Jennifer Minton, M.S. LPC-S, serves as the Director of Behavioral Assessment Services for the

Office of Juvenile Affairs in the State of Oklahoma. She leads a team of 13 clinicians working

with at-risk youth placed in residential and secure institutions within the juvenile justice system.

Jennifer provides assessments of risk and needs of treatment for youthful offenders and juvenile

delinquents, aiding in the determination of certification in legal proceedings. Jennifer provides

expert testimony throughout the State of Oklahoma in youthful offender cases, leads recruitment

efforts for agency staff, and collaborates with the executive staffing and treatment teams of OJA.

She is also an instructor for Northeastern State University. Jennifer has presented at the

Children’s Behavioral Health Conference, the Children’s Court Improvement Conference, the

Oklahoma Judicial Conference, the Oklahoma District Attorney Council Conference, and the

Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Conference. She enjoys volunteering for the

Tristesse Grief Center in Tulsa, OK. She has worked with the adolescent population for 12 years

in the field of juvenile delinquency.