Dr. Casey Oliver
Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Healthcare
St. Joseph's Health Care London
401 Sunset Drive
St. Thomas, ON
N5R 3C6
Phone: (519) 646-6110, ext. 49456
Email: casey.oliver@sjhc.london.on.ca
Clinical interests:
Intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system; application of equity, diversity, and justice principles to forensic psychology
The forensic program at the Southwest Centre (SWC) for Forensic Mental Healthcare is devoted to caring for people with a mental illness who have also encountered the criminal justice system. Staff at the SWC are focused on providing exceptional clinical recovery services and reporting to the Ontario Review Board about patients' clinical progress and risk to public safety. The program is comprised of 88 secure inpatient beds which include assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation programs, as well as an outpatient Forensic Outreach Team that services Southwestern Ontario.
The psychology team at the SWC (currently comprised of three psychologists and two psychometrists) is focused on inpatient assessment, intervention, program development and evaluation, supervision, and advocacy. My approach reflects the risk-need-responsivity model (Bonta et al., 1990). I regularly conduct not criminally responsible (NCR), risk (e.g., sexual violence), psychodiagnostic, cognitive/adaptive, and psychoeducational assessments. I use an integrative framework for intervention, with heavy reliance on third-wave modalities. Our group also supports psychoeducational and psychotherapy group programming at the SWC.
Topics for workshops, seminars: Forensic psychology; Intimate partner violence
Type of clinical practica: Assessment (initial & advanced); Intervention (advanced)
Types of clients: Adults
Modality: CBT, DBT, ACT, MI, & CPT
Theoretical orientation: Humanistic foundation with cognitive-behavioural applications
Types of client problems: Psychotic spectrum, mood, personality, trauma, and substance use disorders. Targets often include insight, violent attitudes and beliefs, substance use, interpersonal functioning, and other criminogenic risk factors
Type of supervision you can provide: Consistent, collaborative, and developmentally appropriate supervision; From observation-based (student observes psychologist) to more student-led roles for assessment and intervention cases
Recent students: n/a
Current students: n/a
Clinical mentor: n/a
Research interests: Outcome measurement; Applications of intersectionality (Crenshaw, 1989) to forensic psychology; Violence against women
Available to supervise: Yes
Constraints: Available for Fall 2026; Reliable transportation required for in-person training in St. Thomas.
Last updated: March 16, 2026
