Joel Dvoskin, PhD, ABFP
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Dr. Dvoskin is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and past president of two APA Divisions, including the American Psychology-Law Society (Division 41) and Psychologists in Public Service (Division 18). He served on the APA Policy Task Force on Reducing Gun Violence, and on the APA Blue Ribbon Commission on Ethics Processes. Currently, he serves on APA’s Amicus Curie Committee Expert Panel. Additionally, he provides consultation on criminal justice and mental health administration, workplace violence prevention, management and leadership, and responding to organizational crises for a wide array of organizations across the U.S. and Canada. He is the co-founder of Heroes Active Bystandership Training.
He is the former acting commissioner of mental health for the State of NY, after serving for more than a decade as associate commissioner and director for forensic services for the New York State Office of Mental Health. He served as chair of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Behavior Health and Wellness for the state of Nevada.
Degrees
- PhD: Clinical Psychology, 1981
- MA: Clinical Psychology, 1978
- BA: English and Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill