Assessment, treatment, support and consultation service specialists
Assessment, treatment, support and consultation service specialists
Who are we
Aistear Forensic & Psychological Services was established in 2014 as a psychological practice based in Wexford, Ireland. We provide a number of services for individuals, couples, families and organisations to help empower individuals to transform their workplace, their friendships, their families and their lives.
We specialise in the assessment, treatment, support and
consultation services including for individuals who have engaged in a broad range of antisocial or criminal behaviours. Aistear provide services in both community and institutional settings, including prisons.
What sets us apart
We bring a high level of expertise in the provision of services to non-forensic and forensic clients. We focus on addressing the needs of children, adolescents and adults through the implementation of empirically based treatments and support people to develop and maintain creative, resilient and satisfying relationships.
Reflecting the cultural diversity in Ireland today, Aistear responds to the needs of all individuals regardless of culture, nationality or sexual orientation.
Practice Areas
Section 32 Report
Section 47 Report
Assessment of Parental Alienation
Assessment of Grandparents Alienation
Parenting Capacity Assessment (PCA)
Parenting Assessment Manual (PAMS)
Marschak Intervention Method (MIM)
Parent Developmental Interview (PDI)
Personality and Risk Assessment
Cognitive Assessment
Supervision of Professionals
Access Supervision
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)
Theraplay
Expert Witness
Section 32 Report
Under the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964, Section 32 reports allow a judge to request the “Voice of the Child”, in which a child’s opinion and views are conveyed to the court by an assessor.Find Out More
Section 47 Report
A Section 47 Report is a court directed report with a court appointed assessor, who is a mental health professional. The assessment involves a study of the family. The purpose of the report is to ...Find Out More
Assessment of Parental Alienation
Parental alienation describes the process, usually intentional, by which a parent conveys through words, actions, or behaviours to the child that the other parent (the “targeted parent”) is...Find Out More
Assessment of Grandparents Alienation
Grandparent alienation occurs when grandparents are denied access to their grandchildren. This represents a form of ambiguous loss in which the child is physically absent but very much alive in the ...Find Out More
Parenting Capacity Assessment (PCA)
PCAs are a thorough and comprehensive evaluation for a parent’s vulnerabilities and weakness that may lead to neglect and/or abuse. It combines specific and extensive interviewing, psychometric...Find Out More
Parenting Assessment Manual (PAMS)
The PAMS has been developed with the main purpose of assessing vulnerable parents and parents with learning disabilities; it gives guidance as to what is required for “good enough parenting”...Find Out More
Marschak Intervention Method (MIM)
The MIM is a structured technique for observing and assessing the overall quality and nature of relationships between caregivers and child. It consists of a series of simple tasks designed to elicit ...Find Out More
Parent Developmental Interview (PDI)
The Parent Development Interview is a 45 item semi-structured clinical interview intended to examine parents’ representations of their children, themselves as parents, and their relationships with their...Find Out More
Personality and Risk Assessment
Risk assessments are a process or a tool a psychologist uses to decide whether someone is a danger to himself/ herself or others, studies his or her personality and provides an estimate of a...Find Out More
Cognitive Assessment
The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale 4th Ed. (WAIS-IV) is the most advanced adult measure of cognitive ability, based on recent research in the area of cognitive neuroscience and the theories and ...Find Out More
Supervision of Professionals
Supervision is a key requirement by many reputed professional counselling membership and regulatory bodies to ensure all psychologists/counsellors in practice are keeping their skills up to...Find Out More
Access Supervision
Supervised access services help children visit with their separated or divorced parent. This can be done while some kind of investigation or legal process is still happening, or following a court order.Find Out More
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)
DDP is a model of treatment and parenting for children with problems secondary to abuse, neglect, and multiple placements. It is based on the premise that the development of children and youth is ...Find Out More
Theraplay
Theraplay is a child and family therapy for building and enhancing attachment, self-esteem, trust in others, and joyful engagement. It is based on the natural patterns of playful, healthy interaction...Find Out More
Expert Witness
Aistear specialises in providing comprehensive psychological reports for both civil and criminal cases. We provide services throughout Ireland and have prepared numerous reports for legal proceedings...Find Out More
Testimonials
“An exceptionally professional service, that we utilise the experise of, time and time again.”
“We were immediately put at ease and found the whole experience a lot easier than we had anticipated.”
“I would highly reccomend Cornelia at Aistear, she really listened and understood my situation, with compassion.”
