Psycho-Legal Service
PDMH can provide consultants with considerable courtroom experience of acting as expert witnesses for a single party or as a single joint expert. We provide detailed psychological assessments and reports in support of a range of criminal and civil legal proceedings including:
- Assessment of adult parties in child custody and care proceedings
- Assessment of parents involved in allegations of non-accidental injury, sexual abuse, emotional abuse or neglect, including formulation based risk assessment and treatment needs
- Assessment of parenting skills and ability to parent
- Assessment of adult and young adult criminal proceedings
- Assessment needs of adults or young people behaving with aggression or violence
- Assessment of personality disorder and association with various offences including homicide
- Assessment and treatment of male sexual offenders against adults or children; risk and treatment needs
- Assessment and treatment of female sexual offenders against adults or children; risk and treatment needs
- Assessment of personality in cases of homicide
- Assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder and treatment needs
- Psychological assessment of mental health problems
PDMH consultants and their reports have withstood rigorous scrutiny in court. They are objective, comprehensive, evidence-based, fair, and defensible.
Please feel free to contact us to discuss how PDMH Consultancy can help in the context of your organisation's needs.
Testimonials
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Comprehensive, clear reports, dealing fully with instructions and providing advice sought. Evidence given in a calm, coherent manner, accepting ...
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Thank you for your excellent report. It has helped me clarify the unit’s difficulties and provided me with some clear solutions.
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Our service is now more equipped with the understanding of risk and risk assessment in the context of formulation.
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I wish I had this kind of learning at the start of my career.
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The training was delivered with an excellent theory basis and it was evident that both consultants had a tremendous amount of clinical knowledge and ...
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