Session F3
Tracks
Stream F (Ground)
Saturday, May 17, 2025 |
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
Central Room A | GREEN (Ground floor) |
Overview
- (PART 1) Psychologists in Court: Writing your report and giving evidence | Pofessor Katarina Fritzon, Dr Michael Davis, Joseph Crowley
(60 mins)
Presenter
Professor Kate Fritzon
Psychologists in Court: Writing your report and giving evidence
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM.....
Professor Fritzon is an academic and practitioner in the field of forensic and clinical Psychology. She is the Director of Postgraduate Professional Psychology Programs at ACAP University College.
Her research focuses on understanding personality disorders, including psychopathy, with a particular emphasis on how these traits manifest in different populations, including corporate and occupational settings. Prof Fritzon has an interest in applying psychological theories to practical contexts, such as risk assessment, offending profiling, and intervention strategies.
She has provided psychological assessment reports and presented expert evidence to legal bodies and tribunals including the Department of Home Affairs, Workcover Queensland, Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs, Criminal Courts, Children’s Court, Family Court, and the Queensland Civil & Administrative Tribunal. She previously worked at a high secure Forensic hospital in the UK, and a medium secure hospital for female forensic patients. She also has experience in providing psychological intervention to a range of clinical and forensic clients within Corrections and Community settings.
She has completed approximately 300 assessments addressing various aspects of forensic and clinical risk, including sexual risk assessment, as well as addressing other aspects of parenting capacity in relation to Child Protection concerns. She has presented evidence in Court as both a treating psychologist as well as an expert witness/ independent assessor.
Dr Joseph Crowley
Barrister
Psychologists in Court: Writing your report and giving evidence
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM.....
Mike Davis
Psychologists in Court: Writing your report and giving evidence
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM.....
