Forensic Evaluation

Forensic Evaluation

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

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

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