Dr. Joanna Will provides the following types of evaluations for criminally-involved defendants: 

• Competency to stand trial

• Mental state at the time of offense (criminal responsibility)

• Competency to waive Miranda rights

• General psychodiagnostic assessments, including psychological testing

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Relevant training and experience:

• Completion of advanced trainings at the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy

• Pre-doctoral internship (forensic specialty track) at New York University - Bellevue Hospital Center, which included rotations in Bellevue's forensic inpatient unit, the Bronx Court Clinic, and Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center

• Certification from the Commonwealth of Virginia to conduct evaluations of adult competency to stand trial (§19.2 – 169.1) and mental state at the time of offense (§19.2 – 169.5) 

• Over 10 years of experience conducting forensic evaluations

• 7 years of experience providing inpatient competency restoration and treatment of individuals acquitted Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

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If you are a court representative or attorney interested in employing my forensic services, please contact me at forensic@willpsych.com.