Dr. Gibson is a licensed clinical psychologist with extensive experience in conducting capacity evaluations of older adults. Her framework for capacity assessment includes an understanding of the legal standard for capacity, an appreciation for functional elements, diagnosis, cognitive underpinnings, psychiatric or emotional factors, an individual’s values, risk considerations, steps to enhance capacity, and offering clinical judgment of capacity. Dr. Gibson has expertise in assessing the following capacities:
- Medical consent
- Sexual consent
- Financial decision-making
- Testamentary
- Independent living