Forensic Psychologist and Expert Witness Business Cards

Forensic psychologists apply the science and practice of psychology to legal, criminal justice, and civil contexts — conducting specialized assessments (competency, criminal responsibility, risk, child custody, personal injury), providing expert witness testimony, consulting with attorneys and courts, and applying psychological knowledge to questions that arise in legal proceedings. Forensic psychology is a graduate-level specialty that requires both psychological training and legal knowledge.

What Forensic Psychologist Cards Include

Your Credentials

• Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in Clinical Psychology or Forensic Psychology — the most common forensic psychology doctoral degree
• Psy.D. (Doctor of Psychology) — practitioner-focused doctoral degree
• Licensed Psychologist — state license required for independent assessment and expert witness practice
• ABPP board certified in Forensic Psychology (ABFP) — the gold standard forensic credential; conferred by the American Board of Professional Psychology through the American Board of Forensic Psychology (ABFP); requires doctoral degree, licensure, experience, written exam, and oral examination
• Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Psychology (DABFP) — the full designation for ABPP Forensic Psychology board certification
• APA Division 41 member (Psychology-Law Society / American Psychology-Law Society — AP-LS) — primary academic/professional organization
• AAFP member (American Academy of Forensic Psychology) — training and education in forensic psychology
• State psychology license

Additional credentials:

• CAPS (Child and Family Forensic Specialist) — assessment of child and family systems
• Expert witness qualification — federal and state court qualified expert; "Qualified as expert in forensic psychology by [Federal District / State] courts"
• Certified Forensic Examiner (CFE) — AAFPE

Your Forensic Psychology Specialties

Criminal competency and criminal responsibility:

• Competency to Stand Trial (CST) evaluation — whether the defendant understands proceedings and can assist counsel
• Adjudicative competence / Dusky standard assessment
• Mental State at the Time of Offense (NGRI / GBMI evaluation) — "Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity"
• Competency to waive Miranda rights
• Competency to be sentenced / competency to be executed
• Malingering assessment — Symptom Validity Testing (SVT); SIRS-2, M-FAST, TOMM, VIP, CARB
• Risk of violence and recidivism assessment (HCR-20 V3, VRAG-R, Static-99R, PCL-R)

Risk assessment:

• Structured Professional Judgment (SPJ) risk assessment
• Violence Risk Assessment: HCR-20 V3, LS/CMI, VRS-2
• Sex Offender Risk Assessment: Static-99R, SORNA evaluation, SVP evaluation
• Juvenile offender risk assessment: YLS/CMI, SAVRY
• Threat assessment: workplace, school, campus threat assessment
• Domestic violence risk assessment (DVRAG, DASH)

Civil forensic evaluation:

• Personal injury psychological assessment
• Workers' compensation psychological evaluation
• Civil commitment evaluation
• Disability evaluation — psychological impairment
• Independent Psychological Evaluation (IPE)
• Plaintiff and defense retained psychological assessment
• Fitness for duty evaluation
• Psychological damages assessment

Child and family forensic:

• Child Custody Evaluation — AFCC guidelines
• Parenting capacity assessment
• Parental alienation assessment
• Child abuse and neglect assessment (DV context)
• Best Interests of the Child (BIC) evaluation
• Reunification assessment

Expert witness services:

• Deposition testimony
• Trial testimony (bench and jury trials)
• Federal court and state court expert
• Report writing for legal proceedings
• Consultation to attorneys (education on psychological issues, case preparation)
• Retained expert — plaintiff or defense

Correctional and institutional:

• Prison mental health evaluation
• Parole and probation psychological assessment
• Correctional mental health consultation
• Sex offender treatment evaluation
• Civil commitment (SVP — Sexually Violent Person) evaluation

Design for Forensic Psychologists

Color palette:

• Navy + white: legal authority
• Dark charcoal + white: forensic/legal gravitas
• Black + white: formal court context

Note: Forensic psychologists' cards should read as serious, credentialed, and professionally conservative — they will be seen by judges, attorneys, and court systems.

Back of Card

1. "Forensic Psychologist | Ph.D. | Licensed Psychologist | ABPP Forensic Psychology (DABFP)"
2. "Competency to Stand Trial | Criminal responsibility | Violence risk | Child custody | IME"
3. "SVP evaluation | PCL-R | HCR-20 | Static-99R | Malingering assessment (SIRS-2, TOMM)"
4. "Expert witness — Federal and State courts | Deposition | Trial testimony | Retained expert"
5. "Inquiries: [email] | [phone] | [fax] | [Mailing address / Jurisdiction]"

Checklist

• [ ] Ph.D. or Psy.D. degree
• [ ] State license (Licensed Psychologist)
• [ ] ABPP Forensic Psychology (DABFP) — most important credential
• [ ] AP-LS / AAFP membership
• [ ] CST and criminal responsibility evaluations
• [ ] Violence risk assessment (HCR-20, PCL-R, Static-99R)
• [ ] Malingering assessment
• [ ] Civil forensic (IME, personal injury, workers' comp)
• [ ] Child custody evaluation
• [ ] SVP evaluation (if applicable)
• [ ] Expert witness (federal and state courts)
• [ ] Deposition and trial testimony
• [ ] Fax number (legal correspondence requires fax in many settings)
• [ ] Conservative, legal-authority design