Psychological Assessment Case Studies

Psychological Assessment of an Adult Following an Accident

Amara is a 27-year-old woman who is a trained Accountant. She was involved in a road traffic accident in which her car collided with another vehicle on a busy dual carriageway. Amara was absent from work for several weeks, having been hospitalised for a number of weeks due to multiple physical injuries, including various fractures. When she attempted to return to work, this was unsuccessful.

Assessment of Violence Risk for the Criminal Court

Darren is a 23 years old man who has recently been convicted of Actual Bodily Harm upon a similar-aged male member of the public. The Court has requested a psychological risk assessment of Darren for sentencing purposes. The Court is concerned that Darren does not appear to have displayed a typical pattern of violence with this representing a serious but isolated episode of violence.

Assessment of Children and Parents for the Family Court

Mr and Mrs Jones and their two children, Megan (11) and Rhys (7), had been referred for a psychological assessment following the children being taken into the care of the Local Authority under an Interim Care Order. The Local Authority was of the view that the children were at risk of harm in the care of their parenting and they were applying for permanent Care Orders to be granted by the Court. Specifically, there had been a history of domestic violence perpetrated against Mrs Jones by Mr Jones, to which the children had been exposed.

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Case Studies

Psychological Assessment of an Adult Following an Accident

Assessment of Violence Risk for the Criminal Court

Assessment of Children and Parents for the Family Court

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