Dr Yvonne Maxwell
Qualifications / Professional Associations:
Doctor of Psychology (Forensic) – Deakin University
Bachelor of Applied Science (Psych) – Deakin University
Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Thesis entitled The ARMIDILO: Risk Assessment of Sex Offenders with an Intellectual Disability, and Impact on Employment, Recreation and Leisure) – Deakin University
Graduate Certificate of Domestic and Family Violence Practice – Central Queensland University
Registered as Psychologist with AHPRA (Reg Number: PSY0001617444)
Summary Professional Experience:
Dr Maxwell has more than 12 years of experience working with individuals who are involved in the criminal justice system, in both welfare and clinical roles. This has included the provision of assessment for treatment needs and individual intervention for individuals with offending behaviour. Provision of group-based sexual and violent offending behaviour programs (CBT and DBT-based) for individuals with and without an intellectual disability. Provision of group-based drug and alcohol programs for offenders and development/provision of mindfulness programs for offenders. Administration of psychometrics to determine risk, motivation for intervention and personality assessments.
Dr Maxwell also has experience in providing complex assessment reports for court for individuals with a disability, offending behaviour, and legal mandates. Extensive experience in providing treatment plans, risk assessments and treatment progress reports for individuals who are mandated under various legal acts. She also engages in multi-disciplinary teams to provide client-centred and best-practice interventions for individuals with adults and adolescents who present with complex needs, aiming to reduce the risk associated with behavioural presentation and increase the quality of life for those individuals.
Dr Maxwell has worked across multiple states and territories in Australia and has engaged in developing multi-stakeholder-based service provisions for clients who have extensive and complex needs. Dr Maxwell has engaged in training and presentation of adapted DBT treatment programs both internationally and within Australia. Dr Maxwell also has extensive experience working within the family violence field, working with men and adolescents who use violence in the context of family systems.
Publications
Maxwell, Y., Day, A., & Casey, S. (2013). Understanding the needs of vulnerable prisoners: the role of social and emotional well-being. International Journal of Prisoner Health, 9(2), 57 – 67.
Sakdalan, J. and Maxwell, Y. (2023), “The application of adapted dialectical behaviour therapy concepts and skills in the treatment of adults with autistic spectrum disorder who display challenging or offending behaviours”, Advances in Autism, Vol. 9 No. 2, pp. 132-149.