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She has previously worked in a variety of forensic settings, including correctional facilities, psychiatric hospitals, and outpatient diversion. She is particularly passionate about the impact of childhood adversity and trauma on adult functioning, specifically as it relates to criminal behavior and systemic change in reducing violence. Each of our fellows passed the EPPP during their fellowship years and had no problems obtaining their psychology licenses in Colorado or other states shortly after completing their fellowships.

Our fellow, Dr. McCallum, is now employed as a forensic psychologist at a local Denver correctional facility. She also has a successful private practice conducting forensic evaluations, and she also works as an affiliate of Denver First.

Grabowski, is employed as a forensic evaluator for the State of Colorado. Best, operates a successful private practice and is also employed part-time as a forensic evaluator at a state hospital in Oregon. Search Input Submit Search. Close Search. Toggle Menu.

Support GSPP. Our Services Our expertise and experience empower us to provide forensic mental health services throughout Colorado. Services offered include: Outpatient competency restoration Forensic assessment and evaluation Animal cruelty and animal abuse evaluations Immigration-related evaluations and interventions Case management and assessment of forensic and at-risk individuals Neuropsychological screening and assessment Denver FIRST Juvenile Justice Project.

Get Started Request Phone Screen. Other Services. Research Our research interests are broad, but center mostly on the applications of evidence-based practices. Current projects include: Assessing the reliability, validity and quality of forensic mental health evaluations Training and certification of forensic mental health evaluators Improving decision-making in forensic evaluations Supervision and care of persons acquitted by legal insanity Exploring the effectiveness of outpatient and jail-based competency restoration interventions Evaluating attitudes toward violence risk in mentally ill offenders from relevant disciplines mental health, judiciary, law enforcement, corrections Examining the effectiveness of screenings and interventions for incarcerated populations with potential traumatic brain injuries.

Training We're a leading source for forensic mental health training, offering various training sessions, workshops and consultations for forensic evaluators and professionals. Postdoctoral Fellowship We offer a postdoctoral fellowship in forensic psychology. Thanks for joining us online! We are passionate about helping people take one step closer to the one hope we have in Jesus. I'm New - Start here. October Staff Appreciation Month. A note from the board: "This is the time to express our thanks and appreciation to the DFC staff for all that they do, for they continue to give God their best week after week.

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