Types of Evaluations
Forensic Mind Solutions, LLC provides a comprehensive range of forensic, psychological, and parenting evaluations to assist courts, probation departments, Children and Youth Services (CYS), and related agencies in determining the psychological functioning, risk, and treatment needs of referred individuals. Each evaluation is designed to integrate biopsychosocial, cognitive, and risk-related domains to develop a clear, evidence-based formulation and actionable recommendations, depending on the type of evaluation requested or required to answer referral questions. Evaluations are completed through clinical interviews, psychological testing, records review, and collateral information, resulting in a detailed written report that include diagnostic impressions and individualized recommendations. Assessments may be conducted with adults, adolescents, or families referred for issues related to violence, sexual behavior, parenting capacity, competency, or mental health.
Below you will find brief descriptions of evaluations that FMS offers.
Comprehensive Psychological Evaluations
Assess intellectual, cognitive, emotional, neurological, and personality functioning to guide treatment planning and diagnostic clarification.
Protective Parenting Evaluation
Assesses the parent’s ability to recognize risk, protect from harm, and engage in corrective parenting practices to ensure child safety.
Violence Risk Assessments
Utilize structured tools (e.g., HCR-20, Hare PCL, SARA) to determine potential for violence, impulsivity, and antisocial traits.
Parental Capacity Evaluation
Examine a parent’s ability to safely and effectively meet a child’s needs, identifying risk factors such as substance use, mental health concerns, or trauma-related barriers.
Psychosexual Evaluations (Youth or Adult)
Assess sexual development, personality factors, risk factors, arousal patterns, and victimology, using validated tools as deemed appropriate (e.g., ABEL, J-SOAP-II, Static-99R) to guide treatment and supervision.
Competency Evaluations
Determines ability to understand legal proceedings, assist in defense, and assesses mental state at time of offense.
Serious Mental Injury (SMI) Evaluations
Conducted to determine the psychological impact of abuse on a child and its effect on daily functioning.
Mental Health Evaluation
Clarifies psychiatric, emotional, or personality diagnoses to guide medication management or therapy.
Non-Offending Parentign Evaluations
Evaluates understanding of abuse dynamics, protective capacity, supportiveness of the child, and insight into offender behavior.
Sexual Offender/Juvenile Problematic Sexual Behavior Evaluations
Aids in determining treatment needs, level of risk to the community, etc.
Neuropsychological Evaluation
Assess sexual development, personality factors, risk factors, arousal patterns, and victimology, using validated tools as deemed appropriate (e.g., ABEL, J-SOAP-II, Static-99R) to guide treatment and supervision.