Management in Professional Practice II: Special High Risk Populations
Ed Harris, M.ED, JD, American Psychological Association Insurance Trust, April 11, 2003

Assessment of Workplace Violence
George Hargrave, Ph.D., American Academy of Forensic Psychology, October 27, 2002

Violence and Threat Assessment
Reid Meloy, Ph.D., September 30 & October 1, 2002.

The Sexually Violent Offender
Robert Roy Hazelwood, (FBI, Ret.) May 2-3, 2002

Missouri Department of Mental Health Forensic Conference
April 2001

Relapse in Schizophrenia
June 2000

Missouri Department of Mental Health Forensic Conference
April 2000

Missouri Department of Mental Health Forensic Conference
April 1999

MMPI-2 Conference
Metropolitan Psychiatric Center Missouri November, 1998

Detection of Malingering and Deception
Randy K. Otto, Ph.D., American Academy of Forensic Psychology, November 1998

Violence and Risk Assessment
Stephen Hart, Ph.D., American Academy of Forensic Psychology, November 1998

Violence and Psychopathology
October 1998

Dangerous Liaisons - Violence and Attachments
Metropolitan Psychiatric Center, Missouri Institute of Mental Health, October 1997


Pre-Doctoral Internship Experience

Mid-Missouri Health Sciences Psychology Internship Consortium
September 1, 1994 to August 31, 1995
#3 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65201, 573-884-1300


Other Professional Clinical Experiences

Outpatient Therapist
Family Counseling Center of Missouri, Inc.
Columbia, Missouri
September 1990 to August 1991

Unit Therapist
Cope Care of Moberly - Moberly, Missouri
August 1989 to August 1990




Professional Memberships

American Psychology -- Law Society
American Psychological Association


Research

Kline, Jeffrey S. (1996). "Male College Students' General Satisfaction With Different Styles Of Therapy And Different Sexed Therapists." Unpublished Dissertation, Indiana State University., Terre Haute, Indiana.

Kline, Jeffrey S. (1989). "Comment Constructiveness in Peer Review Groups." Unpublished masters thesis, University of Missouri - Columbia.

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