The neuropsychologists and psychologists at Goff, Lundy, & Oliver, LLC provide evaluation and data interpretation that address the cognitive, emotional, and adaptive issues that are unique to each individual.
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Forensic psychology involves leveraging education and experience in clinical psychology and the application of that knowledge to court-related matters. A forensic evaluation is different from therapy or counseling in that it involves the assessment of individuals within a legal context. The need for a forensic evaluation is often indicated by the need for an objective opinion in a psycholegal matter.
Neuropsychology, simply stated, is the study of brain-behavior relations and functions. Forensic neuropsychologists evaluate people’s cognitive, emotional, and adaptive functioning when they are involved in legal processes and there are concerns about their thinking skills, ability to care for themselves, or questions about the cognitive consequences of medical/neurological or psychiatric conditions.
Areas that can be assessed include items such as:
- Overall intellectual functioning (i.e., IQ)
- Academic achievement
- Attention
- Executive Functions (e.g., problem-solving)
- Learning & Memory
- Language
- Visuospatial Skills
- Sensory and Motor Functions
- Adaptive Functioning (e.g., ability to manage one’s own finances)
- Emotional & Personality Functioning
Common conditions where neuropsychological evaluation is useful include:
- Memory disorders (e.g., mild cognitive impairment or dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy Body disease, vascular disease)
- Movement disorders (e.g., Parkinson’s disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, Huntington’s disease)
- Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)
Moderate/Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Anoxic Brain Injury - Autoimmune disorders (e.g., multiple sclerosis, lupus)
- Cerebrovascular conditions (e.g., stroke)
- Other neurologic conditions (e.g., encephalitis, epilepsy, tumor)
- Intellectual Disability
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders (e.g., ADHD, learning disorders)
- Psychiatric conditions (e.g., depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder)
Competency
Criminal Responsibility
Risk Assessment/ Future Dangerousness
Malingering
Amnesia for the Offense
Underlying Personality Disorder
Mitigating Brain Damage
Intellectual Disability
ADA and Reasonable Accommodations
Questions of Abuse and Neglect
Effects of Toxic Exposure
Effects of Brain Injury
Emotional Injury
Guardianship
Competency in Testamentary and Financial Decisions
Competency to Refuse/Consent to Treatment