ANZAPPL Vic soirée - Dr Michael Takagi

In this talk, Dr Takagi will discuss the complexities involved in the assessment and diagnosis of intellectual disability and acquired brain injury among forensic populations. He will illustrate these challenges using clinical case studies and discuss their implications for forensic practice.

About the presenter

Dr Michael Takagi is a senior clinical neuropsychologist at the Children’s Court Clinic (Children's Court of Victoria) and a Senior Lecturer at Monash University (School of Psychological Sciences). He completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne in 2008, investigating the neuropsychological and neurobiological impact of inhalant abuse during adolescence. He has worked with forensic populations since completing his clinical training in neuropsychology at the University of Melbourne in 2014, and has worked at the Children's Court Clinic for the past six years.

Time and location

This event will be held at Graduate House, 216-220 Leicester Street, Carlton VIC 3053. We warmly invite you to join us for canapés and drinks from 5:30 pm. The presentation will follow at 6:30 pm.

Please email us at vic@anzappl.org for more information.