About Dr. Villalon
Dr. Villalon is a clinical and forensic psychologist. Most of her work has been in forensic psychology. She provides a variety of assessments and testifies in court on issues related to dangerousness and forensic psychology.
Dr. Villalon completed her doctorate internship at Atascadero State Hospital, known for its forensic psychology training. She has a Doctorate of Psychology Degree from Argosy University, a Master's of Counseling Degree of Psychology from Chaminade University, and a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from the University of Hawaii.
Dr. Villalon is a former Child Protective Services case manager and investigator and multi-systemic therapist.
Services Offered:
Dr. Villalon conducts a variety of psychological and forensic assessments. These assessments provide valuable information about an individual’s behavior, personality, and current level of functioning.
These assessments are administered to individuals who experience problems at school and work or in personal relationships. It identifies anger management issues, interpersonal skills problems, and personality traits that might contribute to the problem or emotional disorder.
These assessments typically include clinical interviews, collateral interviews of others close to the individual, psychological tests, self-report questionnaires, and record reviews.
Assessments Offered by Dr. Villalon
Preemployment Assessments:
- Provides the hiring agent with information to assist them in making informed selection decisions. These assessments include applicants of high-risk personnel.
Fitness for Duty Evaluations:
- Fitness for duty evaluations are a component of the threat assessment and management process.
- The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the employee's current ability to meet the job demands by evaluating the person, the situation and providing recommendations for management based upon detailed information about the employee.
Competency and Dangerousness Evaluations:
- Fit To Proceed in Trial: Determines if the individual understands the judicial process and can assist their attorney with forming a rational defense.
- Penal Responsibility: Determines if, at the time of the offense, the individual had a mental illness; and, as a result of the mental illness, if they had the capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of their actions (cognitive capacity) or to conform their actions to the requirements of the law (volitional capacity).
- Dangerousness: Determines the level of risk of violence to self, others, and property.
Threat Assessments:
- Threat Assessment is a fact-based method of identifying, investigating, assessing, mitigating, and managing targeted violence. It focuses on a person’s patterns of thinking and behavior. The goal of the Threat Assessment is to divert the person off the path of violence, to keep everyone safe, and to get the help for that person.
Sex Offender Assessments:
- Determines an individual's personality, motivational level, and responsibility characteristics. Identifies appropriate and deviant sexual arousal responses. Identifies risk factors. Provides areas for treatment and management.
Worker's Compensation Evaluations and Independent Psychological Evaluations:
- Independent evaluation to determine if an injured worker is suffering from a mental health disability brought on by work events.
Threat Assessment Consultation, Training, and Development:
- Dr. Villalon provides Workplace Violence and School Threat Assessment and Management Training, assists schools and organization on developing and implementing their Threat Assessment and Management Team, and consults with schools and organizations when they have a student, employee, or individual who might be on the path of violence.
Assessments Offered by Dr. Villalon
Preemployment Assessments:
- Provides the hiring agent with information to assist them in making informed selection decisions. These assessments include applicants of high-risk personnel.
Threat Assessments:
- Threat Assessment is a fact-based method of identifying, investigating, assessing, mitigating, and managing targeted violence. It focuses on a person’s patterns of thinking and behavior. The goal of the Threat Assessment is to divert the person off the path of violence, to keep everyone safe, and to get the help for that person.
Fitness for Duty Evaluations:
- Fitness for duty evaluations are a component of the threat assessment and management process.
- The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the employee's current ability to meet the job demands by evaluating the person, the situation and providing recommendations for management based upon detailed information about the employee.
Competency and Dangerousness Evaluations:
- Fit To Proceed in Trial: Determines if the individual understands the judicial process and can assist their attorney with forming a rational defense.
- Penal Responsibility: Determines if, at the time of the offense, the individual had a mental illness; and, as a result of the mental illness, if they had the capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of their actions (cognitive capacity) or to conform their actions to the requirements of the law (volitional capacity).
- Dangerousness: Determines the level of risk of violence to self, others, and property.
Sex Offender Assessments:
- Determines an individual's personality, motivational level, and responsibility characteristics. Identifies appropriate and deviant sexual arousal responses. Identifies risk factors. Provides areas for treatment and management.
Worker's Compensation Evaluations and Independent Psychological Evaluations:
- Independent evaluation to determine if an injured worker is suffering from a mental health disability brought on by work events.
Threat Assessment Consultation, Training, and Development:
- Dr. Villalon provides Workplace Violence and School Threat Assessment and Management Training, assists schools and organization on developing and implementing their Threat Assessment and Management Team, and consults with schools and organizations when they have a student, employee, or individual who might be on the path of violence.
Forensic psychology
is the interaction of psychology and the law. Mental health, law enforcement, child welfare, businesses, and legal fields are frequently confronted with decisions regarding an individual's risk of harm to self, others, or property. Forensic assessments assist in addressing these concerns.
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