Special Commitment Center
Forensic Services Unit

Steilacoom, Washington

Post Doctoral Fellowship

The Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Sex Offender Evaluation at the Special Commitment Center, Forensic Services Unit located in Steilacoom, WA is jointly sponsored by the University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science and the Washington Department of Social and Health Services. The Sex Offender Evaluation Track offers training in conducting annual review evaluations of individuals who have been civilly committed as sexually violent predators. These evaluations involve a review of treatment progress, assessment of whether the individual s risk to sexually reoffend has changed and whether release to a less restrictive alternative placement is in the individual s best interest. Training may include providing deposition and court testimony. The focus of the training is comprehensive assessment, including risk assessment and psychological testing, but training in providing individual and group therapy to Residents at SCC also exists. Research opportunities are available on a limited basis.

The Special Commitment Center (SCC) is the first established civil commitment facility for sexually violent predators (SVPs) in the country. Although the Forensic Services Unit is located on the mainland in Steilacoom, the SCC is housed on McNeil Island and regular travel via ferry is required.

Questions specific to the Sex Offender Evaluation Training Track should be directed to:
Bruce Duthie, Ph.D.
Phone: (253) 583-5936

Please visit: http://www.uwpsychiatry.org/education/forensic.html for more information about the postdoctoral fellowship program including secondary training opportunities, salary and benefits, and application procedures.