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With the trend of true crime podcasts, we believe to know quite a bit about the world of crime. But is this knowledge just speculation or are we true professionals in Forensics?

Join us at this year's Symposium to learn more about Forensic Psychology!

A Symposium is a whole day of lectures and workshops on a certain topic. This year's topic is "Forensic Psychology, Criminally Interesting". On the 4th of June speakers from all over the Netherlands have been invited to discuss with you different aspects of Forensic Psychology. We will talk about negotiation skills, forensic care, risk assessment, disclosure of evidence and more! Apart from this, we will provide you with a free lunch, free coffee and tea for the whole day, and some goodies for each participant. 

The participation fee is €8 for Dimensie members. Or €10 for Psychology students.

You can sign up here!

These are our speakers!

Steven Watson (University of Twente)

General Introduction Forensic Psychology

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Elyan Aarts (University of Amsterdam)

Technology in Forensic Care

Different types of technology used in forensic mental health: VR, wearables and mobile applications. 

Miriam Oostinga (University of Twente)

Mind matters: Navigating mental health with empathy and awareness.

This workshop offers a deeper understanding of mental health and how to approach it with awareness and empathy. You’ll explore what mental health really means, why it’s essential for everyone, and gain insight into the stigma that often affects specific communities. In the second half of the workshop, we shift from theory to practice. Through interactive carousel-style roleplays, you’ll develop skills in empathetic listening—an invaluable tool for police negotiators and anyone working in people-focused roles.

Marjolein Aussems (Expertisecenter Forensic Psychiatry)

Forensic ambulant care, EFP organisation, mostly career oriented

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Martijn van Beek (Police Academy)

Interview standards (Mendez principles), interviewee training/preparations, & disclosure of evidence

A short overview of the Méndez Principles: a United Nations-driven protocol for promoting and ensuring ethical and effective interviewing; The role of evidence disclosure in interviews with suspects: how and when should this best be done and for which purposes? (And how does it align with the M. Principles?); Interview training and practices in the Netherlands (with a focus upon suspect interviews): is it 'Méndez proof'?

Jiska Jonas (University of Twente)

Victim Offender Mediation

In this session participants will be introduction to restorative justice and victim-offender mediation. What is mediation, what can it offer to parties and what are the risks and benefits. After this introduction, and discussion the core qualities of the mediator, participants will experience a mediation session via a role play. 

Yvonne Bouman (Transfore)

Dynamic Risk Assessment

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Jan Willem van den Berg (Transfore)

Dynamic Risk Assessment

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Vivienne de Vogel (Van der Hoeven Clinic & University of Utrecht)

Relationship trauma and offending behaviour, risk assessment (especially for women) & hospital system / effectiveness

Forensic mental health care: how gender-sensitive and effective is it? In this presentation, Vivienne de Vogel will discuss recent developments in forensic mental health care with a focus on effectiveness of treatment, and the importance of trauma-informed care. She will specifcally focus on female forensic psychiatric patients and describe a case study to illustrate gender sensitive risk assessment and gender responsive treatment.