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Psychological Services,  L.L.C. 

LPS provides a wide range of evaluation & consultation services, including...

• Psychological evaluations (adults, adolescents, & school-aged children)
  
• Parenting capacity evaluations & parenting-related risk assessments
  
• Risk assessments of parents & others (re: violence including domestic violence, child maltreatment, & other safety concerns)
• Bonding evaluations (of children with parents, caregivers & prospective adoptive parents, & siblings)
  
• Juvenile psychosexual risk assessments (emphasis on youth with sexually reactive or sexually abusive behavior)
  
• Juvenile firesetting risk assessments
  
• Competency evaluations (re: competency to stand trial & other specific court-related competencies)
  

For NJ family court matters, we routinely provide evaluations to...

• the Division of Child Protection & Permanency (DCP&P, formerly DYFS),
  
• the Office of Parental Representation (OPR),
  
• the Office of the Law Guardian (OLG),
  
• & private attorneys on behalf of parents & other involved parties. 
  

We strive to maintain a reputation for objectivity & integrity, so that our evaluations and testimony can be valuable to the Court to help ensure the health, safety, and best interests of children.

Our psychologists have experience & expertise in areas that include...

Clinical Evaluations

• Clarification of diagnosis
  
• Treatment planning
  
• Improved understanding of specific clinical issues, such as:
  

          ~ Depression & anxiety

          ~ Trauma, post-traumatic stress, & PTSD

          ~ Substance abuse & dependence

          ~ Behavior problems, defiance, aggression, & violence in children & adolescents

          ~ Antisociality & psychopathy in children, adolescents, & adults

          ~ Relationship difficulties & impasses

Forensic Evaluations, Consultation, & Testimony
Family Court Matters, including:

• Risk assessment for various forms of child abuse & maltreatment
  
• Parental capacity / parental fitness
• Planning for visitation & reunification
  
• Termination of parental rights, adoption, kinship legal guardianship, & other permanency options
  
• Challenges associated with adoption, foster care, & kinship care
  
• Domestic violence & violence more generally
• Assessment of attachment/bonding
  

Delinquent & Criminal Court Matters, including:

• Juvenile waiver & reverse waiver (certification / decertification)
  
• Risk assessment for recidivism / re-arrest & for various forms of violent & criminal behavior
  
• Juvenile firesetting
  
• Juvenile sexual offending & sexually reactive behavior
  
• Competency (to stand trial, other competency decisions)
  
• Mental status at the time of the offense
  

In addition to evaluations & testimony, we provide forensic/trial consultation services such as:

• Work product reviews
  
• Cross examination preparation/consultation
  
• Mental health literature reviews
  

Professional Training
Our psychologists have experience providing supervision to psychologists-in-training (pre-doctoral, pre-license), consultation to psychologists & other mental health professionals; also professional workshops & trainings:

• For mental health professionals
  
• For court professionals
  
• For other professionals & for other groups in the community