Victoria
Introduction
The Victorian branch of ANZAPPL brings together those who are interested in the relationship between psychiatry, psychology and law. Its members comprise practitioners in the thre disciplines, other professionals working in related fields, students interested in mental health and the law as well as anyone who wishes to be engaged in the interaction between psychiatry, psychology and law.
ANZAPPL Victoria facilitates local co-operation, professional deveopment and research into current and on-going areas which involve the interaction between psychiatry, psychology & law. Some examples of areas of interest for ANZAPPL Voc are:
- The interaction of individuals with mental disorder and the criminal justice system;
- Forensic issues in substance use;
- Intellectual disability & the law
- Mental health legislation
- Children, families & the law
- Ethical issues in forensic practice
- Violence & violent offending
- The role of personality in offending
- Problem gambling
- sex offenders
- post-detention supervision
- expert evidence
- psychiatric / psychological injury and
- post traumatic stress disorder and the law
Upcoming Events
Joint Panel Discussion:
What will DSM-5 mean for forensic practice? Revisions to personality disorder and paraphilia diagnoses
With Professor James Ogloff (Monash University and Forensicare), Dr Michael Davis (Monash University) and Dr Danny Sullivan (Forensicare) organised by ANZAPPL (Vic), APS College of Forensic Psychologists (Vic)and RANZCP Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry.
| Date | Tuesday, 17 April 2012 |
| Format | Canapés from 6pm, panel discussion from 6:30pm - 7:30pm, followed by coffee & cake |
| Venue | Graduate House, 220 Leicester St, Carlton |
| Enquiries | victoria@anzappl.org or 9947 2621 |
| Cost | A$25 for ANZAPPL / APS Forensic College / RANZCP Forensic Faculty members A$20 for students, A$30 for others |
| RSVP | Friday, 13 April 2012 with payment |
The flyer and registration details can be found here.
Membership
Members of ANZAPPL receive notice of all events, get discounted rates for access to events and receive the Journal Psychiatry, Psychology & Law free of charge.
Online applications for ANZAPPL membership can be found here
Our application brochure can be found here.
Further information on membership can be found here.
Constitution
The constitution of ANZAPPL Victoria is availablehere.
Committee
The current ANZAPPL Victoria committee consists of:
| President | Troy McEwan |
| Immediate Past President | Asger Sturup |
| Secretary | Michael Davis |
| Treasurer | Ellen Berah |
| Committee Members | Deb Bennett |