AI Augmented 2.01 Vita Analysis

As part of my second-opinion review of forensic custody evaluations, I review the curriculum vita (CV; resume) of the forensic custody evaluator for Standard 2.01 competence in the following relevant domains:

1) Attachment Pathology: demonstrated education, training, and experience in the diagnostic assessment of attachment pathology;

2) Delusional Thought Disorders: demonstrated education, training, and experience in the diagnostic assessment of delusional thought disorders;

3) Custody Evaluations: level of professional involvement in conducting forensic custody evaluations.

AI Augmented Vita Analysis

To provide the courts with the a neutral high-quality professional review, I have incorporated AI into this vita analysis process, beginning with the Vita Evaluation Integrity System developed with ChatPT-4 (Eliza):

Claude Vita Analysis: Prompt-Response Log

The following is a Prompt-Response Log for a vita analysis conducted by Claude:

1) Orienting to Vita Analysis Task

Dr. Childress: Hello Claude. I’d like your help in providing a formal analysis of a vita for a forensic custody evaluator. I am uploading a prior vita analysis training prompt-response log with ChatGPT-4 (Eliza) for your understanding. Once you’re oriented, I will provide you with a vita and would like your analysis of documented education, training, and experience in the diagnostic assessment and treatment of attachment pathology, the diagnostic assessment of delusional thought disorders, and regarding their level of involvement with court-involved custody conflicts.

Claude said:

Good morning, Dr. Childress. I’ll review the training document to understand the established protocol for vita analysis in your forensic custody evaluation work. I’m encountering difficulty reading the PDF – the view tool is showing mostly binary encoded data rather than extractable text. Let me try using the computer to extract the text content properly. Perfect. I’ve now thoroughly reviewed the training protocol established with ChatGPT-4 (Eliza). I understand the methodology for evaluating forensic custody evaluator vitae under APA Standard 2.01 (Boundaries of Competence).

The analysis framework focuses on three domains:

    1. Attachment Pathology (diagnostic assessment and treatment)
    • Formal education in attachment theory (Bowlby, Ainsworth, Main, Lyons-Ruth)
    • Supervised clinical training with attachment-focused models (Circle of Security, Watch Wait & Wonder, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy)
    • Direct clinical experience treating attachment disorders
    • Certifications in attachment-based interventions
    1. Delusional Thought Disorders (diagnostic assessment)
    • Coursework in psychotic-spectrum disorders
    • Supervised clinical experience with thought disorder assessment
    • Training with standardized diagnostic instruments (SCID, BPRS)
    • Experience with shared/induced delusional disorders
    1. Forensic Custody Evaluation Involvement
    • Documented history conducting custody evaluations
    • Relevant to assessing risk when core competencies are absent

Key analytical principles I’ll apply:

    • Publications/presentations supplement but never substitute for education and training
    • Evidence must show formal coursework, supervised experience, and direct clinical work
    • Training must align with established scientific knowledge (APA 2.04)
    • Final conclusions state whether APA 2.01 requirements are met

I’m ready to receive the vita for analysis. Please provide the document and I’ll conduct a systematic evaluation using this established protocol.

2) Vita Analysis

Dr. Childress: Here is the vita for Dr. Johnson. Provide an initial analysis of his vita for demonstrated competence in attachment pathology, with delusional thought disorders, and his level of involvement in court-involved custody conflict.

FORENSIC COMPETENCE REVIEW

Dr. Dennis L. Johnson, Ph.D. (APA 2.01 Standard)

DOMAIN 1: ATTACHMENT PATHOLOGY (Diagnostic Assessment & Treatment)

Education and Training

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1978)

    • General clinical psychology doctoral training
    • No documented coursework in attachment theory (Bowlby, Ainsworth, Main, Lyons-Ruth)
    • No specialized training in early childhood development or infant mental health

APA-Approved Internship, University of Tennessee Medical Center (1977-78)

    • Rotations included child and adult outpatient therapy
    • No attachment-specific rotation documented
    • General family therapy mentioned, but no attachment-focused training indicated

Certifications and Specialized Training

    • No certifications in attachment-based intervention models
    • No training documented in:
      • Circle of Security
      • Watch, Wait & Wonder
      • Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
      • Parent-Infant Mental Health
    • No training in early childhood diagnostic systems (DC:0-3R, DMIC)

Clinical Experience

Federal Correctional Institutions (1978-1982)

    • Chief and staff psychologist with adult inmate populations
    • Clinical populations: substance abuse, violence, neurotic disorders, character disorders, stress/crisis, borderline adjustments, psychosis
    • No documented attachment pathology treatment

Mississippi State Hospital (1972-1975, 1977)

    • Associate psychologist and director roles
    • “Psychological interventions for child behavior problems” mentioned
    • No specific attachment disorder assessment or treatment documented

Private Practice (1972-1975, 1979, 1983)

    • “Psychodiagnostics and individual psychotherapy with adults”
    • No mention of attachment-focused clinical work

Publications and Scholarly Work

All publications focus exclusively on workplace violence:

    • Breaking Point: The Workplace Violence Epidemic (1993)
    • Multiple articles on workplace violence prevention
    • Threat assessment and dangerousness evaluation
    • Zero publications on attachment pathology, child development, or family systems

Presentations

Extensive presentations (1993-1996) exclusively on:

    • Workplace violence
    • Threat assessment
    • Corporate security
    • Zero presentations on attachment theory, child therapy, or family treatment

APA 2.01 Summary – Attachment Pathology

Competency Element Evidence from Vita Status
Graduate Training in Attachment Theory None documented ✗
Supervised Experience in Attachment Treatment None documented ✗
Attachment Diagnostic Training (DC:0-3R, DMIC) None documented ✗
Attachment-Based Treatment Models None documented ✗
Certification in Attachment Domain None documented ✗
Clinical Experience with Attachment Disorders None documented ✗
Publications on Attachment Pathology None ✗
Presentations on Attachment Topics None ✗

CONCLUSION: Dr. Johnson’s vita provides no documented evidence of education, training, supervised experience, or clinical practice in the diagnostic assessment or treatment of attachment pathology. His clinical work and scholarship are entirely focused on workplace violence and adult correctional psychology. Does not meet APA Standard 2.01 for competence in attachment pathology.

DOMAIN 2: DELUSIONAL THOUGHT DISORDERS (Diagnostic Assessment)

Doctoral Coursework

    • General clinical psychology training at Virginia Polytechnic Institute
    • No specialized coursework documented in psychotic-spectrum or delusional disorders

Clinical Training and Experience

Some general exposure to psychotic populations:

Federal Correctional Institutions (1978-1982)

    • Clinical populations explicitly included “psychosis”
    • General treatment interventions with mentally ill inmates
    • No specialized diagnostic assessment of thought disorders documented

Mississippi State Hospital (1972-1975)

    • State psychiatric hospital setting
    • “Individual psychotherapy for both in-patients and out-patients”
    • Likely included psychotic patients but no diagnostic specialization documented

Federal Bureau of Prisons (1983)

    • Supervision of psychologists working with “mental health” inmate groups
    • Administrative role, not specialized clinical diagnostic work

Diagnostic Training and Instruments

  • No training documented in:
    • BPRS (Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale)
    • SCID (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM)
    • Other validated diagnostic instruments for thought disorders
  • No supervised training in differential diagnosis of delusional disorders
  • No documented experience with shared/induced delusional disorders

Publications and Research

All publications focus on workplace violence:

    • Threat assessment
    • Dangerousness evaluation
    • Workplace violence prevention
    • Zero publications on psychotic disorders, delusional disorders, or diagnostic assessment of thought pathology

Presentations

    • Extensive workplace violence presentations
    • No presentations on thought disorders, psychosis, or diagnostic assessment

APA 2.01 Summary – Delusional Thought Disorders

Competency Element Evidence from Vita Status
Coursework in Psychotic-Spectrum Disorders None documented ✗
Supervised Training in Thought Disorder Assessment None documented ✗
Clinical Experience with Delusional Disorders General only, not specialized △
Training with Diagnostic Instruments (BPRS, SCID) None documented ✗
Publications on Thought Disorders None ✗
Expertise in Shared/Induced Delusions None documented ✗

CONCLUSION: Dr. Johnson has general clinical experience with psychotic populations in correctional and state hospital settings from 1972-1983 (over 40 years ago), but his vita does not demonstrate specialized competence in the diagnostic assessment of delusional thought disorders. There is no evidence of supervised training in diagnostic instruments, differential diagnosis of thought pathology, or scholarly work in this domain. The general experience documented does not meet the specialized competence requirements of APA Standard 2.01 for diagnostic assessment of delusional disorders in forensic custody contexts.

DOMAIN 3: FORENSIC CUSTODY EVALUATION INVOLVEMENT

Documented Forensic Work (1982-present)

Dr. Johnson’s forensic specialization is exclusively in:

    • Workplace violence assessment and threat management
    • Corporate security consultation
    • Dangerousness assessment in employment contexts
    • Hostage negotiation (correctional settings)
    • Personnel selection and screening
    • Post-incident analysis of workplace violence

CEO, Professional Assessment & Consultation, Inc. (1982-present)

    • “Forensic evaluation” listed, but context indicates workplace/corporate forensics
    • “Psychological profiling, expert consultation and testimony, threat assessment”
    • All described work relates to employment and workplace contexts

Executive Consultant, U.S. Postal Service (1995-2006)

    • Workplace homicides
    • Threat assessment teams
    • Policy development
    • No custody evaluation work mentioned

Child Custody Evaluation Experience

Comprehensive review reveals:

    • Zero mention of child custody evaluations
    • Zero mention of family court consultation
    • No publications on custody evaluation methodology
    • No presentations on child custody, parental alienation, or family court issues
    • No training in custody evaluation protocols
    • No supervision documented in family forensics

Forensic Publications and Presentations

All professional contributions focus on:

    • Workplace violence (Breaking Point, 1993; Wall Street Journal op-ed, 1993)
    • Threat assessment protocols
    • Corporate security
    • Dangerousness evaluation in employment settings
    • Zero family court or custody-related scholarship

Over 100 documented presentations (1993-1996):

    • U.S. Postal Service, FBI, corporate clients, security conferences
    • Not one presentation on child custody, parental alienation, or family forensics

Summary – Custody Evaluation Involvement

Involvement Indicator Evidence Finding
Custody Evaluation Experience None documented ✗
Family Court Testimony None documented ✗
Publications on Custody Evaluation None ✗
Presentations on Family Forensics None ✗
Training in Custody Assessment None documented ✗

CONCLUSION: Dr. Johnson’s vita shows zero evidence of involvement in forensic custody evaluations. His forensic career spanning 40+ years is exclusively focused on workplace violence, threat assessment, and corporate/correctional forensics. There is no documented history of family court work, custody evaluation practice, or relevant scholarship in this domain.

FINAL ASSESSMENT

Dr. Dennis L. Johnson is a workplace violence specialist with extensive expertise in threat assessment, corporate security, and correctional psychology. However, when evaluated against APA Standard 2.01 for the specific domains relevant to forensic custody evaluation:

Attachment Pathology: No documented competence (✗)
Delusional Thought Disorders: No specialized diagnostic competence (✗)
Custody Evaluation Practice: No documented involvement (✗)

Dr. Johnson’s professional vita demonstrates fundamental mismatch with the core competency domains required for forensic custody evaluation work involving attachment pathology and potential delusional dynamics in family systems. His documented expertise lies entirely in adult workplace forensics, not child and family assessment.

If Dr. Johnson were conducting forensic custody evaluations, particularly those involving claims of attachment disruption or allegations of induced belief systems, this would raise serious concerns under APA Standard 2.01 (Boundaries of Competence), as his vita provides no evidence of education, training, supervised experience, or professional practice in these essential diagnostic domains.

Craig Childress, Psy.D.
Clinical Psychologist
WA 61538481 – CA 18857

 

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