Vorwerk Forensic Psychology, Inc.

Vorwerk Forensic Psychology is the practice of Michelle L. Vorwerk, PsyD, Board-Certified Forensic Psychologist (ABPP) and her associates.

Dr. Vorwerk has been in practice for over 20 years. She has served as a forensic psychologist and disclosed expert in over a thousand cases, including conducting psycho-legal assessments and extensive testimony in Court.

In addition to her work with private attorneys, Dr. Vorwerk is an invited evaluator and expert witness in civil and criminal matters. She has been retained by private practice attorneys (defense and plaintiff), the Offices of the Public Defender and District Attorneys throughout the state of California, the California Department of State Hospitals, and Superior Courts as a Court Expert Panelist.

Dr. Vorwerk is available to conduct assessments, reports, and testimony in both criminal and civil court, for plaintiff and defense.

Licensed forensic psychologists Lauren Vickerman, PsyD and Jessica L. Roos, PsyD work closely with Dr. Vorwerk on cases spanning IME/Personal Injury/Emotional Distress, Violence Risk Assessment, Civil Commitment, Competency to Stand Trial, Insanity, LPS Conservatorship, Franklin Evaluations, Mitigation, Resentencing, Juvenile Transfer, & Psychosexual Evaluations.

Services

Vorwerk Forensic Psychology offers the following services:

Forensic psychology evaluations, review of documents, records, merit, forensic report, and testimony at deposition and trial.
• Psychological evaluations
• Independent Medical Evaluations (IMEs)
• Reports
• Deposition & trial testimony
• Evaluation and consultation on emotional distress and injury in the context of personal injury, discrimination and harassment, sexual
assault, abuse and neglect, workplace accidents and termination, medical malpractice, negligence claims, and motor vehicle and other
accidents.
• Assist in reviewing records/files to assess the credibility of a claim or strength of a case involving psychological injury.
• Critique reports of opposing experts and provide a rebuttal report.

Litigation Support Services
Dr. Vorwerk specializes in personal injury/IME's/emotional distress, mental health, diagnosis, and assessment. She has been qualified as an expert witness for both the defense and plaintiff in civil cases and the defense and prosecution in criminal cases.

Litigation Support Services

Dr. Vorwerk specializes in mental competency, mental health, diagnosis and assessment. She has additional specialization in criminal responsibility cases, personal injury, mental health diversion, psychological mitigation, juvenile and youthful offender cases, and civil and criminal competencies, sex offender risk assessments, She has been qualified as an expert witness for both the defense and prosecution.

Areas of Expertise

Additional Expertise:

Violence Risk Assessment, Threat of violence, Mental Health, mental illness, psychological diagnosis; Sex Offender Risk Assessment; Severe Mental Illness; Psychosexual Assessment; Mental Health Diversion; Civil & Criminal Competencies; Franklin/Youthful Offender Evaluations; 707 Juvenile Transfer Evaluations; Mentally Disordered Offenders; Conservatorship Evaluations; Resentencing; Psycho-legal Attorney Consultation.

Profile

Michelle L. Vorwerk, PsyD is a Board-Certified Forensic Psychologist (ABPP) with over 20 years of experience in evaluating and diagnosing mental disorders and testifying in court about her findings.

She has conducted over a thousand psycho-legal assessments and testified in court in most of those cases. Dr. Vorwerk has been asked to issue her findings on behalf of (partial list) private attorneys (plaintiff and defense), Offices of the Public Defender and District Attorneys of Orange County, San Diego, Ventura, Riverside & San Bernardino, CA , the California Department of State Hospitals, and Superior Courts as Court Expert Panelist.

Dr. Vorwerk is among fewer than 1% of all licensed psychologists who are Board Certified in Forensic Psychology. This reflects the rigorous training and examination process of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). This credential signifies the highest levels of expertise and practice in the area of forensic psychology.

Dr. Vorwerk and her associates, Drs. Roos and Vickerman, are based in the greater San Diego area. They are sought for testimony across California and are available nationally.

Areas Served

California

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Professional Experience

Private Forensic Psychological Practice, Vorwerk Forensic Psychology, Inc. (2007-Present)
See CV for Dr. Vorwerk's extensive experience.
Exemplar:
Private practice – civil and criminal litigation, the California Department of State Hospitals, Forensic Psychologist and Consultant Offices of the Public Defender and District Attorneys of Orange County, San Diego, Ventura, Riverside & San Bernardino, CA (Various Dates; 2008 – present) Court Expert Panel for the Superior Courts of San Bernardino County and Riverside County (Various Dates; 2007-2015)

Licenses

Licensed Psychologist, California (#21119)
Board-Certified Forensic Psychologist, American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP)

Legal Experience & Services

Dr. Vorwerk is not an attorney but has worked in the legal expert witness field for more than 2 decades.

Affiliations

Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (ABPP)
Specialist Forensic Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP)
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA)
Forensic Mental Health Association of California (FMHAC)
American Psychological Association (APA)
American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS)

Qualifications

Extensive Qualifications; Please request CV

In practice for 20 years, Dr. Vorwerk has extensive experience in multiple venues and types of assessments spanning 2 decades and more than a thousand psycho-legal evaluations and testimony.

Awards & Honors

National Honor Society in Psychology, Psi Chi
Golden Key National Honor Society

Seminars & Training

Extensive Seminars and Training; Please Request CV

Publications

Perspective review of cannabis use and sexual offenses. Behavioral Sciences & the Law. 40:225–238. (2022)
Journal of Child and Family Studies, Book Review: Adolescent Life Stories: Perspectives from Youth, Parents, & Teachers (2006)

Professional References

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Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, PsyD, Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology, Biola University (2005)
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology, Biola University (2005)
BA Psychology, University of California Santa Barbara (2000)
Adjunct Studies, Please Request CV