Susan J Lewis, PhD, JD
Susan J. Lewis, PhD, JD, is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist and lawyer. She has over 25 years of experience in clinical practice with unique populations that have included female sexual offenders incarcerated at a women鈥檚 prison, self-injurious individuals, forensic patients and individuals who suffer from severe and persistent mental illness. In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Lewis has served in leadership roles as clinical director, program manager, and supervisor for psychiatry residents and post-doctoral psychologists.
Dr. Lewis teaches courses on law and ethics in mental health that are state specific to the laws of each state. She has also lectured nationwide on the DSM-5庐 and differential diagnosis. She taught courses at Harvard鈥檚 Extension School and Northeastern University on the psychology of criminal behavior. She is the author of Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Clinicians: Best Practices for Avoiding Litigation, Complaints and Malpractice (PPM, 2016) and her latest book From Deep Within: A Forensic and Clinical Psychologist鈥檚 Journey (2018).
A sought-after consultant, Dr. Lewis works with attorneys on controversial issues such as dangerousness, competence to stand trial, criminal responsibility evaluations, and civil and criminal commitment. She works with attorneys on strategies of how mental illness might impinge on legal decision-making. Dr. Lewis has been adjudicated an expert in almost all of the district and superior courts in Massachusetts.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Susan Lewis is in private practice and receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from 小蝌蚪视频. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Susan Lewis serves as the Chair Ethics Board of Colorado Psychological Association.
