James Andrews is a clinical social worker with expertise in forensic social work. During the past thirty years, he has been practicing in the behavioral health field as a clinical social worker, therapist, administrator, consultant and educator. He has presented workshops at regional and national conferences, is an adjunct faculty at the University of Pittsburgh in the School of Social Work, and Simmons College School of Social Work in Boston, MA. His clinical practice has included work in the states of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, West Virginia and Pennsylvania and he regularly consults nationally as a forensic social worker and legal consultant. James holds degrees in general management, psychology and social work from Rhode Island College in Providence, RI. He also holds advanced licensure in social work including the LCSW in Pennsylvania and LICSW in Massachusetts. He holds national certification as a Board Certified Diplomate (BCD) with the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work. In forensics, he holds credentials in Forensic Counseling, Sentence Mitigation and is a Certified Master Forensic Social Worker with the American College of Forensic Examiners International. Additionally, a Certified Investigator with the Office of Public Welfare in Pennsylvania. James’ is self-employed. He operates two private consulting practices. Forensic Behavioral Associates, a forensic consulting practice where he provides expert witness services in both civil and criminal cases involving such issues as malpractice, wrongful death, sexual abuse allegations and sentence mitigation in capital punishment. He also offers risk management, compliance and clinical supervision services. James also operates Conscious Core, a consulting practice where he provides personal and career development coaching and management consulting services to individuals, other social workers and professionals. He is very active in the National Association of Social Workers, having held several leadership positions over the past several years, including President (2007-2009) NASW4) Chapter, Chair of the NASW-PA Public Policy Committee (2009-2011) and is a current member of the NASW-PA Committee on Leadership and Identification. His interests include clinical practice ethics, community violence, threat assessment and risk assessment.