Chartered Clinical Psychologist
Frogston Cottage 6 Frogston Road West Edinburgh EH10 7AR	Tel: 0131 445 1147 Fax: 0131 445 1147 Email: valeriecairns@aol.com

Specialist areas of work

psychological/behavioural sequelae of abuse (children)   child abuse (family/child issues)   child emotional abuse   child adoption/foster care/wardship   children in care/care proceedings   assessment of attachments

Experience of

Acting for pursuer, Acting for defender, Giving evidence in court (as verified by referee)

Types of work - instructions/reports/court appearances
Average number of instructions per year:	50
Number of court appearances in the last three years:	15
Number of reports in the last three years:	80

Trained

In the legal aspects of report writing and giving evidence in court

Geographical areas of work

Scotland

Professional qualifications and accredited experience

MA (Hons) Psychology (1966), PhD (Neuropsychology) (1974), Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (1972), Chartered Status British Psychological Society (1988)

Membership of other professional bodies

British Association of Adoption and Fostering