Taking a Deep Dive into Treatment Amenability Evaluations for Youthful Offenders

Julie Brovko has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of New Mexico and has been actively working in the field of psychology since 2002, and co-founded Gold Standard Forensics in 2021. As a licensed and accredited Clinical Psychologist, Julie is highly sought after to perform both criminal and civil forensic evaluations nationally, and is a regular consultant for Court Martial, Civil, and Criminal cases. She is also a Co-Founder and Clinical Co-Director of the Second Judicial Competency Clinic in Bernalillo County. Julie leverages her considerable experience and knowledge to better the industry by supervising, teaching, and mentoring trainees and colleagues. She also serves as a consultant for governmental agencies and is actively involved in policy work in New Mexico. She serves as an Adjunct Law School faculty member and a Clinical Associate at the University of New Mexico, where she teaches law students and supervises graduate students in Psychology. Additionally, she has presented at academic conferences and published both book chapters and peer-reviewed articles on topics related to both psychology and the law. Her recent work has included the updated manual of the Competence Assessment for Standing Trial for Defendants with Intellectual Disability (CAST*ID; in press, 2023).

Simone Viljoen has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Simon Fraser University and has been actively working in the field of psychology since 2006, and co-founded Gold Standard Forensics in 2021. As a licensed and accredited Clinical Psychologist, she is highly regarded and sought after to perform both criminal and civil forensic evaluations across the nation. She is also a Co-Founder and Clinical Co-Director of the Second Judicial Competency Clinic in Bernalillo County, which handles most competency to stand trial evaluations in the Second Judicial District of New Mexico. In her career, Simone has developed and delivered numerous trainings and workshops in both law and mental health related topics to a variety of agencies. Presently, she continues to leverage her teaching skills at the University of New Mexico as an Adjunct Instructor. In her instructor capacity, Simone supervises the clinical work of trainees and teaches undergraduate courses, including Introduction to Forensic Psychology and Alcohol Use Disorders. As an accomplished author, Dr. Viljoen has co-authored a book chapter and written for several publications. She is also the co-author of the updated manual of the Competence Assessment for Standing Trial for Defendants with Intellectual Disability (CAST*ID; in press, 2023).