Dr Selina Tour
Dr Tour has been working in the field of mental health for over 15 years. After qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist, she has predominantly specialised with adults and Looked After Children. She has worked in acute, forensic, community and military services. At present, she is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist within the Ministry of Defence alongside a role supporting Looked After Children to thrive in the community. Dr Tour has expertise in the full range of adult/parent/adolescent mental health difficulties, as well as substance misuse, personality and complex trauma. Dr Tour has expertise in assessment and treatment of risk and mental health difficulties in relation to violent offending and partner abuse. She can deliver a range of structured risk assessment according to the type of risk. She is also able to deliver cognitive and capacity assessments. Dr Tour has completed the family and criminal law Bond Solon Expert Witness training programmes.
Dr Tour’s range of experience enables her to complete the full range of assessments of adults/parents/adolescents in family and criminal law.
Areas of Specialism
- Assessment and management of intellectual capacity/cognitive functioning (WAIS, WISC, WASI).
- Assessment and treatment of personality disorder traits, including psychopathy
- Assessment and treatment of substance misuse, trauma, emotional difficulties, coping skills deficits and complex, relational trauma.
- Assessment of adolescent male and females (age 15 to 18) including structured assessment using the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START:AV), Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) and consideration of protective factors (SAPROF)
- Assessment of adult male and females.
- Cognitive behavioural interventions.
- Culturally sensitive assessment and treatment.
- Risk assessment of general offending and recidivism.
- Risk management planning and desistance including protective factors.
- Trauma interventions including Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and phase-based approaches to treatment.
- Violence risk assessment including intimate partner (domestic) violence using structured assessments (HCR-20, RSVP, IPV).
Profession: Psychologist
Courts or Tribunals: Criminal and Offending, Family Court
Age groups: Adult
Psychological Specialisms: Adult Mental Health Problems, Anger and Violence, Domestic Abuse, Forensic, Parental alienation, Personality Disorder, Substance Misuse, Trauma and PTSD
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