The Code Black Psychology team specialises in providing threat management, legal knowledge, psychological and social work services that address repeat harmful behaviours in workplaces, people’s homes and the wider community. We are an interdisciplinary team of experienced practitioners providing services to (1) care teams supporting persons with complex psychosocial disabilities with persistent risks of harming themselves and others, and (2) organisations seeking expertise in the resolution of complex and protracted disputes and complaints as well as opportunities to enhance psychological safety.
Our approach is working collaboratively with our clients by bringing our core values of confidence, curiosity, and integrity to every case. We create confidence and clarity by empowering brave decisions based on knowledge, creativity, and collegiality. We embrace the challenge of creating novel insights through curiosity, empathy and lateral thinking. We use integrity to live and value authentic relationships with our clients and the complex persons they support through respect and trust.
Code Black Psychology lives our values by taking inspiration from Mātauranga Māori as the source of cultural wisdom. We incorporate the core value of tika by striving to carry out the tasks of our work in the right way, for the right reasons, and for the benefit of all.
We work extensively in the government and corporate sectors in Australia and New Zealand. We provide training, policy and framework development, and consultations on complex and intractable cases where individuals use aggression to achieve their aims.
Lisa is the Clinical Director of Code Black Psychology. Lisa’s role is providing oversight and support for all clinical services, including complex case formulations and risk assessments. Find out more about Lisa.
Ruby is the Manager of the Clinical and Consulting Team (CCT) and a registered Psychologist at Code Black Psychology. Ruby’s role is providing support and oversight of the CCT as well as providing psychological services to individuals and workplaces managing psychologically unsafe situations. Find out more about Ruby.
Karin is a Team Leader of the Complex Services Team (CST) at Code Black Psychology. Karin’s role is providing support to her team members and oversight as a Care Plan Coordinator (CPC) for complex clients who have been found eligible for the DFFH MACNI program. Find out more about Karin.
Nichole is a Team Leader of the Complex Services Team (CST) at Code Black Psychology. Nichole’s role is providing support to her team members and oversight as a Care Plan Coordinator (CPC) for complex clients who have been found eligible for the DFFH MACNI program. Find out more about Nichole.
Cassie is a member of the Complex Services Team (CST) at Code Black Psychology. Cassie’s role is providing Care Plan Coordination (CPC) for complex clients who have been found eligible for the DFFH MACNI program. Find out more about Cassie.
Rory is a member of the Complex Services Team (CST) at Code Black Psychology. Rory’s role is providing Care Plan Coordination (CPC) for complex clients who have been found eligible for the DFFH MACNI program. Find out more about Rory.
Lauren is a Psychologist and a member of the Clinical and Consulting Team(CCT) at Code Black Psychology. Lauren’s role involves conducting psychological assessments, development of MACNI care plans and providing consultation around complex cases who find themselves at the nexus between the various service systems. Find out more about Lauren.
Claudia is a Forensic Practitioner and a member of the Clinical and Consulting Team (CCT) at Code Black Psychology. Claudia’s role is to provide forensic services to individuals and workplaces managing psychologically unsafe situations, development of MACNI care plans and providing consultation around complex cases who find themselves at the nexus between the various service systems. Find out more about Claudia.
Leah is a member of the Complex Services Team (CST) at Code Black Psychology. Leah’s role is providing Care Plan Coordination (CPC) for complex clients who have been found eligible for the DFFH MACNI program. Find out more about Leah.
Alexandra is a member of the Complex Services Team (CST) at Code Black Psychology. Alex’s role is providing Care Plan Coordination (CPC) for complex clients who have been found eligible for the DFFH MACNI program. Find out more about Alexandra.
Siobhan is a member of the Behaviour Support Team at Code Black Psychology and a Behaviour Support Practitioner. Siobhan’s role is developing behaviour support plans and functional behavioural assessments for complex clients, usually justice-involved NDIS participants. Find out more about Siobhan.
Michael is the Managing Director and the Manager of the Complex Services Team (CST) at Code Black Psychology. Michael’s role is providing support and oversight of the CST as well as providing expertise in multi-sector management of complex individuals, such as those being managed by DFFH’s MACNI program. Find out more about Michael.
Denise is taking on a dual role at Code Black Psychology as our People & Culture Manager and a Workplace Consultant. Denise’s role as our People & Culture Manager is to support the organisation and its management with all aspects of employee management and wellbeing. As Workplace Consultant, Denise works with our team providing services to organisations seeking assistance with the prevention of and response to psychosocial hazards in the workplace. Find out more about Denise.
Courtney is our Project Coordinator. Courtney’s role is providing business, financial and IT support for our business systems and processes.
Roberto Ciudad Real is a Senior Behaviour Support Practitioner with over seven years of experience in the NDIS sector, having worked in a variety of roles including Disability Support Worker Level 3, Disability Case Manager, and Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner.
Wendy is a member of the Complex Services Team (CST) and a Specialist Support Coordinator and Care Plan Coordinator. Wendy’s role is providing Specialist Support Coordination (SSC) for complex clients with complex needs, usually for justice-involved NDIS participants and providing Care Plan Coordination (CPC) for complex clients who have been found eligible for the DFFH MACNI program.
Cassandra is a member of the Complex Services Team (CST) at Code Black Psychology. Cassandra’s role is providing Care Plan Coordination (CPC) for complex clients who have been found eligible for the DFFH MACNI program.
Kelvin is a Behaviour Support Practitioner with extensive experience supporting youth and adults with complex psychosocial and behavioural needs. He specialises in working with individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities, multi-level trauma, and forensic histories, using evidence-based, person-centred approaches to achieve meaningful outcomes.
Starting soon Dr Karen Scally Neuropsychologist
Code Black Psychology acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet and work and pay our respect to Elders past, present and future. Read more about our acknowledgement.
We value and include people of all cultures, languages, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and intersex status. We are committed to providing programs that are fully inclusive. We are committed to the safety and wellbeing of people of all ages.