Expertise

Dr. Strous 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 an influential, reported case on relocation.

Dr. Strous has published and reviewed academic material on a range of issues and he is an associate editor of the South African Journal of Psychology. His book, Racial Sensitivity and Multicultural Training, deals with aspects of psychological practice in South Africa. Offering implications for democraticizing psychology and psychotherapy on a global scale, Racial Sensitivity and Multicultural Training proposes a new model for training psychologists for improved sensitivity and critical reflexivity in multicultural and multiracial contexts.

Martin is a member of the Educational Psychologists Task Team, which was mandated to liaise with the Professional Board for Psychology. He contributed towards defining a more consensual scope of practice for educational psychologists.