Dr. Yip is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in California (PSY35651) specializing in forensic psychology, neuropsychology, and suicidology. He currently leads psychological and neuropsychological testing, evaluation, and assessments at Pacific Clinics, where he also provides services in a forensic diversion program in partnership with the LA County Department of Probation. Furthermore, Dr. Yip provides clinical services within the school-based mental health program and serves as a Supervising Psychologist for the an APA-accredited Doctoral Psychology Internship Program and the Doctoral Practicum Training Program. As the Managing Director at the Center for Risk Assessment, he conducts research and provides training on risk assessment protocols. Additionally, Dr. Yip provides clinical services and consultations through his private practice, Dr. B. Yip Psychological Services.
Dr. Yip received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant University and his law degree at Purdue Law School at Purdue University. Dr. Yip has published research on suicide and threat assessment, and created the SRA Scale and VTRA Scale to assess for suicide and violent threats.
Dr. Yip completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship with a specialization in Psychological and Neuropsychological Assessments at Pacific Clinics and post-doctoral fellowship at Enki Health Services in community health. He completed a doctoral internship/ residency in forensic and correctional psychology at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation- California Correctional Health Care Services. Dr. Yip also completed an externship in neuropsychology at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles- USC Keck School of Medicine.
Dr. Yip’s clinical and research focus is on suicidal and homicidal ideation and violence, as well as forensic psychology, neuropsychological/psychological assessment, and crisis intervention. His professional interests also include health psychology, legal psychology, ethics in clinical psychology, and risk management. Dr. Yip has held clinical positions in correctional facilities, academic medical hospitals, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, community health centers, crisis centers, and school-based mental health programs. Additionally, he has held leadership positions at a nonprofit organization specializing in crisis intervention and mental health advocacy, and at a brain trauma treatment center specializing in neuropsychological assessment, neuro-rehabilitation, and biofeedback treatment. He has conducted research, published, and presented on topics including suicide and homicide assessment, forensic psychology, and the impact of social media on psychological well-being. Furthermore, Dr. Yip consults on organizational development, the development of businesses and nonprofits, and serves as a UX psychologist.
Dr. Yip is a credentialed Health Service Psychologist, a member of the National Register of Health Service Psychologist, a member of the American Academy of Clinical Psychology, a member of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, and a member of the American Bar Association.
The Suicide Risk Assessment Scale assesses an individual on their level of desire, intent, capability,
and protective factors, based on the research by Joiner et al. (2007).
The scale applies the research and devises a quantitative perspective of an individual’s risk on acting out on their suicidal ideations.
Violent Threat Assessment Scale was devised to assessing for violent threats and homicide risk in an individual.
The scale looks at an individual’s risk of acting on homicidal ideation through a rating scale of
desire, intent, capability, history, along with protective factors, modeled after the Suicide Risk Assessment Scale.
In suicide assessments of European American, Asian American, and Hispanic American adolescents a relationship between suicide risk and protective factors
related to the family system is present. Specifically, family is found more frequently in research on European American adolescent suicide assessment,
in contrast to family rejection and the family wanting the suicidal ideations to be kept quiet from others being found more frequently in Asian Americans.
Furthermore, lack of sense of belonging, perceived burdensomeness, and perfectionism were found more frequently in Asian American and
Hispanic American adolescents compared to European American adolescents.
Yip, B., Liu, L., & Kim, S. J. (2021). Exploring cultural risk factors for suicide in Asian American, European American, and Hispanic American adolescents. Current Psychology. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-02399-8
Yip, B. (2018). Cultural risk factors of suicide among Asian American, European American, and Hispanic American adolescents (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (13425505)
Yip, B. & Crenshaw, E. (2018). Sexual Harassment and Power Differentials in Academia. APA Division 12, Section IV Clinical Psychology of Women Newsletter , 14-15.
Yip, B. (2017). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Client Center Therapy at Crisis Hotlines. Community Helpline Program Evaluation, (1) 1-4.
Fiebert, M. S. & Yip, B. (2015). Typology of Facebook posts: an examination of data. International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities, 9(1) 126- 128.
Yip, B. (2016). Violent Threat Risk Assessment Scale [Measurement instrument]. Retrieved from http://www.centerforriskassessment.tk/scale/VTRA_Scale.pdf
Yip, B. (2015). Suicide Risk Assessment Scale [Measurement instrument]. Retrieved from http://www.centerforriskassessment.tk/scale/SRA_Scale.pdf
Yip, B. & Liu, L. (2023). Cultural risk factors for suicide in Asian American, European American, and Hispanic American adolescents. Orally presented at the 2023 National Suicide Research Symposium.
Yip, B., Liu, L., & Murray, J. (2018). Impact of Cultural Factors on the Risk of Suicidal Ideations and Behaviors Among Asian Americans and Hispanic American Adolescents. Poster presented at Los Angeles County Psychological Association, Los Angeles, California. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.13600.43522
Yip, B., Benzaken, T., & Liu, L. (2017). The development and implementation of suicide and homicide risk assessment scales at crisis hotlines. Poster presented at 20th Annual American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32263.50087
