Ms Gayle Roe

Ms Gayle Roe is a Clinical Psychologist and Psychology Forensic Registrar working in community with a focus on early intervention for children and adolescents.

Expertise

  • Family Report Writer, Psychologist
Gayle Roe has a Bachelors of Psychology, a Masters of Forensic Psychology, and a Masters of Public Health.  Gayle is a clinical psychologist and a psychology forensic registrar, whom has specialisations in the treatment methods of trauma, and has over 25 years’ experience.  As an Aboriginal woman from the Wangan and Jagalingou mob, Gayle started the first six years of her career supporting her community in managing their trauma.  Following this introduction to mental health services, she spent 12 years working within the Department of Defence, and with the Townsville Veteran community.

Gayle has been a supervisor for over 25 years delivering the 4+2, 5+1, and clinical registrar programs, as well as supervising students on placement, giving specific direction on Aboriginal and forensic issues. 

She has also lectured at Universities as a lecturer and as part of a team developing postgraduate subjects for rural and remote health providers.  She then spent 3 years working at headspace Townsville as a child and adolescent trauma clinician; this is where she found her passion for working with children. 

Now Gayle works independently where she has special interest in the following areas:
    
·       Assessments for Child Safety (e.g., parental capacity assessment, guardianship assessment, and diagnosis of children in care)
·       Assessment and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders in children
·       Assessment of adults that have been arrested for sexual offences to then appear as an expert witness in court
·       Assessment of children with their capacity to give evidence
·       Assessment of individuals with their capacity to stand trial
·       Assessment of an individual’s recidivism
·       Reports for court (family, mental health, and criminal)
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