Evaluating Fitness to Stand Trial in Australia

CPD Points: 1.5 [PS]
Price: $88.00
Area: Criminal Law; Health and Medical Law; Legal Skills & Technique; Medico-Legal
Delivered: July 2020

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This is one in a series of sessions presented by Grant Blake, Clinical Psychologist, Grant Blake Psychology (Qld). In this session, Grant will provide lawyers with an opportunity to consider the challenges inherent to evaluating fitness to stand trial in Tasmania. Grant will also provide an overview key findings from five research projects undertaken at the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science in Melbourne. Grant will discuss the development of a useful tool, Australian and New Zealand Evaluation of Fitness to Stand Trial (revised), which is a tool that integrates research findings from law, psychology and psychiatry, thus resulting in a robust evaluation of fitness to stand trial. The research projects include: analysis of international fitness to stand trial assessment procedures; review of fitness to stand trial appeals in Australia; analysis of fitness reports submitted to the court in Victoria; and, determination of what constitutes a basic factual understanding of trials in a large Australian sample.

Grant Blake, Clinical Psychologist, Grant Blake Psychology (Qld)

About the Presenter:

Mr Grant Blake is a clinical psychologist who provides assessment and treatment for a variety of clinical and forensic presentations. He has a particular interest in treating post-traumatic stress disorder, psycho-legal assessment (e.g., compensation, criminal law, family law, decision making capacity, risk), and is an expert witness for complex forensic mental health matters. Grant regularly provides consultancy services for workplace stress management, mental health, communication and wellbeing. His workshops are tailored to suit each organisation to ensure the workplace’s needs are addressed. He is a dynamic presenter who blends psychological theory with practical tasks aimed to improve mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. He uses humour, fun activities and behavioural experiments to keep participants engaged.

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