POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAMS IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY ACCEPTED FOR EXPERIENCE WAIVER
THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY, INC. (ABFP) (REVISED 5/1/2019)
ABFP offers waiver of the 5-year requirement for applicants who successfully complete an approved 2000-hour formal postdoctoral training program in forensic psychology. For information regarding the experience waiver and program acceptance, please see the ABFP Experience Waiver and Postdoctoral Training in Forensic Psychology Guidelines, which may be found on the Forensic Psychology page of the ABPP website.
Following is the list of postdoctoral training programs in forensic psychology that have been determined to meet the ABFP criteria for the experience waiver. Programs are granted a 5-year period of acceptance. Training directors are obligated to notify the ABFP Credential Review Officer if their site no longer meets the established criteria at any point during that period.
Appearance on this list does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by ABFP.
Arkansas State Hospital (2016-2020) Arkansas State Hospital 305 S. Palm Little Rock, AR 72205
Audrey Hepburn Children’s House at Hackensack University Medical Center / Montclair State University (2019- 2023) 30 Prospect Avenue Hackensack, NJ 07601
Augusta University / East Central Regional Hospital (2019-2023) 3405 Mike Padgett Hwy Augusta, GA 30906
Bridgewater State Hospital (2019-2023) 20 Administration Rd Bridgewater, MA 02324
Center for Behavioral Medicine (2019-2023) 1000 East 24th Street Kansas City, MO 64108
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Center of Excellence for Children, Families and the Law (2016-2020) William James College One Wells Avenue Newton, MA 02459
Central Regional Hospital (2017-2021) North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services 300 Veazey Road Butner, NC 27509
Central State Hospital (2019-2023) Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services P.O. Box 4030 Petersburg, VA 23803
Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (2016-2020) 1600 W. 24th Street Pueblo, CO 81003
Denver FIRST (Forensic Institute for Research, Service and Training) (2017-2021) Graduate School of Professional Psychology University of Denver 2450 S. Vine Street Denver, CO 80208
Emory University School of Medicine (2019-2023) Emory University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Grady Health System – 13th Floor 80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA 30303
Fourth Judicial District Psychological Services (2019-2023) 300 South Sixth Street – C509 Government Center Minneapolis, MN 55487
Institute of Law, Psychiatry, & Public Policy (2019-2023) University of Virginia P.O. Box 800660 Charlottesville, VA 22908
Mendota Mental Health Institute and Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center (2019-2023) 301 Troy Drive Madison, WI 53704
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Minnesota State Operated Forensic Services (2019-2023) 100 Freeman Drive St. Peter, MN 56082
Netcare Forensic Center (2019-2023) 3081 Sullivant Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43204
Northwest Forensic Institute (2019-2023) 528 SW Yamhill Street, Suite 428 Portland, Oregon 97204
Patton State Hospital (2016-2020) Department of Psychology 3102 East Highland Avenue Patton, CA 92369
South Carolina Department of Mental Health (2018-2022) Forensic Evaluation Services 7901 Farrow Road Columbia, SC 29203
University of Massachusetts Medical School (2019-2023) Department of Psychiatry Law & Psychiatry Program 55 Lake Avenue North Worcester, MA 01655-0002
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (2019-2023) Department of Psychology, Forensic Psychology 1777 N. Kent Street, 10th Floor Arlington, VA 22009
Western State Hospital & Washington Department of Social and State Services (2018-2022) Office of Forensic Mental Services Western State Hospital 9601 Steilacoom Blvd., SW Lakewood, WA 98498