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DR. MARTIN STROUS
Educational Psychologist
Suite 103, Highlands North Medical Centre
Cnr. Louis Botha & 3rd Avenues, Highlands North
South Africa
( 011 885 2237
SERVICES OFFERED
Forensic Assessment
- Children
- Parental rights and responsibilities
- Custody
- Relocation
Psychotherapy
- Individual
- Family
- Marital
- Parental
- Case management
Training
- Diversity
- Workshop design
- Peer supervision
EXPERIENCE
Dr. Martin Strous registered as an educational psychologist in 1992 after completing BA, BA Hons and M.ED degrees at the University of the Witwatersrand, and internships at the Family and Marriage Society of South Africa and TMI (Child and Family Unit). He subsequently completed a PhD at the University of the Witwatersrand and a post-masters Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy (Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute). He is registered as a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and was admitted to the BPS Register of Psychologists Specialising in Psychotherapy.
Martin held positions at the University of the Witwatersrand (Division of Specialised Education), at King David Primary School (Sandton) and as a Committee Member of the Southern African Association for Learning and Educational Disabilities (Witwatersrand Branch). His main areas of professional interest have been in private practice, where the focus is on psychotherapy and psycho-legal assessments. He also served as Associate Editor of the South African Journal of Psychology.
Martin has provided expert evidence in the High Court relating to the best interests of children. His opinion was unanimously accepted by the Supreme Court of Appeal in a reported case on relocation.
Martin has published and reviewed academic material on a range of issues. He also wrote a book, Racial Sensitivity and Multicultural Training. Offering implications for democraticizing psychology and psychotherapy, Racial Sensitivity and Multicultural Training proposes a training model for improved counsellor sensitivity in multicultural and multiracial contexts. Another chief area of academic writing is on the best interests of children in post-divorce contexts.
Martin is a member of the Educational Psychologists Task Team, which was mandated to liaise with the Professional Board for Psychology and instrumental in defining a more consensual scope of practice for educational psychologists.
Martin views access to psychological services as an international and local human rights issue. He sees a need for less discriminatory mental health service delivery, particularly in the availability of services. He is also committed to the principle of the best interests of the child as a paramount constitutional issue.
