Mr Oscar Williams

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Psychology

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences


I’m a psychologist who has worked in both the private and public sectors including in community mental health, correctional services, private practice and as a senior manager and corporate trainer. In addition, I have developed and facilitated several forensic programs, including the development of a sexual offender program for prisoners with cognitive deficits. In private practice, I specialise in treating trauma (including PTSD), grief, addictions, OCD, depression and anxiety.My PhD is focusing on the interaction between palliative care and the criminal justice system. Specifically understanding the attitudes of people involved in the care of dying prisoners from a health and correctional perspective. I am interested in understanding how the two systems approach end-of-life. My supervisors are Professor Anna Chur-Hansen and Professor Gregory Crawford.

Date Position Institution name
2023 - ongoing Senior Psychologist Oakden Medical Centre
2021 - 2023 Senior Psychologist Rose Park Psychology
2020 - 2021 Manager of Offender Development Serco - Adelaide Remand Centre
2019 - ongoing Senior Psychologist PsychCheck
2018 - 2018 A/Director - Sentence Management Unit Department for Correctional Services
2017 - 2019 Manager Psychological Services Department for Correctional Services
2016 - 2017 A/Principal Psychologist Department for Communities and Social Inclusion: Youth Justice
2014 - 2016 Senior Psychologist Broomhall Young Psychology
2008 - 2014 Senior Psychologist/Senior Programs Officer Department for Correctional Services

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2012 Award DCS Individual Commendation Award Department for Correctional Services Australia -

Language Competency
Polish Can read, speak and understand spoken

Date Institution name Country Title
2006 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

Date Title Institution Country
2007 - 2009 Master of Psychology (Forensic) University of South Australia Australia

Date Title Institution name Country
Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management Flinders University Australia

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2017 - 2018 Secretary College of Forensic Psychologists SA Branch Australian Psychological Society Australia
2012 - 2014 Member DCS Research Management Committee Department for Correctional Services Australia
2008 - 2012 Member College of Forensic Psychologists SA Branch Australian Psychological Society Australia

Date Topic Presented at Institution Country
2022 - ongoing Forensic Lens - White Collar Crime presentation Online Podcast KPMG Australia
2022 - ongoing Psychopathy and White Collar Crime NBN Co NBN Co Australia
2021 - ongoing Inside the Mind of a White Collar Criminal KPMG KPMG Australia

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