2023-2024 / University certificate

Psycho-legal expertise

60 crédits

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  • Bloc
  • Organisation
  • Théorie
  • Pratique
  • Autres
  • Crédits

Compulsory courses

B1
60Cr
CodeDétailsBlocOrganisationThéoriePratiqueAutresCrédits
DCER0092-1Training in law for the use of judicial experts, translators and interpreters-Q13
Judicial organization, general principles of civil procedure law, general principles of the law of evidence and evidence in civil matters   6-- 
General principles of the law of criminal procedure, general principles of the law of evidence in criminal matters and the preliminary investigation in criminal matters   6-- 
National register of legal experts, expert translantors and interpreters   1-- 
Basic concepts in civil law   3-- 
DCER0093-1Law of court-ordered expert opinions-Q14
Appointment of the expert, how the appraisal takes place and the relationship to civil matters, intervention of the judge, fees and costs in civil matters   10-- 
Appointment of the expert, how the investigation takes place and reporting in criminal matters, legal damages and cost of services in criminal matters   6-- 
Court-order expert opnions, amicable expert opinions and non-jurisdictional methods of resolving disputes   3-- 
Mediation, conciliation and expert opinions: tools and techniques
Nathalie Uyttendaele
  3-- 
Introduction to contract law and responsibility for use by court-ordered experts   3-- 
Liability, insurance and ethics regarding court-ordered experts   3-- 
Court-ordered appraisals including case studies   -3- 
DCER0095-1Legal module for court-appointed psycho-legal or medical experts-Q23
Legal principles of insurance   3-- 
Concepts of protecting young people   9-- 
Rights of individuals and families: basic principles   9-- 
YCER0145-1Procedures and practices in psychological expertise-Q24
Procedures and practices in criminal, civil and family law   3-- 
Psychological intervention in terms of child protection   3-- 
Generalities and specificities of psychological expertise   3-- 
Psychological interviews in penal and civil settings, and the College of Experts   3-- 
The normal and the pathological   3-- 
YCER0047-1Seminar on drafting professional psycho-legal expert reports - [6h Seminar] -TA--[+]2

Research and training

YSTG9003-1Internship to observe two expert assessments - [30h internship]
Collégialité
-TA--[+]3
YSTG9004-1Internship - [100h internship]
Collégialité
-TA--[+]4
YCER0082-1Attending a court process
Collégialité
-TA-30-2
YCER0048-1Ethics and deontology for experts -TA6--3
YCER0065-1Seminar on case analysis and integrative outlooks - [12h Seminar] -TA--[+]5
YMEM0010-1Final dissertation
Collégialité
-TA---5

Expert assessment of victims (10 credits)

YCER0049-1Children's module-Q13
Physical and sexual abuse of children : Theoretical references   3-- 
Evaluation tools and methods   3-- 
Assessing psychological consequences   3-- 
YCER0050-1Adult module-Q13
Domestic (conjugal) violence, physical and sexual aggression, harassment. Theoretical references   3-- 
Sexual victimization   3-- 
Assessing psychological sequela   3-- 
Psychological trauma   3-- 
Expertise in domestic violence   3-- 
YCER0051-1Analysis of withness accounts-Q14
False memories and eye-witness accounts   3-- 
Evaluation of credibility of speech in children : methods and critical analysis   6-- 

Expert evaluation by authors (5 credits)

YCER0146-1Assessment of types delinquency-Q23
Delinquency-antisocial behaviour and psychopathy
Thierry Pham
  3-- 
Adult and juvenile sexual delinquency   3-- 
Assessment of dangerousness and recidivism
Thierry Pham
  3-- 
Violent adolescents   6-- 
Paranoia   3-- 
YCER0147-1Psychopathology and assessment in a prison environment-Q22
Assessment in a prison environment
Isabelle Resimont
  3-- 
Psychopathology in a prison environment   3-- 

Expert evaluation in family matters (4 credits)

YCER0148-1Family expertise and assessment -Q24
Expert context, tasks, procedures and specificities   3-- 
Accommodation arrangements within the framework of parental separation with regard to the child's and the adolescent's psycho-affective development   3-- 
Parental disorders   6-- 
Mediation in family expertise   3-- 

Expert assessment in the assessment of incapacity and disability (8 credits)

YCER0149-1Assessment of disability and incapacity-3
Introduction to disability and incapacity   3-- 
Contribution of the neuropsychological assessment in expertise
  9-- 

Research and training

An observational internship (2 expert opinions) and a practical internship (4 expert opinions) are compulsory. For the internships, at least one of the observational internships and one of the practical internships must be carried out within the CPLU of the University of Liège with Prof. Blavier. For a better understanding of the issues involved in an expert opinion, attendance at a criminal court session during the presentation of an expert opinion by a psychology expert is also required to complete the curriculum.

A research dissertation with a theoretical part on a specific theme (literature review and development of a scientific question) will be drafted for the end of the expert training. The dissertation is an original written document which must also be presented during an oral defence before a jury consisting of at least three people.

Exams and assessments

Active participation in class is required, particularly for the courses in the psychology part, where 80% presence is required to access the evaluation and the diploma. A written or oral exam will be organised for each module and an integrative oral exam will be organised at the end of the course.

The overall evaluation for the certificate will take into account the results of the exams organised at the end of each module, the result of the integrative test at the end of the course, the notes from the internship supervisors for the four internships as well as the grade for the dissertation (written work and oral defence).
Notice : The admissions committee may require students, during their studies, to take, as a corequisite, the course on "Qualitative analyses and projective methods, Part 1" (PSYC5876, Profs. Blavier and Englebert) et "Qualitative analysis and projective methods, Part 2" (PSYC5877, Profs. Blavier and Englebert), for master's students, or to follow a course on the Rorschach test according to the Exner method.