Dr Chris Burke qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2003. He primarily works as an expert witness for the family courts offering psychological opinion related to residential and contact (visitation/family time) arrangements. He has undertaken numerous medico-legal reports and is experienced in providing evidence in court.
Chris co-developed the Safe and Meaningful Contact Guidelines to identify whether the contact system (child, carer and birth parent) is being supported to achieve safe and meaningful contact for the child. Training is available online through my website.
Chris provides training to legal decision-makers, practitioners working with care-experienced children and caregivers (such as adopters, kinship carers, special guardians, and foster carers) to develop understanding of the benefits and risks associated with what contact means to the child.
He is experienced in working with adults and children experiencing psychological distress. Chris spent seven years working at the Centre for the Vulnerable Child, a specialist service for traumatised children. He has completed extensive continuing professional development.
As well as assessing and treating a range of psychological problems in children, young people and adults, Chris provides consultation and supervision to professionals seeking to understand the psychological needs of their clients.
