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Forensic Mental Health Evaluations for NGRI and Mental Disease or Defect

  • 09 Jan 2026
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Live Webinar via Zoom
  • 99

Registration

  • Select this option if you wish to receive a certificate of attendance for continuing education and you are a member of NBFE (i.e., CFMHE or CFMHE Applicant or Candidate) or of a partnering organization (see nbfe.net/partners for full listing)
  • Select this option if you are a NBFE member or one of its partnering associations and you do NOT want continuing education certificate/credit(s).
  • Select this option if you wish to receive a certificate of attendance for continuing education and you are not a member of NBFE or a partnering organization (see nbfe.net/partners for full listing)

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Description

This intermediate-to-advanced workshop equips psychologists with core knowledge and applied skills for conducting Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) and Mental Disease or Defect evaluations. Participants will review key legal foundations (M’Naghten and state statutes), structured forensic assessment methods, and ethical issues unique to criminal responsibility evaluations.

Learning Objectives 


Objective 1: Summarize the historical and statutory foundations of the insanity defense.


Objective 2: Apply structured forensic assessment procedures and identify assessments used for NGRI/Mental Defect evaluations.


Objective 3: Examine issues which impact findings of NGRI.

Objective 4: Comprehend criteria for NGRI and discuss cases involving NGRI.

Presenter

Dr Brian Sheble, NCSP, LPC, LCPC, LMHC, NCC, CCMHC, CFMHE, CCCE, CFBA, CFP, C-DBT

Dr. Brian Sheble earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology and his Educational Specialist degree in School Psychology from the University of Missouri–St. Louis. He also holds a Graduate Certificate in Educational Administration from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, as well as a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling and a Bachelor of Arts in Education, both from Lindenwood University. Dr. Sheble is currently completing a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology (PsyD) from California Southern University.

Dr. Sheble is licensed as a school psychologist in Missouri and Illinois; a licensed professional counselor in Missouri, Georgia, and Alaska; a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois; and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor providing teletherapy services in Florida. He offers consultation, psychological assessment, and counseling services to children, adolescents, and adults through his private practice, Growth Mindset Assessment and Counseling, LLC, located in Creve Coeur, Missouri.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Sheble has been appointed as a court-appointed counselor and forensic mental health evaluator in both Missouri and Alaska. He has also been retained by the State Public Defender in both states to conduct forensic evaluations.

Dr. Sheble currently serves as the Associate Editor of Research for the Journal of Mental Health Counseling and previously served on the editorial board of Psychology in the Schools. He has also taught as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

He holds numerous national credentials, including National Certified School Psychologist (NCSP), National Certified Counselor (NCC), Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC), Certified Forensic Mental Health Evaluator (CFMHE), Certified Forensic Behavioral Analyst (CFBA), Certified Child Custody Evaluator (CCCE), Certified Forensic Psychometrist (CFP), and Certified Dialectical Behavioral Therapist (C-DBT).

Cost

$40 for NBFE members (i.e., CFMHEs and CFMHE applicants/candidates) and, for members of  our partnering organizations please see Professional Partners for current listing)
$65 for Non-members


Continuing Education Information

ACEP No. 6189

Florida CE Broker Tracking No. 20-1342828

CE Broker Provider No. 50-15823

                               

          


The National Board of Forensic Evaluators (NBFE) has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6189.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  NBFE is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. NBFE is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  NBFE maintains responsibility for this program and its content. NBFE is recognized and endorsed by the American Mental Health Counselors Association.

This workshop has been approved for 2.0 general hours, with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, & Mental Health Counseling and the Florida Board of Psychology, CE Broker Tracking # 20-1342828 (CE Broker Provider #50-15823).

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