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Dr Joseph Allan Sakdalan1, Dr Bonnie Albrecht1 1Forensicare Abstract: Schema therapy is an integrative therapy that can aid in the conceptualisation and intervention of the underlying belief systems (i.e., early maladaptive schemas) and socioemotional patterns (i.e., modes) of individuals who...

Dr Niki Loft, Dr Kate McGregor, Dr Joseph Sakdalan Abstract: Individuals in forensic settings present with elevated rates of exposure to adverse experiences and trauma-related disorders. Childhood adversity and trauma exposure have also been linked to criminogenic needs within the...

Dr Joseph Allan Sakdalan1 1Forensicare Abstract: Despite some advances in the assessment and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), there remains a paucity of intervention and research literature providing treatment to autistic adults with co-occurring mental health conditions. There is...

Sinead Cloonan-Thomas1, Lauren Ducat2, Troy McEwan3 Nichola Tyler4 1Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, 1/582 Heidelberg Road, Alphington, VIC, 3078, 2Victorian Institute for Forensic Mental Health (Forensicare), Problem Behaviour Program, 505 Hoddle Street, Clifton Hill, VIC, 3068, 3Centre for Forensic Behavioural...

Bernadette McSherry1 1Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton Vic 3053 Abstract Risk assessment is an important component of judicial decision-making in many areas of the law. In Australia, those convicted of terrorist offences may be the subject of continued...

Nichola Tyler1, Tigga Taylor2, Sarah Cameron3, Paul Jose4, Tony Ward5, Theresa A. Gannon6 1Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, 1/582 Heidelberg Road, Alphington, VIC, 3078, 2School of Psychology, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, 6104,...

Michael R Davis1 1Consultant Forensic Clinical Psychologist, PO Box 50, Doveton Vic 3177 Abstract State and Commonwealth Governments in Australia have enacted legislation that permits the post-sentence supervision and detention of terrorism offenders based on their assessed level of risk....

Theresa A. Gannon1, Mark E. Olver2, Emma Alleyne3, Helen Butler4, Victoria Lister5, Caoilte Ó Ciardha6, Katie Sambrooks7, Nichola Tyler8 1Centre of Research and Education in Forensic Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, CT2 7NP, 2Department of Psychology,...

Andrew Carroll1 1Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, PO Box 4085 Eaglemont VIC 3084 Abstract: In this presentation I will argue that the 'impact' of a feared 'harm' is an inherently value-laden social construct. I will further argue that the existence of the...

Nichola Tyler1, Troy McEwan2, Emma R. Barrowcliffe3, Lauren Ducat4, Theresa A. Gannon5, Robert Kinscherff6, Robert Stadolnik7, James R.P. Ogloff8 1Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, 1/582 Heidelberg Road, Alphington, VIC, 3078, 2Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, 1/582 Heidelberg Road, Alphington, VIC,...