Qualified Psychological Evaluators
Providing forensic evaluations for criminal proceedings
A Focused Practice
We are not all things to all people. We must decline some opportunities so that we can provide an excellent product to those we do serve. We assist with:
Criminal Evaluations:
Competency to Proceed
Criminal Responsibility
Evaluations Based in Science
As few as 58.4% of Psychologists use any structured assessment tools in forensic evaluations.* Our standard operating procedure includes reliable use of forensic assessment instruments, ensuring that our evaluations address the functional legal capacities in a valid, reliable, and defensible manner. Moreover, our evaluations specifically focus on the germane legal questions assisting attorneys, judges, and juries with their determinations.
*Neal & Grisso 2014
Rest Assured
Experience predicts confidence, not competence. To assure that our confidence is well-placed, we approach all engagements with the application of reliable principles and methods. From this, we can clearly communicate:
what is known (what are the facts we can offer),
how do we know (what methods were employed and their scientific under-pinnings), and
how much confidence can be placed in that knowledge (what are the known error rates of the methods used).
About us
Pete Adams, PhD, is a licensed Psychologist who established Qualified Psychological Evaluators in 2022. After attending numerous conferences, trainings, and reading countless articles - each noting the need to continue to raise the bar (so to speak) for the specialty of Forensic Psychology - Qualified Psychological Examiners (QPE) was formed to take up this challenge. With consultation, collaboration, and encouragement from friends and colleagues across the country, QPE now offers focused Forensic Psychological Assessments and Consultation.
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