KANE COUNTY DIAGNOSTIC CENTER Built in E. Fabyan Parkway Batavia IL

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1 KANE COUNTY DIAGNOSTIC CENTER Built in E. Fabyan Parkway Batavia IL

2 HISTORY Established in 1973 Comprehensive forensic psychology department to the 16 th Judicial Circuit Within hierarchy under Court Services but separate and reports to Chief Judge (1985) We grew and expanded as system expanded

3 Who We Are

4 Core Clinical Staff 5 Psychologists Among the 5 psychologists we have 13 post-graduate degrees (6 Doctorates/7 Masters) acquired over 30 accumulated years of post-graduate education and a total of approximately 100 years of professional practice. Clinical Forensic Psychologists with IL licensure All SOMB licensed in the IL Multiple certifications (i.e. Abel) Licensure in other states 3 Pre-doctoral Interns 1 Administrative Assistant 1 Secretary

5 What We Do 24 types of diagnostic assessments Individual therapy Family therapy Group therapy Crisis intervention / Suicide assessments Consultation for various departments Expert testimony Psychoeducational trainings Involuntary commitments for jail Coverage for JJC Pre-employment Merit Commission evaluations Training and workshops County wide task forces Involvement in all 3 Specialty Courts Consultants to other counties

6 569 Evaluations in 2013 Full Psychological/Treatment Recommendations Consultation Reports/Treatment Recommendations - 7 Fitness to Stand Trial Evaluations - 63 Sex Offender Evaluations - 87 Sanity Evaluations - 10 RISK MENTAL HEALTH COURT SEX OFFENDER FULL PSYCHOLOGICAL Substance Abuse - 1 Fitness to Plea - 0 Fitness for Sentencing Evaluation - 0 Custody - 0 Forced Med - 2 Neuropsychological Evaluation - 0 Miranda - 1 Fitness to Parent - 0 Residential Visits - 0 Transfer Evaluation - 1 MHCC - 28 FITNESS Intake Assessment - 1 Risk Assessment - 95 Sheriff's Court Security - 10 Sheriff's Telecommunication - 0

7 YTD Psychological Evaluations

8 247 FULL Domestic Battery School Shooting Juvenile Residential Placements Substance Abuse Arson Theft

9 95 Risk Assessments Preventing Domestic Homicides Done within 24 hours GPS Monitoring

10 87 Sex Offender Evaluations YTD: 91 SVP evaluations One of most complex evaluations IQ tests Personality Measures Aggression measures Substance Abuse measures Computerized test of sexual interest Deviant sexual interest assessments 3 actuarial measures 14-page sexual history interview Clinical interview Victim reports Police reports

11 75 Forensic Evaluations Fitness to Stand Trial Sanity Miranda Transfer Forced Medication Fitness to Plea

12 26 Pre-Employment Merit Commission Sheriffs Deputy Correctional Officers 911-Dispatchers Court Security Fitness for Duty Court Services Armed Probation Officers

13 KCDC Internship in Clinical Psychology with a Forensic Emphasis We are a nationally recognized internship program One of the few national internships that offers a forensicspecific internship We pull from all USA clinical psychology/forensic doctorate programs California, Texas, Wisconsin, Washington especially Annual applicants: Approximately for 3 positions Our past interns work in: Forensics/Corrections/Law Enforcement/Federal Gov./Military/Mental Health Institutions/Private Practice/Teaching/Clinical Agencies

14 Internship Training Nationally recognized internship program Rigorous curriculum meets APA standards 2,000 hour internship Individual supervisors for each diagnostic and treatment work 3 Didactic groups (education/presentation) 3 Consulting psychologists who come once per week for training purposes

15 Interns Jessica M.S. Wisconsin Nerak M.A. Texas Shawn M.A. California

16 Training 3 Consulting psychologists All 3 have history/connection to Diagnostic Center All are published authors in the field Co-author of widely used textbook in psychology Consultant for FBI/CIA/IL Ethics Committee JD/PhD Diplomate in Forensic Psychology Founding member of IL Certification Boards 17 pages of listed published articles/presentations

17 VALUE OF INTERN PRODUCTIVITY Stipend for 3 Interns Total Value of Work Output by Interns $46,500 $650,775

18 Diagnostic Center Accreditation Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) National Matching Service (NMS) Association of Chicagoland Externship and Practicum Training (ACEPT) Not yet APA accredited

19 MOVING TOWARDS APA ACCREDITATION Up to recently, APA accreditation was optional Standards have changed such that APA accreditation will be mandatory for any site offering a doctoral-level internship Proposed year of compliance is year process Diagnostic Center must commence this process no later than 2018 with preferred application by 2016

20 Challenges to APA accreditation Domain of Physical Facilities and Resources Our physical building poses barrier to accreditation 3 interns in an 11X8 foot office Adjoining wall partition does not provide sufficient confidentiality to clients No designated treatment rooms No designated psychological testing center

21 Intern Office Rooms partition off to create more space but this creates confidentiality concerns Space heaters are used in every room 8 X 11 space

22 No centralized location for over 100 psychological instruments

23 OVERCROWDING Status of our facility has outlived its life expectancy Only 1 treatment room to be shared for assessment/therapy

24 Building Maintenance Issues Evicted from building b/c of flooding Air/heat has been chronic issue Space heaters in every office Water quality is poor Kitchen and bathroom water is yellow Carbon monoxide poisoning 3 Staff were diagnosed with CO2 poisoning January 2014

25 Fabyan Campus 2008

26 ISOLATION 757 E Fabyan Parkway, Batavia, IL

27 NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACCESS

28 Safety Concerns Evening hours are required Isolated No metal detectors No security personnel Inclement weather impacts building use (rain/snow impedes access to building) No safe harbor No public transportation

29 SUMMARY 461, VS. 2,520,725

30 Dr. Alexandra Tsang Director Kane County Diagnostic Center