Dr. Mark Tunbridge and Mia Boon work together as an assessment team in cases where there is a complex dispute involving minor children. This may involve ascertaining which parental home would serve as primary residence for the child/children following a divorce. Or the evaluation may be related to other family concerns and problems, such as the adoption or fostering of children, violence, sexual or physical abuse or psychiatric illness in a parent, or any other issue which requires evaluation of parenting capacity and the psychological wellbeing of children.

A Care & Contact (Custody & Access) assessment typically involves the following:

Dr. Tunbridge has specialist training and experience (Canada 2004/5) in child Care & Contact (Custody & Access) evaluation with severely dysfunctional parents and families.  

Mia Boon, as a child & family specialist over the past 8 years, has had considerable experience with divorce-related issues.

We also provide pre- and post-divorce counselling to all family members, to assist them in optimally adjusting to their new family structures. In these complex family situations, it is especially helpful to have a team of psychologists working together. Many of our associates are therefore also specialists in divorce and other family adjustment matters, and form co-therapy teams where useful. Our multi-disciplinary approach has been especially structured to cater for the assessment, treatment and management of complex family situations, to ensure best outcomes.

Both Mia Boon and Dr. Tunbridge have worked extensively with child abuse in clinical practice and can assess young victims for harm and treatment planning, as well as their family circumstances, and their adult offenders. Many of our associate psychologists also have specialist training and experience in child abuse matters.

Experts in clinical neuropsychology assess whether a head or other forms of serious injury have resulted in psychological deficits severe enough to support a civil court claim. In many cases, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) may result following serious motor vehicle accidents (MVA). Legal damage claims might also be sought after physical assault, for instance, or injury through negligence.

Dr. Tunbridge received specialist training in clinical neuropsychology through Sherbrooke-Psychiatry, Royal Columbian Hospital, Vancouver, Canada (2003). He is registered as a Full Member (Reg. No. 602) with the South African Clinical Neuropsychological Association (SACNA). Many of our associate psychologists also have specialist training in clinical neurospsychology. For further information on the complex field of clinical neuropsychology, you can visit SACNA’s website by clicking on the following link: www.sacna.co.za.

Health-related issues more generally, and mental illness more specifically, can seriously affect workplace adjustment. This may be reflected in loss of productivity; loss of efficiency; greater absenteeism; interpersonal conflict, as well as possible anger and hostility towards management and co-workers, and even clients. Psychiatric illnesses are increasingly being recognized as an important cause of work impairment, probably because their prevalence is rising due to greater awareness of their impact. Psychological adjustment to chronic illness may also pose a serious problem for work capacity.

Our team of psychologists are able to assess whether the health impairment (physical and/or mental) significantly affects the employee’s activities of daily living, social functioning, concentration, adaptation, motivation, efficiency and accuracy, as well as their overall work capacity.