Specialized psychology for complex systems.
Contracted psychological services and specialized expertise for government, correctional, healthcare and other organizations.
Government, correctional, healthcare and other organizations sometimes require psychological expertise that extends beyond an individual clinical service. They may need to:
- Develop or evaluate a program.
- Deliver specialized treatment.
- Train professionals.
- Review practice.
- Assess a specialized population.
- Obtain independent subject-matter expertise.
- Engage psychologists under contract.
Forensic Behaviour Services can work with organizations to understand the problem and develop an appropriate scope of work.
Potential services
- Contracted psychological assessment.
- Individual treatment.
- Group treatment.
- Specialized forensic services.
- Program development.
- Program evaluation.
- Program review.
- Program accreditation consultation.
- Policy and practice consultation.
- Correctional and institutional psychology consultation.
- Risk-assessment consultation.
- Professional standards and quality-assurance consultation.
- Clinical supervision.
- Professional training.
- Research and literature review.
- Subject-matter consultation.
- Implementation support.
- Speaking and workshops.
Why systems experience matters
Our psychologists bring experience not only as clinicians but as people who have worked inside large institutional systems: managing psychological and mental-health services, interdisciplinary teams, budgets, staffing, contracting, quality assurance and program accreditation.
That gives the practice an understanding of both the clinical question and the organizational environment in which recommendations must actually function.
International consultation
Members of Forensic Behaviour Services have worked, presented, consulted and collaborated internationally. Potential engagements may include:
- Government consultation.
- Correctional program consultation.
- Professional training.
- Program review.
- Research collaboration.
- Risk-assessment consultation.
- Conference presentations.
- Professional education.
- Organizational advisory work.
Dr. Fernandez has longstanding correctional program accreditation and advisory experience associated with His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service in the United Kingdom. Dr. Looman has extensive forensic experience in the United States and is licensed to practice psychology in Washington State. Dr. Serran has presented professional work internationally, including invited presentations and workshops outside Canada.
International engagements are considered individually according to the nature of the service, professional jurisdiction and regulatory requirements.