Session Details

Session 1
Associates can watch the archive here.

Drs. Osborn and Pereira will start with an overview of what forensic psychology is, how it’s defined, when you are operating in a forensic role versus providing treatment in a forensic setting, how it’s different than clinical psychology, and discuss ethical issues within forensic practice. They will then discuss different types of common civil and criminal forensic evaluations and then more information on competency to stand trial and mental status at the time of the offense evaluations. They plan to wrap up with a case presentation of a sanity evaluation.

Session 2

Drs. Osborn and Pereira will provide a lot of broad and specific information regarding the training trajectory from doctoral programs through postdoc fellowships, experiences to try and obtain and settings to work in, licensure, board certification, and different settings you can work post education. They will discuss core competencies for practice and an overview of the Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology, and end with self-care/consultation and life-long learning.

Program Details

This program is not offered for continuing education.

Certificate program training sessions are only open to student members of the National Register Associate Program. There is no charge to attend these sessions or to join the National Register Associate Program. JOIN NOW if you are not yet an Associate.

To qualify for the certificate, you must attend both sessions either live or archived. Certificates will be emailed to eligible attendees after both sessions have occurred.

About the Presenters

Dr. Andrew Osborn completed a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Criminal Justice at James Madison University. He earned an M.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling from the College of William and Mary. He completed an M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Bowling Green State University. He completed a clinical internship (forensic track) through Eastern Virginia Medical School and received post-doctoral supervision in forensic psychology. He has worked primarily in adult inpatient settings with adults with serious mental illness. He completed advanced trainings from the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Dr. Osborn is licensed in Virginia as a Clinical Psychologist and credentialed as a Health Service Psychologist through the National Register. He was appointed as a peer reviewer for the Forensic Oversight Committee. Dr. Osborn is on the Commissioner of Mental Health’s list of approved forensic examiners in Virginia. He previously worked in a full-time position at Eastern State Hospital as a Forensic Evaluator and continues to work part-time in his private practice, Bluestone Forensic Evaluations, LLC, based out of Williamsburg, Virginia. Dr. Osborn has authored or co-authored over 15 publications in scholarly peer-reviewed journals and presented research at 13 regional and/or national conferences. Dr. Osborn serves as the hospital’s representative to the state IRB. He currently serves as the Pretrial Forensic Coordinator and the Training Director for the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology.

Dr. Brit Pereira graduated with her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Washington, D.C. in August 2023. Dr. Pereira completed her forensic postdoctoral fellowship at Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, VA in September 2024, where she primarily conducted competency to stand trial and sanity evaluations along with psychological testing for a variety of referral questions. Her clinical experiences include working in civil and forensic inpatient settings, intensive outpatient substance use treatment for veterans, outpatient individual therapy, diagnostic assessment with children and adults, and a variety of psychological services in juvenile and adult correctional facilities. Dr. Pereira also works as an adjunct instructor for Marymount University in Arlington, VA teaching a variety of courses in their Forensic and Legal Psychology master’s program. Her dissertation research examined the disparate outcomes for marginalized ethnic groups receiving treatment for opioid use disorder and the need for culturally informed substance use treatment.