From the author: Kudzilov Dmitry Borisovich - psychologist, clinical psychologist, forensic psychologist. In order to get a full opportunity to become an expert psychologist, you need to study. I hope you are not surprised by this fact. So, where should you start? If you are a psychologist by training. Psychology teacher”, then for starters it will be absolutely useful for you to undergo retraining in clinical psychology in the amount of at least 1400 hours. Knowledge of clinical psychology greatly facilitates the solution of problems that courts and clients pose to a psychologist. After obtaining the qualification of a clinical psychologist, you will need to master forensic psychology; this is essentially a separate branch of psychology with its own specifics, its own volume of knowledge and skills. The best option would be training in special advanced training cycles, which take place annually at the Federal Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology named after. V.P. Serbian" Ministry of Health. This is the best expert institution in Russia, where you can absorb special knowledge in forensic science. After studying at the Serbsky Institute, it would not be amiss to undergo an internship there, it is the internship that gives real skills and abilities. In addition, while undergoing an internship, you will have the opportunity to use a very rich archive of examinations. Keep in mind that you will have to study a lot of both specialized and legal literature, since it is necessary not only to improve your skills in psychodiagnostics, but also to know the laws governing expert examination activity. When you feel empowered, then feel free to undergo voluntary certification in any associations of forensic experts or in the Ministry of Justice of Russia. Having a certificate of compliance with the requirements for forensic experts will give you weight in the eyes of judges. And most importantly, to become a forensic expert you need to have not only knowledge, but also the desire to do this difficult and sometimes dangerous work. We should not forget that in forensic examination there is always a party that will not be satisfied with your expert opinion. The activity of a forensic psychologist requires from a specialist not only knowledge, but also high moral qualities. If your goal is to get money at any cost, then it is better to abandon the idea of ​​becoming a forensic expert. Compromises with conscience are criminally punishable in this type of activity.