Todd Finnerty

Dr. Todd Finnerty has been a psychological consultant for a Social Security Disability Determination Service (DDS) since 2004. In this role he has provided training to adjudicators on evaluating functioning, reviewing claims involving substance use, changes with the DSM-5 and using the childhood disability listings. He includes insights from the trainings he developed in this book. In addition, Dr. Finnerty has made public comments on SSA's proposed policy changes which have influenced how SSA...See more

Dr. Todd Finnerty has been a psychological consultant for a Social Security Disability Determination Service (DDS) since 2004. In this role he has provided training to adjudicators on evaluating functioning, reviewing claims involving substance use, changes with the DSM-5 and using the childhood disability listings. He includes insights from the trainings he developed in this book. In addition, Dr. Finnerty has made public comments on SSA's proposed policy changes which have influenced how SSA evaluates disability, particularly for individuals with intellectual disability (intellectual disorder). A discussion of those comments is also included in this book, including a reprint of the specific comments Dr. Finnerty provided to the public record which helped influence SSA's mental listings changes. Dr. Finnerty is also author of Supplementing Your Income with Medical Records File Reviews and IME's 2017: A Guide for Psychologists and Physicians. See less