Curriculum Vitae Bea Raymond April, 2009 Bea Raymond Curriculum Vitae, April, 2009 1
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 1998 2002 Masters of Organisational Psychology RMIT, City Campus, Melbourne Thesis: The Sex Offender Program Training: An evaluation of work practice change for Correctional Officers Supervisor: Dr Peter Wilson RMIT 1997 Graduate Diploma in Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood Melbourne. Thesis: Convicted Incarcerated Sex Offender: Effects of incarceration and treatment on denial Supervisors: Ms Hugette Glowinski, Deakin University Ms. Astrid Birgden, Corrections Victoria (formally COREthe public correctional enterprise) 1997 Graduate Diploma in Auslan, La Trobe University. 1995 Certificate in Clinical Psychology Department of Clinical Psychology Austin Hospital. 1986 Bachelor of Arts, Major in Psychology Ballarat University College, Mt Helen Campus, Ballarat. Award Partnership Award Recognition of Outstanding Achievement. Corrections Victoria 2004 Registration and Professional Membership Victorian Registered Psychologist No. 3607. Western Australian Registered Psychologist No. 3079 Victorian Registered Supervisor of Probationary Psychologists Member of the Australian Psychological Society. No. 021007 Member of the Australian Psychological Society College of Forensic Psychologists Clinical Member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse Bea Raymond Curriculum Vitae, April, 2009 2
Training Co-ordinator of Victorian Offender Treatment Association (VOTA) Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Associate Member of Victorian Association of Family Therapists Australian New Zealand Association of Psychologists, Psychiatrists and the Law. Centre for Sex Offender Management US Dept of Justice Member of Australasian Critical Incident Stress Association Inc. Additional Training Education in Sexuality for People Working with Adolescents. Intervention for Severe and Challenging Behaviours. Mandatory Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse. Managing inappropriate sexual behaviour. Hare Psychopathy Checklist Measures Sex Offender Treatment Therapist Training SOP: Dr. Bill Marshall Advanced Level Schema Therapy for Complex Problems Dynamic Risk Assessment: STABLE-2007 and ACUTE 2007 Training, Atlanta EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Current Employment August 2005 Current Private Practice Vicpsychplus 810 High Street Thornbury, 3071 Duties Include Specialist assessment for convicted and non mandated sex offenders Offence specific treatment Offence related treatment Court Reports Psychological assessment and intervention for individuals and groups (including Deaf and Indigenous and forensic populations) Training and consulting Family assessment reports Bea Raymond Curriculum Vitae, April, 2009 3
Previous Employment July 2004 August 2005 Psychologist Employee Assistance Program Counsellor ITIM Australia Port Hedland, W. A. Duties Performed Psychological assessment Professional debriefing and supervision Training and Development On-site support Mediation Critical Incident interventions Disaster recovery Triage Assessment and referral to regional psychiatric services where available September 2001 June 2004 Psychologist/ Co-ordinator of Clinical Services for Community Based Team Corrections Victoria Sex Offender programs Duties Performed Clinical supervision of eight staff; Utilize resources to maintain staff competency; Supervision of Probationary Psychologists; Facilitate post graduate internships from universities across Victoria Co-ordinate, schedule and facilitate training for community correctional officers throughout Victoria; Provide consultation to agencies and individuals working with sex offenders; Provide training to external services regarding working with sexual offenders based on the needs of that agency; Liaison with internal key stakeholders such as the Adult Parole Board; Maintain program integrity amongst staff and between Sex Offender Program Teams, Assess clients using clinical interviews and psychometric testing, Facilitate group and individual treatment programs. March 1998 September 2001 Psychologist Program Consultant Corrections Victoria Sex Offender Programs (Formally CORE - The Public Correctional Enterprise) Duties Performed Facilitate group therapy for sex offenders; Training of correctional staff in relation to sex offenders; Bea Raymond Curriculum Vitae, April, 2009 4
Assess and report recommendations of treatment options for sex offenders. Evaluate and develop treatment manual Administer, score and interpret psychometric tests Provide treatment to convicted sex offenders who are deaf Supervise students 1991 March 1998 Psychologist. Victorian School for Deaf Children Incorporated, Melbourne 3004. 1991-1995 Psychologist Intellectual Disabilities Services Officer Department of Health and Community Services, Eastern Metropolitan Region Melbourne. 1990 1991 Intake Worker/Psychologist Hoxton City Council, London. 1989 1991 House Manager/Nanny Minister-President of North-Rhine Westfalia, Wuppertal, Germany. 1986 1988 Relief House Supervisor and House Supervisor. Office of Intellectual Disability Services Inner, Eastern Regional Office, Melbourne. Bea Raymond Curriculum Vitae, April, 2009 5
Consultancies, Publications, Conference Papers Presented and Training NATIONAL CONSULTANCY 2008 March August: Supervision of Sex Offender Programs staff Victorian Department of Justice 2004- Current: Supervision of Sex Offender Programs staff Tasmanian Department of Justice 2002/03: Provided consultancy to Department of Human Services on Interfamilial Child Sex Offender Risk Assessment. 2003: Provided consultancy to Victoria Police on development of a training package for effective interview strategies in sex offender interrogation. 2002: Provided 5 days of consultancy to the Australian Capital Territory (Canberra) on the development of an Adult Sex Offender Treatment Program 2000: Provided 8 days of consultancy and training to the Northern Territory Department (Alice Springs and Darwin) of Corrections on Program Development and intervention with sexual offenders. PUBLICATIONS 2002 Authors; Astrid Birgden, Karen Owen & Bea Raymond Enhancing relapse prevention through the effective management of sex offenders in the community In Theoretical issues and controversies in sexual deviance (edited by Ward, Laws, & Hudson). PAPERS PRESENTED 2004 Fifth Australian and New Zealand Association for the treatment of Sexual Abusers Auckland, New Zealand, May 2004 Paper 1 Finding X Factor the development of an assessment center for the recruitment of sex offender therapists. Authors: Owen, K & Raymond, B Paper 2 Kontiki: Bridging the service gap between late adolescence and early adulthood. Authors: Raymond, B & Eger, D Bea Raymond Curriculum Vitae, April, 2009 6
2002 Victorian Offender Treatment Association : Seminar Series Intervening therapeutically in sexually deviant behaviour: Adult Males and Females. MAPS, Victoria Authors: Owen, K & Raymond, B 2002 Fourth Australian and New Zealand Association for the treatment of Sexual Abusers Conference Sydney Australia. April 2002. Paper 1. Harnessing the correctional system the use of experiential training to facilitate cultural change. Authors: Owen, K., Bergman, J., Raymond, R., and Freeland, J. Paper 2. Interagency Cooperation in the management of sex offenders in the community Authors: Owen, K., and Raymond, B 2001 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. Paper An applied model of training for Community Correctional Officers and Prison Officers Authors: Raymond, B & Owen, K. 1999 Second National Conference of the Victorian Offender Treatment Association, Melbourne Workshop Meeting the assessment, management and intervention needs of convicted male sex offenders: The Victorian Experience of a Continuum of care model. 1996 Second Australia and New Zealand Conference: Professional Misconduct, Exploitation and Offending by Health Care Professionals, therapists, and other trusted practitioners, including clergy Paper Effective Management and Intervention with Sexual Offenders Melbourne REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF TRAINING/ INFORMATION SESSIONS CONDUCTED 2008-9 -Department of Human Services (DHS) information session re: Sexual Offending behaviour Audience: 150 DHS Child Protection Workers 2008 -VOTA Training: Internet Pornography and Therapeutic Interventions Bea Raymond Curriculum Vitae, April, 2009 7
Working with Sex offenders and Vicarious Trauma 2007 -Risk Assessment in Allegations of Sexual Abuse: A Practical Model for Protective Service Workers - Assessing Protective behaviours of non offending partners Audience: Department of Human Services, Protective Workers - VOTA Training: Victim Empathy and Sexual Offenders Managing Sex Offenders in the Community ESO and Risk Assessment of Sex Offenders Audience: Professionals - Skills based training for Victorian Sex Offender Program Staff Audience: SOP Staff 2006 - Internet Pornography (Melbourne 6.7.06) Audience: VOTA Members Audience: Protective Service Workers - Sex Offender Victim Empathy (Melbourne 21.11.06) Audience: VOTA Members and Interested Professionals - Working with Sex Offenders (Sydney 19.10.06) Prison Officer and Community Correctional Officer Association 2005 - Conflict Resolution at Work Audience: BHP Management, Port Hedland, W.A. - Work/life Balance Audience: BHP Front line workers, Port Hedland, W.A. - Managing Change Audience: BHP Front line workers and their families, Port Hedland, W.A. 2004 - Treatment Outcomes for Rapists: Loddon Prison Audience: Australian Psychological Society, Forensic College AGM Psychologists 2003 - Interviewing Techniques for sex offence suspects Audience: Sex Offences & Child Abuse Units Training Program Victoria Police 1995 - Introduction to Understanding Sexual Offending Audience: Court Network Volunteers 2002 - Interviewing Techniques for sex offence suspects Audience: National Conference for Police Investigators Watsonia Army Barracks 2003 - Professional Development Program Clinical Services Offence Related Clinical Intervention with Complex Sex Offenders Audience Psychologists Corrections Victoria (40 participants) 1998-2004 - Training (Level 1 & Level 2 Sex Offender Supervision and Management) Audience Community Corrections Officer and Prison Officers To date 500 have been trained. 2002 - Offender Intervention and Management: Clergy and female sex offenders Audience: Angilicare Clergy and church associates 2001 - Offender Intervention and Management (8 days) run in conjunction with Turning Point Audience: Corrections officers working on drug addictions field. Bea Raymond Curriculum Vitae, April, 2009 8