Alexandra Clarfield, PhD Expert Witness
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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Psychology and Forensic Psychology

Keywords/Search Terms:

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Special Education, Law Enforcement, First Responders, PTSD, Workmans Compensation, Military Mental Health, Psychological Malpractice, Wrongful Termination, Disability Impairment, Immigration Evaluation, Fitness to practice, Workplace violence, Harassment

Education:

PhD Clinical Psychology, Temple University; MS , Vanderbilt University; BS, University of Missouri

Years in Practice:

20

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

40

Additional Information

Provided nearly ten years of Med-legal evaluations addressing allegations of Psychological/Psychiatric impairment/disability in the Workers' Compensation system. Experience with successful court testimony and deposition throughout Northern California. Highly proficient at analysis of all elements of data related to a case and identification of other issues that may be relevant to a claim. Attorneys on both sides have expressed appreciation that my reports offer opinions that are thorough but provided succinctly without digression into material that is superfluous. In terms of treatment, I have more than 20 years of providing psychological treatment and mental health evaluation in a variety of settings including schools, Native American reservations, VA palliative care , an overseas Army base, and a Women's and Children's hospital with patients of all ages including children, adolescents and families.