Dr. Irwin provides consulting regarding over use of psychiatric medication and quality of child psychiatric services. Dr. Irwin's primary clients are government departments of social service and child welfare, and the contract human service agencies (including residential treatment centers) who serve foster kids. Dr. Irwin's services include training for appropriate staff.
Dr. Irwin also reviews all requests to treat foster kids with psychiatric medications for the social service commissioner in three different Upstate New York counties, and advises the commissioner on providing informed consent for the treatment.
Dr. Irwin provides forensic consulting to lawyers, and provides expert testimony.