Jeffrey S. Kline, Ph.D.

Vita

Fulton State Hospital Private Practice

Biggs Forensic Center 2101 West Broadway

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Fulton Missouri, 65251 Columbia, Missouri 65203

573-***-**** 573-***-**** 866-***-**** (Fax)

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http://www.jklinephd.com/

Education & Certifications

Certificate Forensic Examiner, Missouri Department of Mental Health, June 2000

License Psychologist, State of Missouri, 01881, June 1998

Doctorate Counseling Psychology. Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana.

APA approved program. August 1991 to December 1996.

Masters Counseling Psychology. University of Missouri at Columbia. May 1987 to

August 1989. Additional coursework including group practicum and

theory. August 1989 to May 1990.

Bachelors Psychology. Minor in Anthropology. University of Missouri at Columbia.

August 1983 to May 1987.

Current Clinical Positions

Private Practice

Forensic Psychology

June 1999 - Present

Part time private practice focused on forensic assessment. I perform forensic criminal

evaluations examining the issue of responsibility, competency to proceed to trial, diminished

capacity, sexually violent predator risk, mitigation, and other relevant issues. I also

perform Personal Injury Evaluations, Independent Psychological Exams, workplace violence

evaluations, and other assessments.

Certified Forensic Examiner

Psychologist II

Fulton State Hospital

Missouri Department of Mental Health

February 2003 - Present

I function as a full time Certified Forensic Examiner for the Department of Mental Health. I

complete court ordered evaluations for competency to proceed to trial, responsibility at time

of offense, diagnoses, need for further hospitalization, conditional release, pre-sentence

recommendations, sexually violent predator risk assessment, and diminished capacity.

Offenses range from misdemeanor to capitol cases and involve trial testimony and

depositions. In February of 2003 I began completing these evaluations part time for Fulton

State Hospital and began completing them full time in March of 2003. I also function as a

voting member of the Forensic Review Committee, which offers opinions to the Hospital

Administration regarding changes in status of criminally committed patients. I also act as a

supervisor for other Forensic Examiners at Fulton State Hospital, providing supervision of

cases, instruction, and administrative duties. I also act as a supervisor in Fulton State

Hospital s Predoctoral Internship. I also provide seminars and training to clinical staff and

interns on assessment, malingering, forensic issues, and psychopathology.

Past Clinical Positions

Certified Forensic Examiner

Psychologist I

Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center

Missouri Department of Mental Health

January 1999 July 2008 Part Time

During this time I functioned as a part time Certified Forensic Examiner for the Department

of Mental Health at Mid Missouri Mental Health Center. I completed court ordered

evaluations for competency to proceed to trial, responsibility at time of offense, diagnoses,

need for further hospitalization, conditional release, pre-sentence recommendations, and

diminished capacity. Offenses range from misdemeanor to capitol cases and involve trial

testimony and depositions. I also acted as a supervisor at the Mid-Missouri Health Sciences

Psychology Internship Consortium, an APA approved pre-doctoral internship program,

providing supervision of the Forensic Evaluation Minor rotation.

Psychologist I - Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program

Guhleman Forensic Center

Fulton State Hospital

February 2003 March 2003

This part time position involved working as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team,

which provided long term treatment to clients admitted to an intermediate security forensic

hospital. I worked as a primary therapist with an emphasis on psychological assessment,

clinical interviewing, individual therapy, group therapy, and psychological consultation.

Patients had a wide range of diagnoses including personality disorders, Major Depression,

Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia. This was an interim position that lasted approximately

one month until I began full time as a forensic examiner.

Psychologist I / Associate Psychologist II - Adult Inpatient

Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center

September 1995 February 2003

This full time position involved working as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team, which

provided acute psychiatric inpatient care to 18 counties in central Missouri. I worked as a

primary therapist with an emphasis on psychological assessment, clinical interviewing,

individual therapy, family therapy, and psychological consultation. The client population

ranged in age from 17 to 90+ years. Patients had a wide range of diagnoses including

personality disorders, Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia. I also

provided supervision for Interns from the Mid-Missouri Health Sciences Psychology

Internship Consortium, an APA approved pre-doctoral internship program.

Assistant Admissions Officer - Adult Inpatient

Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center

January 1996 February 2003

This part time position required me to provide additional coverage for the Admissions Officer

for Adult Inpatient at an acute care psychiatric hospital, which provided inpatient care to 18

counties in central Missouri. The Admissions Officer coordinates all admissions to the

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inpatient Adult Services ensuring compliance with state regulations, judicial orders, and

hospital policies.

Seminars and Instruction

Presentations on psychological assessment, malingering, and forensic examination to

Predoctoral interns and staff at Missouri Health Sciences Psychology Internship Consortium.

1996 to 2002.

Presentations on psychological assessment, malingering, and forensic examination

Internship to Predoctoral interns and staff at Fulton State Hospital. 2003 to Present.

Invited Presentation

Mental Retardation From an Evaluator s Perspective Missouri Prosecutor s Capital

Litigation Conference. April 15, 2008

Conferences and Training

Legal and Ethical Risk Management in Professional Psychological Practice

Sequence II: Risk Management in Specific High Risk Areas

Eric Harris, J.D., Ph.D., April 8, 2009

Advanced Topics in Criminal Forensic Psychology

Alan M. Goldstein, Ph.D. ABPP, September 17, 2008

Risk Assessment and Risk Management in Community Corrections

Jennifer Skeem, Ph.D., September 18, 2008

Violence Risk Assessment and Management Using Structured Professional

Judgment

Kevin S. Douglas, LL.B, Ph.D., September 19, 2008

Forensic Applications of the MMPI-2

Roger Greene, Ph.D., September 20, 2008

Legal and Ethical Risks and Risk Management in Professional Practice

Eric Harris, J.D., Ph.D., April 17, 2008

What we know and what we don t know about assessing and treating sexual

offenders

Judith Becker, Ph.D., November 9, 2007 Fulton Missouri

Psychopathy Checklist Revised

Stephen Hart, Ph.D., April 26 and 27, 2006 Columbia, Missouri

American Family and Conciliatory Courts 6th International Symposium on Child

Custody Evaluations, October 14-16, 2004

Should Evaluators Recommend? The Ultimate Question (Part I)

Negotiating the Ultimate Question (Part II)

The Trial The Ultimate Question (Part III)

Randy Fuerst, J.D., Lake Charles,LA

Advanced Institute on Psychological Testing

James R. Flens, Psy.D., Brandon, FL

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Drug and Alcohol Assessment in Child Custody Evaluations

Claude Schleuderer, Ph.D., Ulster County Mental Health, Kingston,NY

Interviewing Children

Mindy F. Mitnick, Ed.M., M.A., Licensed Psychologist,Minneapolis,MN

Assessing Children s Feelings and Perceptions in Divorcing Families

Mary Elizabeth Lund, Ph.D., Santa Monica, CA

Angus Strachan, Ph.D., Santa Monica, CA

The Investigative Component in Child Custody Evaluations

William G. Austin, Ph.D., Steamboat Springs, CO

Jonathan W. Gould, Ph.D., Charlotte, NC

David A. Martindale, Ph.D., ABPP, Morristown,NJ

Post-Evaluation Procedures and Ethical Considerations

David A. Martindale, Ph.D., Morristown,NJ

Barbara F. Steinberg, Ph.D.,Ormond Beach, FL

Jan Tyler, Ph.D., Burlington,VT

Advanced Seminar on Custody Evaluations

Jonathon Gould, Ph.D., September 9-10, 2004

Performing Sexually Violent Predator Evaluations

Richard Scott, Ph.D., Missouri Department of Mental Health, October 22, 2003

Legal and Ethical Risks and Risk Management in Professional Practice II: Special

High Risk Populations

Ed Harris, M.ED, JD, American Psychological Association Insurance Trust, April 11, 2003

Assessment of Workplace Violence

George Hargrave, Ph.D., American Academy of Forensic Psychology, October 27, 2002

Violence and Threat Assessment

Reid Meloy, Ph.D., September 30 & October 1, 2002.

The Sexually Violent Offender

Robert Roy Hazelwood, (FBI, Ret.) May 2-3, 2002

Missouri Department of Mental Health Forensic Conference

April 2001

Relapse in Schizophrenia

June 2000

Missouri Department of Mental Health Forensic Conference

April 2000

Missouri Department of Mental Health Forensic Conference

April 1999

MMPI-2 Conference

Metropolitan Psychiatric Center Missouri November, 1998

Detection of Malingering and Deception

Randy K. Otto, Ph.D., American Academy of Forensic Psychology, November 1998

Violence and Risk Assessment

Stephen Hart, Ph.D., American Academy of Forensic Psychology, November 1998

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Violence and Psychopathology

October 1998

Dangerous Liaisons - Violence and Attachments

Metropolitan Psychiatric Center, Missouri Institute of Mental Health, October 1997

Pre-Doctoral Internship Experience

Mid-Missouri Health Sciences Psychology Internship Consortium

September 1, 1994 to August 31, 1995

#3 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65201, 573-***-****

Other Professional Clinical Experiences

Outpatient Therapist

Family Counseling Center of Missouri, Inc.

Columbia, Missouri

September 1990 to August 1991

Unit Therapist

Cope Care of Moberly - Moberly, Missouri

August 1989 to August 1990

Professional Memberships

American Psychology -- Law Society

American Psychological Association

Research

Kline, Jeffrey S. (1996). "Male College Students' General Satisfaction With Different Styles

Of Therapy And Different Sexed Therapists." Unpublished Dissertation, Indiana State

University., Terre Haute, Indiana.

Kline, Jeffrey S. (1989). "Comment Constructiveness in Peer Review Groups." Unpublished

masters thesis, University of Missouri - Columbia.

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