Expert Witness/Consultant Services
Dr. Dempsey has testified in a variety of cases and is happy to work with attorneys as an expert witness or consultant.
Sex Offender Treatment
As a certified Independent Practitioner through the California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB), Dr. Dempsey offers individual and group (when possible) sex offender treatment to low risk and first time offenders.
Forensic Assessments
Forensic Psychology is the application of specialized psychological knowledge to provide information relevant to a legal question. The goal is to assist judges, attorneys, jurors, and law enforcement agencies in making their decisions related to a law or statute.
- Qualified Medical Evaluator
- Agreed Medical Evaluator
- Legal and Court-Ordered Evaluations
- Court Ordered Assessment
- Child Endangerment Evaluations
- Violence Risk Assessments
- Sex Offender Risk Evaluations
- Malingering Assessments
- Competency Evaluations
- Independent Psychological Evaluations in Child Custody disputes
Neuropsychological Assessment
Neuropsychology is the study of brain and behavior. This is testing conducted for memory concerns, attention deficit, learning disabilities, brain injury, stroke, and dementia assessment.
- General Neuropsychological Screenings
- Functional Analysis
- Dementia Screenings
- Work Related Injury Evaluations
- School and Educational Assessments
- Cognitive and Achievement Testing
- Learning Disabilities
- Developmental Delayed and Intellectual Disability (previously “Mental Retardation”)
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Evaluations
Medico-Legal Assessment
There are many types of evaluations that can fall under this category and usually include assessments that focus on medical issues that may include some sort of litigation. A medico-legal psychological assessment may be required as part of evidence used in civil litigation, often in relation to compensation for work-related stress or after a traumatic event such as an accident. The assessment may be requested in order to establish a link between the trauma and the victim’s psychological condition, or to determine the extent of psychological harm and the amount of compensation to be awarded to the victim.
- Disability Evaluations/ADA Evaluations
- Workman’s Compensation Evaluations
Pre-Surgery Assessment
When a surgeon assesses patients for surgery, he/she ascertains their general health, with the idea of identifying those for whom surgery is too risky and those who have conditions that need to be treated, stabilized, or managed for surgery to be worth its risk. Psychologists can no more “predict” a particular psychological outcome than the physician can “predict” a surgical or medical complication. However, via the pre-operative behavioral health assessment, psychosocial risk factors can be ascertained and the psychologist can then make recommendations to both the client and surgical group that are aimed at facilitating the best possible outcome for the patient.
- Pre-Bariatric Surgery Assessments
- Gender Reassignment Evaluations
Other Types of Assessment
There are many types of evaluation and assessment that we offer. Below are a few. If you have any questions about a specific type of evaluation that may not be listed, please contact Dr. Dempsey directly.
- Mental Health Assessments To Assist in Psychological/Psychiatric Diagnoses
- Personality Testing For Personal Insight
- Substance Abuse Assessments
- Return to Work Evaluations
- Pre-Employment Testing
