Expert Witness training: Writing the Expert Witness Report for Court - Part 2 (3/5/19)

Writing reports for court as psychologist and expert witness - the what to consider, how to do it and what not to do

This workshop focuses on the importance of the Expert Report and the court’s expectations of the expert report.

The Expert Witness Report is the foundation of Expert Witness work and a poorly written report may lead to questions about the Expert’s competence.

Attendees will learn how to prepare reports which are more valuable to the commissioning solicitor and the court as well as defensible during cross examination in the witness box.

An approach to preparing expert witness reports as a practitioner psychologist is considered which allows delegates to consider information provided during the assessment in a way more suited to court settings.

The legal process as well as the formal requirements for structure of the report will be made clear.

This training is in a small group environment to assist psychologists to learn how to present their existing knowledge at its best in legal settings.

Pre-work

Delegates will be disadvantaged if they have not attended Expert Witness workshop 1 as the approach used builds upon knowledge already presented and will not be repeated.

Target audience

This workshop is intended for HCPC registered practitioner psychologists or those towards the completion of their accredited training.

It is particularly suitable for anyone considering embarking on practice as an Expert Witness but will also be a useful refresher for those who may have found themselves unexpectedly taking on this role.

This is skills based training for psychologists acting as expert witnesses. It is strongly recommended that you attend Part 1, 2 and 3 sequentially and before attending Part 4.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand of the importance of the Expert Report in a court setting
2. Be aware of the differing court rules for Expert Witness Reports
3. Understand the court emphasis on the difference between fact and opinion
4. Understand the requirements for Statements of Compliance & Truth
5. Be aware of ethical and practice issues as a psychologist acting as an Expert Witness

Facilitator: Dr Susan van Scoyoc CPsychol FBPsS 

Dr van Scoyoc has acted as an expert witness as an applied psychologist for over fifteen years. She is a member of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses as well as on the BPS registers for supervision, psychologists specialising in psychotherapy, and psychometric testing.

Timetable 

Please note: online bookings will close at midday on 12 September 2019.  

To register for the workshop you need to sign into your BPS user account or create a new account by clicking the ‘create an account’ button.

When signed in, click the ‘register’ button to book onto the workshop.

Terms and conditions apply.