Mental Health Part Time
Resume:
Jeffrey S. Kline, Ph.D.
Vita
Fulton State Hospital Private Practice
Biggs Forensic Center 2101 West Broadway
Fulton Missouri, 65251 Columbia, Missouri 65203
573-***-**** 573-***-**** 866-***-**** (Fax)
*******.*****@***.**.*** ***@*********.***
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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