Legal & Forensic Services
Independent psychological assessment and treatment in legal contexts
Forensic psychological assessments
We provide independent psychological assessments across criminal and civil jurisdictions.
Assessments are conducted in response to specific referral questions and are delivered through clear, structured reports appropriate to legal and administrative decision-making.
Insurance and scheme-based assessments
We also provide assessments for agencies, services, and practitioners operating within Workers Compensation and insurance contexts.
All assessments are conducted independently and within the requirements of the relevant scheme or jurisdiction.
Forensic-informed treatment
We provide individual psychological treatment programs for people involved in, or impacted by, the criminal justice system.
Therapeutic work is delivered separately from any forensic assessment or reporting role, in line with ethical and professional standards.
Areas of assessment expertise include:
- Decision making capacity
- Fitness to stand trial
- Risk of reoffending, including general, violent, and sexual risk
- Sexual offending
- Violent offending and family violence
- Pre-sentence assessments
- Diversionary assessments (Section 14 S14)
- Suitability for conditional or unconditional release
This may include psychological opinions relating to:
- Psychological injury and compensation matters
- Fitness for duty
- Functional capacity assessments
- Return to work prospects
- Capacity to make decisions
Treatment may address issues including:
- Anger and emotional regulation difficulties
- Impulse control and behavioural regulation
- Internet-related offending
- Sexual offending behaviours
- Violent offending behaviours
- Support for victims of crime