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Dr. Branaman has more than twenty-five years experience with adults and juveniles in counseling and mental health settings including institutional settings, public schools, hospitals, residential and outpatient treatment, and private practice. His experience includes teaching, consulting, administrative, and clinical experience. He served three years as Department Head for an inpatient addictions treatment program for adults and adolescents. He is founder and chief executive officer of Professional Psychological Services, P.C., a private practice group in operation since 1984, that has delivered clinical services through offices located in Richardson, Euless, and Lewisville, Texas. The practice group has been responsible for contracted services with hospital and residential treatment programs, a public agency, and as gate-keepers with a managed care insurance company. Dr. Branaman's background includes work with adult and adolescent populations with general psychological disorders in individual and conjoint therapy primarily utilizing cognitive behavioral treatment strategies. He
has specialized experience in working with substance abuse
disorders and sexual behavior problems as well as medication
treatment compliance. He has had extensive experience in
conducting risk assessments of sex offenders and has testified
in multiple cases involving civil commitment under the Texas
Sexual Predator Act. He has provided expert testimony in
federal, state, military and administrative law courts. His
specialized forensic work includes many court appointments as
well as being retained by both defense and prosecution attorneys for purpose of conducting forensic psychological evaluations and offering expert opinion in criminal and civil matters. He is qualified under Texas
SB 1057 Chapter 46B to conduct evaluations for determination of incompetency in criminal and juvenile justice cases.
Additionally, he frequently conducts pre-employment evaluations for law enforcement and public safety personnel including federal law enforcement officers. In addition to his forensic practice, Dr. Branaman is a member of the faculty of the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University/Dallas. He serves there as an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology teaching neuroscience, psychopharmacology, and forensic psychology courses in the doctoral training program in clinical psychology. His forensic practice includes legal evaluations and consultation involving criminal, family law, and civil matters. Additionally, he is actively involved in professional activities at local and state levels having served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Texas Psychological Association and President of both the Dallas and Collin County Psychological Associations. |
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