Clinical Forensic Psychology Experience Area

The field of clinical forensic psychology includes clinical services provided to clients with criminal and non-criminal contact with the legal system, covering diverse needs related to divorce, custody mediation, worker’s compensation evaluations, disability evaluations, child abuse, and adoption, in addition to work in prisons and jails. The Clinical Forensic Psychology Experience Area in Fresno aims to prepare students to work with clients in these diverse settings.

To complete the Clinical Forensic Experience Area (and earn the corresponding transcript notation), students must complete at least two courses in the experience area and complete a practicum in which at least 20% of the supervised service delivery is related to the experience area.

Clinical forensic psychology related courses typically offered include:

• PSY66370 – Clinical Forensic Psychology and Forensic Ethics (3 units)
• PSY85013O – Clinical Elective: Forensic Report Writing/Expert Testimony (3 units)
• PSY85013P – Clinical Elective: Advanced Psychological Assessment: FAIs Risk/Adult (3 units)
• PSY85160 – Mental Health Collaboration and the Courts (3 units)
• PSY61160 – Issues in Chemical Dependency and Treatment (2 units)
• PSY85012B – Clinical Elective: Victimology (2 units)
• PSY85013Q – Clinical Elective: Advanced Psychological Assessment: FAIs Juvenile (3 units)
• PSY85013R – Clinical Elective: Competency Assessment (3 units)
• PSY85013S – Clinical Elective: Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexual Offenders (3 units)
• PSY85013T – Clinical Elective: Working with Offender Populations (3 units)

Multicultural Facilitated Learning

In addition to the primary emphases, the Fresno PsyD faculty is committed to offering a broad array of elective courses reflecting theory, assessment, and intervention across a variety of systems, especially across cultural systems. The importance of the cultural system is emphasized throughout students’ academic and clinical training. This focus on cultural issues ensures students will be prepared for professional practice in a pluralistic society.