With an established expertise, one particular area of specialization for People Solutions is domestic violence and felony batterer intervention programs. People Solutions, facilitates a highly respected Batterer Intervention for the Linn County, Oregon legal system. The People Solutions representative is a Licensed Professional Counselor. The participants are court ordered and mandated by the Oregon Department of Human Services. This 36-week course, known as the Dan Reynolds Program, is available for review at the Transforming Abusers through Connections website (TAC Program). Our professionals are specifically trained in assessing, diagnosing, and intervening with the psychopathologic behaviors commonly associated with this type of criminal conduct.
People Solutions offers a practical solution to the dilemma of scarce, qualified mental health evaluators. Our professionals are currently in the final stages of certification through the National Board of Forensic Evaluators (NBFE).
Forensic mental health evaluations have historically been under the dominion of psychiatrists and psychologists. The American Board of Forensic Psychology, established in 1978, restricts its membership candidates to doctoral degrees in psychology accredited by APA, CPA, or doctoral programs meeting designated criteria specific to psychologists. Highly qualified experts in the field of mental health at the Masters level remain viable comprehensive evaluators.
With only two mental health professions, psychiatry and psychology, with peer trust and recognition as the standard in the forensic certification process, and considered by the legal and mental health field, qualified to perform forensic mental health evaluations, there remains ample room for licensed mental health professionals to be considered as highly qualified in the forensic mental health arena.
NBFE originated, in 2000, from a specialty certification training program developed by licensed mental health professionals, physicians, and practicing family attorneys. In conjunction with the American Counseling Association and the National Board for Certified Counselors the NBFE has stringent qualification criteria and certification requirements making their candidates in high demand by representatives of the legal and justice communities.