Yiota completed her undergraduate training in the UK before coming to Australia to obtain her post-graduate qualification in Forensic Psychology.
She has 18 years’ experience providing a range of assessments, treatment, individual and group therapy in a diverse array of settings. Her varied experiences include employment with Mental Health services in acute and community settings, Pain Clinics, drug and alcohol diversion treatment programs, high secure inpatient and community Forensic Mental Health Services, as well as private practice settings.
She currently works part-time for Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network and part-time in private practice.
Yiota has been on the Committee for the NSW branch of the CFP since 2018.

A Forensic Psychologist registered in the UK and Australia, Ruth has worked in maximum security prisons, juvenile detention centres, and other forensic settings since 1980. Moving from Corrective Services NSW to Youth Justice as their Head of Psychological Services in 2011, Ruth has responsibility for the psychological well-being of young people in contact with the criminal justice system (both in custody and under community supervision) via the clinical supervision and ongoing professional development of all Youth Justice Psychologists across NSW. Ruth also develops and facilitates training workshops for non-clinical staff, and provides specialist evidence-based advice and consultancy to management and a wide range of stakeholders. Ruth also teaches on the UNSW Forensic Psychology Masters/PhD Program. Ruth’s PhD research looked into the prediction and prevention of post-traumatic stress and other psychological injury amongst first responders.

Forensic psychologist and clinical neuropsychologist currently working in private practice. My background includes research and clinical experience working in interstate and international government and non-government forensic mental health settings. My work is predominantly focused on comprehensive cognitive and risk evaluations.