Evaluations

The psychologists at the West Essex Psychology Center provide highly specialized and impartial evaluations related to numerous aspects of child custody proceedings including:

• Parenting Time
• Best Interest
• Relocation
• Parental Alienation
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Risk Assessments
• Treatment Planning
• Legal Custody Determinations

To inquire about services related to child custody, click here.

The West Essex Psychology Center is a contracted provider for the New Jersey Department of Child Protection and Permanency, the Office of Parental Representation, and the Office of the Law Guardian. WEPC provides comprehensive evaluations that address multiple domains of parental functioning and fitness including:

• Mental Health Evaluations
• Parental Capacity
• Termination of Parental Rights
• Bonding and Attachment
• Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence
• Cognitive and Adaptive Functioning
• Substance Abuse
• Sexual Offending (adult and juvenile)
• Allegations of Physical Abuse
• Allegations of Emotional Abuse
• Allegations of Sexual Abuse
• Allegations of Neglect
• Child Forensic Interviews

WEPC also provides assessments of children and adolescents’ emotional and behavioral needs, required level of care, and differential diagnosis.

To schedule an appointment for an evaluation related to a DCP&P matter, please click here.

The psychologists at WEPC take a structured professional judgement (SPJ) and research-informed approach to risk assessments. This methodology allows for a tailored and in-depth analysis of the individual’s current and future risk. WEPC provides the following types of risk assessments:

• Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence
• Mental Health
• Psychosexual
• Dangerousness
• Parenting Capacity
• Child Abuse and Neglect

To schedule an appointment for an evaluation related to a risk assessment, please click here.

An Independent Medical Examination (IME) is conducted to offer an expert opinion regarding the cause(s) of a psychological injury and the individual’s current level of functioning. Since IME’s are often requested during the course of litigation, the validity of the patient’s injuries and presentation are also evaluated for the presence of malingering or exaggeration. WEPC provides IME’s for:

• Civil litigation
• Insurance Companies
• Private Businesses
• Private Clients

To schedule an appointment for an evaluation related to an Independent Medical Examination, please click here.

The psychologists at the West Essex Psychology Center offer expert, in-depth, and objective assessments to answer psycho-legal questions. The evaluations can be performed in jails, prisons, hospitals, or attorney offices as needed. WEPC provides the following criminal assessments:

• Fitness to Stand Trial
• Insanity Defense
• Guilty but Mentally Ill
• Mitigation/Diminished Capacity
• Sex Offender Evaluation
• Malingering

To schedule an appointment for an evaluation, please click here.