Our Forensic Psychologist and Counsellors apply psychological theory and skills to the understanding and functioning of the legal system. Our specialist Forensic Psychologist and Counsellors have a broad forensic & clinical background, good assessment skills, superior communication skills and extensive experience in completing psychological evaluations in legal settings.
Forensic Psychologists can work with clients involved with WorkCover. If you have been injured at work or in the course of carrying out your work, or injured in a motor vehicle accident, you may require the services of a psychologist as part of your recovery.
We can provide Psychologist services to individuals who are eligible as part of their WorkCover or Compulsory Third-Party Claim. The focus is on helping you achieve a safe recovery and return to work.
WorkCover may refer you to a Psychologist once your claim has been approved. These sessions are time limited and the number of sessions is determined by WorkCover after assessing your claim.
Psychological treatment involves a collaborative approach between your Clinician (Psychologist) and the relevant parties to your claim (e.g. your Insurer, your nominated Treating Doctor, etc) with the aim of assisting you in addressing and overcoming any obstacles to your progress.
If you’ve been involved in an accident or workplace incident, you may experience a number of psychological challenges, these may include:
- Full case history, noting background, details of interviews, meetings, investigations and research
- Results and discussion of appropriate psychological assessments undertaken
- Summaries and conclusions relating directly to the legal issues of the case, and reflecting standard psychological practice
- Explanation of the relationship between psychological factors and the legal issues
- Review of evidence and reports provided by other experts and/or treatment providers, and discussion of any problems identified with their methods and/or conclusion
- Research supporting the conclusions
- Practical recommendations offered without professional psychological ‘jargon’, understanding that implementation of recommendations must be possible a) within the legal system, and b) through services available in the community.
ABetter_Life Resource Forensic Psychological evaluation and consulting services are designed to assist in providing psychological services for civil, tribunal or criminal matters, and provide a detailed, situation-specific assessment strategy which goes beyond the typical psychological evaluation completed for clinical purposes. Following an extensive psychological investigation and assessment processes, our reports can include, but not limited to:
- Full case history, noting background, details of interviews, meetings, investigations and research
- Results and discussion of appropriate psychological assessments undertaken
- Summaries and conclusions relating directly to the legal issues of the case, and reflecting standard psychological practice
- Explanation of the relationship between psychological factors and the legal issues
- Review of evidence and reports provided by other experts and/or treatment providers, and discussion of any problems identified with their methods and/or conclusion
- Research supporting the conclusions
- Practical recommendations offered without professional psychological ‘jargon’, understanding that implementation of recommendations must be possible a) within the legal system, and b) through services available in the community.
Forensic Psychologists can provide testimony as expert witnesses in cases as diverse as assessment for trauma of victims-of-crime, to the assessment of risk of re-offending. The diversity includes issues such as criminal responsibility, assessing risk, post-accident impairment, and capacity to work.
