Dr. Beltran is a clinical and forensic psychologist with additional expertise in neuropsychology. Dr. Beltran has extensive experience in conducting forensic evaluations for legal professionals in both the public and private sectors and is regularly called upon to provide expert testimony.
In the realm of criminal law, Dr. Beltran conducts the following evaluations:
- Competence to proceed
- Competence to waive Miranda rights
- Criminal responsibility (insanity defense)
- Mitigation (downward departure)
- Assessment of violence risk
- Assessment of sexual behavior risk/psychosexual assessment
- Involuntary commitment and treatment
In the realm of civil law, Dr. Beltran conducts:
- Parental capacity evaluations
- Guardianship evaluations
Dr. Beltran also has extensive experience in performing evaluations assessing for:
- Intellectual disability
- Learning disabilities
- Neuropsychological/cognitive impairment
- Personality/thought/mood disorders
- Trauma
- Alcohol/substance abuse