Dr. Joseph J. Plaud
Clinical and Forensic Psychology
Applied Behavioral Consultants, LLC
Comprehensive, Technologically Advanced, and Empirically Validated Clinical Services
Dr. Plaud is a Licensed Psychologist in Florida, Massachusetts and New York
Dr. Joseph J. Plaud presenting at the New England Conference on Forensic Psychology (NEcFP) which he founded, on October 10, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Joseph J. Plaud testifying as an expert witness in Superior Court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Dr. Joseph J. Plaud presenting at the American College of Forensic Psychology (ACFP) Conference on March 28, 2019 in San Diego, California.
Dr. Joseph J. Plaud presenting at the XXXVIth International Congress on Law and Mental Health (IALMH) Conference on July 24, 2019 in Rome, Italy.
Welcome
I welcome you to Applied Behavioral Consultants, LLC. My name is Dr. Joseph J. Plaud. My specialty is clinical and forensic psychology. I have over 100 scientific publications in these areas of concentration. I have also taught advanced courses at numerous colleges and universities, and I have been part of the faculties at Brown University, the University of North Dakota, Worcester State University, and Northeastern University, among other institutions. I am sought out as a consultant regarding clinical and forensic psychology evaluations and treatment. Many of my cases involve complex legal issues pertaining to risk assessments. My clinical offices are in Naples, Florida and I also consult across the United States.
Services
Applied Behavioral Consultants, LLC, under the direction of Dr. Joseph J. Plaud, has now relocated its base of professional operations from Boston, Massachusetts to Naples, Florida. Applied Behavioral Consultants, LLC provides consultation, psychological and psychosexual evaluations and expert testimony in both criminal and civil matters. Dr. Plaud, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, has testified as an expert witness in multiple states as well as within the federal system in the United States. He is recognized around the world as a professional leader in the evaluation and treatment of male and female sexual offenders as well as his professional work involving other clinical and forensic populations.
More information about Applied Behavioral Consultants, LLC including Recent Scholarly Publications, Presentations, Court Decisions, and Other Interesting Happenings...
2020
Plaud, J. J. (2020). Sexual disorders. In P. Sturmey (Ed.), Functional Analysis in Clinical Treatment, Second Edition (pp. 399-420). London: Elsevier.
2019
Plaud, J. J. (2019). The use of penile plethysmography in SVP assessment and treatment decision-making. In W. T. O’Donohue & D. Bromberg (Eds.), Sexually Violent Predators: A Clinical Science Handbook, (pp. 243-254). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
2016
Dr. Plaud authored an entry on behavior therapies in The Sage Encyclopedia of Theory in Psychology. The focus of the entry details the history and variety of clinical interventions grouped under the more general term behavior therapies. The focus of Dr. Plaud's clinical and forensic psychological training has been on operant behaviorism, which is articulated in this encyclopedia entry.
Recent National and International Professional Presentations:
Plaud, J. J. (2019, October). The science of sexual offender risk prediction: Promises and pitfalls. Presentation at the meeting of the New England Conference on Forensic Psychology, Boston, MA. Dr. Plaud is the Founder and Organizer of the New England Conference on Forensic Psychology (NEcFP).
Plaud, J. J. (2019, September). Thirty two years in the trenches: Personal and professional recollections of a clinical and forensic psychologist evaluating and treating sexual offenders (and the courtroom battles that followed). Presentation at the meeting of the Sex Offender Policy Reform Initiative, Cambridge, MA.
Plaud, J. J. (2019, July). Sexual offense recidivism and Sexually Violent Predator civil commitment laws. Presentation at the meeting of the Congress of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health, Rome, Italy.
Plaud, J. J. (2019, March). Sexually Dangerous no longer? Massachusetts sexual recidivism data on sex offenders released from civil commitment. Presentation at the meeting of the American College of Forensic Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Plaud, J. J. (2019, March). Forensic skills workshop: The role of the psychologist in civil and criminal litigation. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American College of Forensic Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Plaud, J. J. (2017, April). When forensic psychologists are on trial in the court of public opinion. Presentation at the meeting of the American College of Forensic Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Plaud, J. J. (2016, February). Behavior analysis, "volitional control," and indefinite sexual offender civil commitment. Invited address at the meeting of the California Association of Behavior Analysis, Santa Clara, CA.
Dr. Plaud serves as an expert witness in both state and federal courts across the United States. By clicking on the button to your left you will be taken to interesting published decisions involving cases in which Dr. Plaud has served as an expert witness. Judicial decisions will be highlighted on a revolving basis, and will involve both state and federal opinions.
By clicking on the button to your left you will be taken to a special Research Archives section of the website in which past professional distinctions, research projects, and notable presentations will be highlighted on a revolving basis.
Dr. Plaud has always been an adherent to the scientist-practitioner model of practice in clinical and forensic psychology. It is critical to integrate cutting edge research findings into the professional practice of psychology: in the clinic, in the courtroom, and in the classroom. It is also important to understand the historical underpinnings of clinical and forensic psychology.
Dr. Plaud has other interests outside of clinical and forensic psychology. By clicking on the button to your left you will be taken to a special section of the website in which some of Dr. Plaud's other varied interests are highlighted from time to time.
Dr. Plaud's major interests in other fields include his work to preserve the legacies of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the New Deal. Dr. Plaud serves as a Trustee of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, NY. At one time Dr. Plaud had one of the largest personal collections of Roosevelt and New Deal memorabilia, in which he shared with the public in a nonprofit museum.
Dr. Plaud was featured as the clinical and forensic psychological expert on an episode of ABC News Primetime with Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer, with ABC News Correspondent John Quiñones
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