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JAMESDAVIDSONPH.D.FORENSICPSYCHOLOGY

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JamesDavidson,Ph.D.ForensicandClinicalPsychologist

CurriculumVitae DegreesEarnedPh.D. 1975 KentStateUniversity Major:Psychology Minor:EvaluationandMeasurement 1974-1975 KentStateUniversityFellowB.S. 1972 MichiganStateUniversity Major:PsychologyLicenseandCertificationEarnedLicensedasPsychologist TexasStateBoardofExaminersofPsychologists:2011-present(#36018) IdahoStateBoardofPsychologistExaminers:2016–present(#202958) OhioStateBoardofPsychology:1977-2014(#2534)CertificateofProfessionalQualificationInPsychology AssociationofStateandProvincialPsychologyBoards:2000(#301)DisputeResolutionCertificate

SouthernMethodistUniversity2015(MediationandDisputeResolutioninAccordancewithTCPRC154.052(a)andtheTexasMediatorTrainersRoundtableCriteria)

AdvancedFamilyLawMediationCertificateMediatorsofTexas2016(MediationandDisputeResolutioninAccordancewithTCPRC154.052(a)andtheTexasMediatorTrainersRoundtableCriteria)

IndependentForensicandClinicalPracticeDr.Davidsonhasover80,000hoursofforensicandclinicalexperiencewithchildren,adolescents,adults,couplesandfamilies.Forensicexperienceincludesfamilylawandcriminalcourtforensicexamination,expertwitnesstestimonyandattorneyconsultationprovidedonavarietyofjuvenileandadultmatters.Experiencedinpsychologicalevaluationsforavarietyofissuesincludingchildcustody,terminationofparentalrights,examination(juvenileandadult)ofcompetencytostandtrial,mentalstateattimeofoffense(NGRI),issuesmitigatingcriminalresponsibility,civilcompetence(guardianship),childandadolescentsexualabuse,pre-adolescentsexualbehaviorproblems,chemicaldependency,domestic




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violence,treatmentplacement,andthepsychologicalimpactonadultsofchildhoodsexualabuse.Clinicalexperienceincludesextensivemulti-culturalexperiencewithpopulationsrepresentingdiversesocioeconomicbackgrounds.Experiencedwithtreatmentandassessmentofmooddisorders,bipolardisorder,adjustmentreactions,sexualdysfunctions,abuseandneglect,childhooddisorders,andangermanagement.ExperiencedwithCourtorderedtherapy.

2011- DavidsonCounselingGroupandFamilyLawForensicPsychology

Plano,TexasandBoise,Idaho(2016)ForensicandClinicalpsychologist,mediatorandadministrator

1994-2012 LifeLineCounselingandForensicCenterWilloughby,OhioForensicandClinicalpsychologistandmanagingpartnerinagrouppractice

1988-2002 Heart&HandFoundationCleveland,OhioChiefExecutiveOfficerofanon-profitorganizationprovidingpsychological,educational,social,andrecreationalservicestoinnercitychildrenandfamilies

1975-1990 Davidson&AssociatesAshtabula,Ohio ForensicandClinicalpsychologistandmanagingpartnerinagrouppractice

1973-1975 AshtabulaCountyMentalHealth&RetardationBoardAshtabula,OhioDirectorofResearchandEvaluation.Assessedprogrameffectivenessformentalhealth,alcohol,drugandtransitionalcareagenciesandprovidedstafftraining.

SupervisedClinicalExperience1971-72 ClinicalPsychologyPracticum

NationalInstituteofMentalHealthandMichiganStateUniversity1971 PsychologyInternship(undergraduate)

FairlawnCenterforChildren PontiacStateHospital Pontiac,Michigan 1975-76 PsychologyInternship

RedmondPsychologicalServices,Ravenna,OhioRelatedProfessionalExperience1970-1972 VillageNurserySchool Lansing,Michigan Directorofapreschoolforthree-andfour-year-olds1971-1972 MSAUInfant-ToddlerDemonstrationDayCareCenter

MichiganStateUniversity




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EastLansing,MichiganTeacherinamodelchild-carecenterthatwasusedtoestablishinfant-toddlerdaycarelicensinglawsforthestateofMichigan.

1978-1980 TheChildren'sCenter

Ashtabula,OhioVice-presidentofaskillsorientedchild-careprogram

ProfessionalAffiliations

AmericanPsychologicalAssociation AmericanPsychology-LawSociety AmericanProfessionalSocietyontheAbuseofChildren TexasPsychologicalAssociation TexasFamilyLawFoundation AssociationofFamilyandConciliationCourts AmericanAssociationonIntellectualandDevelopmentalDisabilities AssociationfortheTreatmentofSexualAbusersRecentSpecializedTraining

• CompletedtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation'sContinuingProfessionalEducationcourseentitled:"OpenForum:EthicsCode."July10,1998(3CEhours).

• CompletedtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation'sContinuingProfessionalEducationcourseentitled:"RiskmanagementwithPotentiallyDangerousPatients."June19,1998(9CEhours).

• CompletedtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation'sContinuingProfessionalEducationcourseentitled:"Psychopharmacology:BasicMechanismsandAppliedInterventions."July10,1998(10CEhours).

• CompletedtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation'sContinuingProfessionalEducationcourseentitled:"HealthPsychologyThroughtheLifespan."May26,2000(12CEhours).

• CompletedtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation'sContinuingProfessionalEducationcourseentitled:"NewAPAEthicsCode".

• CompletedtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation'sContinuingProfessionalEducationcourseentitled:"UnderstandingSleep",May26,2000(10CEhours).

• CompletedtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation'sContinuingProfessionalEducationcourseentitled:"CounselingandPsychotherapyofWorkDysfunctions"June20,2002(8CEhours)

• CompletedtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation'sContinuingProfessionalEducationcourseentitled:"IntegratingFamilyTherapy".June19,2002(18CEhours)

• One-dayworkshopdealingon"InterfacingwithDomesticRelationsCourts".SponsoredbytheOhioPsychologicalAssociation.April29,2004(6CEhours)

• CompletedtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation'sContinuingProfessionalEducationcourseentitled:"The"Expert"ExpertWitness:MoreMaximsandGuidelinesforTestifyingInCourt".May12,2004(4CEhours)

• AmericanPsychologicalAssociation'sContinuingProfessionalEducationcourseentitled:"WorkingwithParentsofAggressiveChildren."July20,2004(9CEhours)

• CompletedtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation'sContinuingProfessionalEducationcourseentitled:"TheHiddenDisorder:AClinician'sGuidetoADHDinAdults".July26,2004(5CEhours)

• Two-dayworkshopon"ConductingChildCustodyEvaluations:AnAdvancedSeminar".




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ConductedbytheUniversityofWisconsinandtheAssociationofFamilyandConciliationCourts.September8-9,2004(12CEhours)

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"Ethics&TheBusinessofForensicPractice".SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.September30,2004(7CEhours)

• One-dayworkshopon"LegalResearchTechniquesforForensicPsychologists".SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.October1,2004(7CEhours)

• Three-dayInternationalSymposiumonChildCustody,sponsoredbytheAssociationofFamilyandConciliationCourts.SessionsattendedIncluded,interalia,"ConsideringtheFamilyChange:RecommendationsandLongTermInterventions","APragmaticApproachtoVisitationResistance","AssessingtheDataforChildCustodyEvaluations","Post-EvaluationProceduresandEthicalConsiderationsforChildCustodyEvaluations"andplenarysessions.October14-16,2004(11.5CEhours)

• One-day"SkillsDevelopmentInstitute:ExpertTestimonyandCross-Examination".Co-sponsoredbytheAssociationofFamilyandConciliationCourtsandtheNationalInstituteofTrialAdvocacy.October13,2004(6.5CEhours)

• One-day"PsychologyandEthicsinDomesticRelationsPractice".SponsoredbytheOhioStateBarAssociation.February24,2005.(3.5CLEhours)

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"AnIntroductiontoForensicPsychologyPractice".SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.April5,2006(7CEhours)

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"SexualOffenderEvaluations:RiskAssessment&RiskManagement".SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.April6,2006(7CEhours)

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"ForensicApplicationsoftheMMPI-2".SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.April7,2006(7CEhours)

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"AssessmentofPretrialCompetencies".SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.April9,2006(7CEhours)

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"CompetencytoStandTrialandForensicEthicsUpdate"and"IntroductiontoEvaluatingJuveniles'AdjudicativeCompetency"sponsoredbytheOhioDepartmentofMentalHealthandtheOhioAssociationofForensicPsychiatricCenterDirectors,June9,2006(6CEhours)

• One-day"CustodyEvaluationsandRiskManagement".SponsoredbytheAssociationofFamilyandConciliationCourts,October19,2006(7.0CEhours)

• Two-dayInternationalSymposiumonChildCustody,sponsoredbytheAssociationofFamilyandConciliationCourts.Sessionsattendedincluded,interalia,"DomesticViolenceAssessmentInCustodyEvaluations","ApplicationofGatekeepingtoChildCustodyEvaluation","EffectiveUseofCollateralSources","ChildCustodyEvaluations:ACourtroomSurvivalGuide"andplenarysessions.October20-21,2006(15CEhours)

• Three-dayworkshop"ASurveyofForensicPsychologyPractice:Issues&Applications".Sessionsattendedincluded,interalia,"JuvenileJustice:Competence;Waiver/TransferEvaluations;PersonalInjury:TheLawandaModelforDeterminingDamages;CivilRights:SexualHarassmentandtheADA;SubstitutedJudgment;DevelopmentsinViolenceRiskAssessment;DevelopmentsinSexualViolenceRiskAssessment;ParentingPlans:ChildCustodyandAccessEvaluations;ParentingEvaluationinChildProtectiveMatters;EthicsandBusinessofForensicPractice;EvaluationofMirandaWaivers;EvaluationinStrictMensReaCases;andDeathPenaltyAssessments:EthicsandPractice.SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.November2-4,2006(24CEhours)

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"AdvancedTopicsinExpertTestimony:TheEvidence".SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.January18,2007(7CEhours)

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"AdvancedTopicsinExpertTestimony:ThePresentation".SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.January19,2007(7CEhours)

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"JurySelection:Research&Practice".Sponsoredbythe




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AmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.January10,2007(7CEhours)• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"RoleoftheForensicPsychologistinDeathPenalty

Litigation".SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.February22,2007(7CEhours)

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"TheDefendant:ImpactofMentalDisabilityintheCriminalLawProcess".SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.February23,2007(7CEhours)

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"AdolescentsasAdultsinCourt".SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.February24,2007(7CEhours)

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"ForensicAssessmentofTortLiability&Damages".SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.February25,2007(7CEhours)

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"AdvancedIssuesinChildCustodyEvaluation:DomesticViolenceandAlienation".SponsoredbytheAssociationofFamilyandConciliationCourtsandNationalCouncilofJuvenileandFamilyCourtJudges.September27,2007(7CEhours)

• Two-dayRegionalTrainingConference:ApplicationsforHighConflictFamilies,DomesticViolenceandAlienationsponsoredbytheAssociationofFamilyandConciliationCourtsandConciliationCourtsandNationalCouncilofJuvenileandFamilyCourtJudges.Sessionsattendedincluded,interalia,"ConductingFocusedEvaluations","EvaluatingAllegationsofChildAbuse&NeglectinComplexChildCustodyCases","AssessingtheFeelingsofChildreninHighConflict","EvaluatingToxicology"andplenarysessions.September28-29,2006(19.5CEhours)

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"Pre-EmploymentEvaluationsforHighRiskProfessions".SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.October27,2007(7CEhours)

• Two-dayInternationalSymposiumonChildCustodyEvaluations,sponsoredbytheAssociationofFamilyandConciliationCourts.Sessionsattendedincluded,interalia,"AdvancedIssuesinPsychologicalTesting","DeconstructingtheEvaluationProcess:WhatExactlyAreWeDoing","DomesticViolenceinSeparatingFamilies:DebateandDilemmasinDevelopingAppropriateParentingPlans","RevisitingCustodythroughRelocation:InterdisciplinaryPerspectives",“SocialCapitalandIntegratedApproachtoChildCustodyEvaluations:ApplicationtoRelocationCases”,“TestimonialandNon-TestimonialRolesinChildCustodyCases”.September25-26,2008(13CEhours)

• CompletedtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation'sInsuranceTrustcourseentitled:"AssessingandManagingRiskinPsychologicalPractice",October5,2008.

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"EvaluatingParentsinChildProtectionCases".SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.April24,2009(7CEhours).

• One-dayworkshopdealingwith"PreparingforBoardCertificationinForensicPsychology".SponsoredbytheAmericanAcademyofForensicPsychology.April26,2009(7CEhours).

• DialecticalBehavioralTherapy,PESI,July22,2010(5CEhours).• InterventionsforTemperTantrums,PESI,June21,2011(6CEhours).• AssessingandTreatingCompulsiveSexualBehaviors,PESI,July24,2011,(6CEhours)• AvoidingEthicsComplaints,PESI,September6,2011(6CEhours).• BestEvidence-BasedTechniquestoTreatAnxiety,Phobias,OCD,Panic&PTSD,PESI,August

6,2012(6.5CEhours).• Telehealth:EthicalandLegalPractice,CE-Credit,March10,2013(5CEhours).• PsychologistsUseofE-mailwithClients:SomeEthicalConsiderations,CE-Credit,March9,

2013(1hours).• NineEthicalValuesofMasterTherapists,CE-Credit,March16,2014(1CEhours).• ThePracticalAspectsofOnlineCounseling,CE-Credit,March16,2014(3CEhours).• MenandDepression,CE-Credit,March16,2014,(2CEhours).• AftertheAffair,CECredit,March16,2014,(9CEhours).




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• LegalandEthicalIssuesinCouplesCounseling,March16,2014.(2CEhours).• 10WaysPractitionersCanAvoidFrequentEthicalPitfalls,CE-Credit,March16,2014,(1

hours).• 2014Innovations-BreakingBoundariesinCustodyLitigation,UniversityofTexasSchoolof

Law,June12-13,2014(14.5CEhours)• Immigration—MentalHealthIssues;LegalChallenges.ForensicGroup,DedmanSchoolof

Law,SMU,September10,2014(1.5CEhours)• Two-day11thSymposiumonChildCustodyEvaluations,sponsoredbytheAssociationof

FamilyandConciliationCourts.Sessionsattendedincluded,interalia,“TheRelocationCaseinCourt:LegalandPsychologicalIssues”,“ExaminingtheUnintendedConsequencesofChildCustodyEvaluations",“TheActivitiesandRolesofConsultants:HowManyIsTooMany”,“GettingItRight:ASophisticatedApproachtoEngagingIPVPerpetratorsDiverseFormsofCoerciveControlandParentingCapacities”,“CollaborativeWorkProductReviews:AConceptInSearchofaMethod”,“WorkingAcrossDisciplines:ConversationsFromTheTaskForceonDomesticViolenceandChildCustodyEvaluation”,“AccesstoForensicReports:DueProcessandDangerousDissemination”,“SeenButNotHeard:MovingBeyondQuietedChildrenintheMiddle”.November6-8,2014(16.5CEhours)

• ShouldLawyersTalkwithTestifyingExperts?EthicsConcerns;PracticeTips.ForensicGroup,DedmanSchoolofLaw,SMU,November12,2014(1.5CEhours)

• IntellectualDisabilityAssessment:LegalandTestingIssues.ForensicGroup,DedmanSchoolofLaw,SMU,January14,2015(1.5CEhours)

• InfantandToddlerOvernightsandRelocation.Sessionsattendedincluded,interalia,“NewFindingsonInfantandToddlerOvernightandRelocation”,“WhyResponsibleFatherEngagementMatters”,“AttachmentandBondingConsiderationsforInfantandToddlerOvernights”,“StandardizingAccessforInfantsandToddlers-Ethics,ResearchandLegislation.”TexasAFCC13thAnnualConference.January23,2015(4.5CEhours)

• SubstanceAbuseIssuesinCourt:MentalHealthandLegalChallenges.ForensicGroup,DedmanSchoolofLaw,SMU,March18,2015(1.5CEhours)

• APAEthicalPrinciplesofPsychologistsandCodeofConduct.CE-Credit,April19,2015(3CEhours)

• HowtoAnalyze,PresentandChallengeForensicReportsandTestimony.AFCC52ndAnnualConference.May27,2015(6.5CEhours)

• BreakingBoundariesinCustodyLitigation.StateBarofTexasandAAML.June4-5,2015(11hours).

• UsingtheDSM-5andICD-10:TheChangingDiagnosisofMentalDisorders.July10,2015(6CEhours).

• CompetencytoStandTrial–LegalIssuesandAssessmentChallenges.ForensicGroup,DedmanSchoolofLaw,SMU,September9,2015(1.5CEhours)

• Two-day2015ConferenceonAdvancedIssuesinChildCustody:Evaluation,LitigationandSettlement,sponsoredbytheAssociationofFamilyandConciliationCourtsandtheAmericanAssociationofMatrimonialLawyers.Sessionsattendedincluded,interalia,“EthicalandTacticalConsiderationsinPre-CustodyEvaluationLitigantPreparationbyMentalHealthProfessionalsandAttorneys,”“OpeningPlenary–HowtoTryaFamilyCaseWithoutDestroyingtheFamily,”“SharedParenting:LegalChangesandNewResearchFindings,”“KeyNoteAddress–SameSexMarriageandParenting,”“PlenarySession-TheDeFactorParentintheModernFamily:AStatusReport,”“ParentingPlanEvaluationswithAllegationsofIntimatePartnerViolence:CurrentGuidelinesanResearch,”“ApproachestoInterviewswithChildren.”October1-3,2015(16.5CEHours)

• Two-day2015ForensicEvaluation,sponsoredbyCapacityforJustice.Sessionsattendedincluded,interalia,“OverviewfromArresttoCourtroom,”“IncompetencytoStandTrialUnderTexasLaw,”“Legal,ClinicalandEthicalIssuesinCSTEvaluations,”“Insanity&




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CriminalResponsibilityUnderTexasLaw,”“Legal,Clinical&EthicalAspectsofInsanityEvaluations,”“TexasForensicMentalHealthSystem,”“LegalRequirements&PracticalitiesforExpertTestimony-Federal,”“LegalRequirements&PracticalitiesforExpertTestimony-State,”“Malingering&Deception,”“ACompetencyCase:InterviewingtoFormanOpinion&WriteaReport,”“ASanityCase:CritiquinganInterview,ForminganOpinion,OutliningandWritingaReport,”“LegalRequirements&PracticalitiesforExpertTestimony-IncorporationofPsychiatryandPsychology,”“AttorneyPreparationwithWitnesses,”“MockTrial:SubstanceAbuse&HeadInjuryCase&Critique.”October29-30,2015(16CEHours)

• IntimateSpousalandPartnerViolence.ZurInstitute,November8,2015(15CEhours)• TheNatureandRoleofApologyinLitigation.ForensicGroup,DedmanSchoolofLaw,SMU,

November11,2015(1.5CEhours)• MediationandDisputeResolution.CenterforDisputeResolutionandConflictManagement,

SouthernMethodistUniversity.JanuaryTerm2016(42CEhours).Meetsthe40-Hourtrainingstandardsformediatorsdoingcourt-orderedcivilmediationsetbytheTexasMediationTrainersRoundtable.

• AdvancedFamilyLawMediation,InstituteofMediationTraining,MediatorsofTexas.April27-29,2016(30.5CEhours).MeetstheTexasAlternativeDisputeResolutionActrequirementsformediatorsdoingcourt-orderedandotherfamily/divorcemediationandfollowingthestandardssetbytheTexasMediationTrainersRoundtable.

• 12thSymposiumonChildCustodyEvaluations,sponsoredbytheAssociationofFamilyandConciliationCourts.Sessionsattendedincluded,interalia,“PuttingtheNewGuidelinesforEvaluatingIntimatePartnerViolencetoWork”,“TaskForceonGuidelinesforExaminingIntimatePartnerViolence",“Parent-ChildContactProblems:NewsYouCanUse”,“KnowMore,DoingBetter,AccountingforDomesticViolence”,“IdentifyingIPVandCraftingAppropriateParentingPlansforCourt”,“ConductingEffectiveCollateralInterviewswithReluctantSources”,“OvercomingtheCo-ParentingImpasse:NegotiatingParent-ChildContactProblems”,“ReunificationTherapyandCourtOrders:BestPracticestoBeontheSamePage”.November2-5,2014(16.5CEhours)

RecentWorkshopPresentationsLakeCountyBarAssociation,Painesville,Ohio.“ForensicPsychology.”January31,2007.CuyahogaCountyPublicDefender–JuvenileDivision,Cleveland,Ohio.“ForensicMentalHealthAssessments.”March23,2007.OhioJuvenileDefenderLeadershipSummit,DaytonOhio.“JuvenilesthatSexuallyAbuse:Research,ForensicExaminationandRiskAssessmentofChildrenandAdolescentsandDisposition.”April20,2007.OhioJuvenileDefenderLeadershipSummit,Dayton,Ohio.Panelon“FundamentalsofTrialPractice:DispositionandPost-DispositionAdvocacy.”April20,2007.OhioHouseofRepresentativesCommitteeonCriminalJustice.TestimonyattherequestofGovernorStricklandandRepresentativeBolonontheAdamWalshAct(SB-10)regardingSexOffenderRegistration.June14,2007.DallasCriminalDefenseLawyersAssociation,Dallas,TX.“FalseConfessions.”March17,2016.Honors: 1992 UNICEFChildHealthAward.




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AwardedforworkwithCleveland'sinnercitychildren1993 The414thPresidential"PointofLight"

AwardedbyPresidentGeorgeBushfortheeffortsoftheHeart&HandFoundation.

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