
Summary of activities in the Division
Clinical
- Assessment of accused referred by the courts in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Act
- Rehabilitation and risk management of state patients
Teaching & Learning
The Service has similar teaching & training responsibilities to other units at the Valkenberg site.
Research
- Femicide
- Family murder
- Female offenders
- Risk and recovery
Base:
VALKENBERG HOSPITAL
- Observation service
- Maximum secure ward
- Medium secure ward
- Low secure ward
LENTEGEUR HOSPITAL
- Female medium secure ward
- 4 medium secure wards
ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL
- Medium secure ward
STAFF IN THE DIVISION
FULL-TIME STAFF
- Dr N Dyakalashe MBChB(WSU), FCPsych(SA), Cert Forensic Psychiatry(SA)
- Dr H G de Clercq MBChB (UP) FCPsych (SA)
- Dr M Roffey MBChB (UCT) FCPsych (SA)
- Dr T Swart MSc (UKZN), PhD (UCT)
HONORARY STAFF
A/Prof Sean Kaliski BA (Wits) MBBCh(Wits) MMed (UCT) PhD (UCT) FCPsych (SA)
PROVINCIAL STAFF LINKED TO THE DIVISION
- 2 Social Workers
- 2 Occupational therapists
- 2 OT Assistants
- 70 Nursing staff
Post Graduate Students in the Division
M.Med Students:
- Dr S Gondwe, MBBS (Mw)
- Dr N Pillay MBChB UCT
- Dr Nadvi MBChB UCT
- Dr Tyhala MBChB Stell