about us
Human Development Specialist • Published Researcher • Psy.D. Candidate
Jennifer Kiel is a Human Development Specialist whose academic and professional background spans human development, theological ethics, cognitive neuroscience, social sciences, family health, child safety, attachment, trauma, and biopsychosocial assessment.
Her professional experience includes forensic biopsychosocial assessments, attachment studies, parent capacity evaluations, human development reports, trauma evaluations, child development assessments, and consultation related to reunification, guardianship, and adoption cases.
Alongside her professional work, Jennifer is a published researcher whose scholarship addresses secure attachment, developmental trauma, child welfare decision-making, psychological reflective functioning, human well-being, human virtue, hope, and social transformation.
Academic Background
Professional Experience
2015–Present
Committee for Public Counsel Services
Jennifer’s work includes:
- Forensic biopsychosocial assessment from biosocial, cognitive, psychosocial, and sociocultural perspectives
- Attachment studies
- Parent capacity evaluations
- Human development reports
- Trauma evaluations
- Child development assessments
- Reports on retraumatization
- Visit observation assessments
- Biopsychosocial assessments to assist with sentencing recommendations
- Consultation and strategy with attorneys involving reunification, guardianship, and adoption cases
Her work also includes collaboration with DCF social workers and staff, participation in Foster Care Reviews and DCF home and office visits, assistance with reentry, home safety checks, support with DCF action plans, and visit supervision for DCF and Probate Court.
Jennifer has also provided consultation on parenting, the neurobiological effects of trauma on children, and understanding sexual abuse red flags.