About Dr. Ivan Kruh
Dr. Kruh received his PhD from the University of Alabama's Clinical Psychology and Law program, where he also received specialized training in Child Clinical Psychology. He completed a pre-doctoral internship at Western State Hospital in Tacoma, WA, where he provided adult and juvenile forensic mental health services. He received advanced post-graduate training in adult and juvenile forensic mental health through the University of Washington and Washington State DSHS Postdoctoral Fellowship in Forensic Psychology.
Dr. Kruh is a member of the American Psychological Association’s Division 41 (American Psychology-Law Society) and Division 53 (Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology), as well as the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services.
Dr. Kruh is a member of the American Psychological Association’s Division 41 (American Psychology-Law Society) and Division 53 (Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology), as well as the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services.
For ten years, Dr. Kruh was the Director of Washington State’s Juvenile Forensic Services at Child Study & Treatment Center, where he conducted pre-adjudication evaluations of juveniles, including competence to stand trial, competence to waive Miranda rights, mental state at the time of the offense, risk for future offending and violent offending, and intervention planning, as well as competence remediation services. He also administered the Juvenile Forensic Services, developing policies and practices at clinic, agency, and state levels.
During that time, Dr. Kruh was also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of Washington, where he directed the Juvenile Forensic and Child/Adolescent Inpatient Treatment Fellowship. He provided direct clinical supervision to pre-doctoral psychology interns, psychiatry fellows, and post-doctoral psychology fellows.
Dr. Kruh is currently the Director of Juvenile Competency to Stand Trial Services at the National Youth Screening and Assessment Partners (NYSAP). He has been in private practice since 2012 and is licensed to practice psychology in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut and Washington State. He is a National Registered Health Service Psychologist. Depending on local laws and requirements, he is available to conduct evaluations nationally.
During that time, Dr. Kruh was also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of Washington, where he directed the Juvenile Forensic and Child/Adolescent Inpatient Treatment Fellowship. He provided direct clinical supervision to pre-doctoral psychology interns, psychiatry fellows, and post-doctoral psychology fellows.
Dr. Kruh is currently the Director of Juvenile Competency to Stand Trial Services at the National Youth Screening and Assessment Partners (NYSAP). He has been in private practice since 2012 and is licensed to practice psychology in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut and Washington State. He is a National Registered Health Service Psychologist. Depending on local laws and requirements, he is available to conduct evaluations nationally.