Child and Family Assessments


​I conduct assessments for both the Children’s Court and the Family Court. Assessments occur according to standardised processes that have has been developed based upon world's best practice and the needs of the local environment.

The following assessments are offered:
  • attachment and bonding,

  • parenting capacity,

  • reunification and permanent care,

  • capacity for change.

​Opinion and recommendations are centred around the needs of the most vulnerable member of the family, usually the infant or children. The focus is upon understanding strengths and limitations, and considering which limitations can be addressed with which means.

I am available to provide expert testimony regarding the needs of infants and children in difficult or unsafe situations.