Announced by the Cape Independence Advocacy Group (CIAG)on October 19, 2023, the Referendum Party is a single-issue political party dedicated to achieve a referendum on Cape Independence.

The Cape Independence Advocacy Group (CIAG) was formed in 2020 to coordinate and support people and organisations working towards Cape independence. We are a single issue political pressure group promoting Cape independence. We are committed to democratically, lawfully and peacefully obtaining independence for the collective peoples of the Western Cape.

Forensic psychology practices and requires education and experience at the interface of psychology, criminology, criminal justice, and law in order to inform legal decision-making, policies, and processes.Joan conducts research in behavioral profiling, psychology in criminal investigations, mentally disordered offenders, and the management and prevention of violent serial, mass, and sexual crime through improved practices and policy.Joan also assists clients with trial strategy, pre-sentencing, adjudicative competency, mental state, insanity defense, and violence risk assessment reports, company internal disciplinary or investigative hearings, parole recommendations, victim impact statements, and expert witness testimony. Among other civil and criminal cases, she is providing services in wrongful conviction defenses and death penalty mitigation justifications.

I conduct research and analysis in the capacity of an expert in the psychology of terrorism and violent extremism.

Open Forest (www.openforest.net) offers easy to use, evidence-based online self-help courses for people dealing with mental health issues. Courses offered include Coping with ADHD, Problem Drinking, Dealing with Depression, and Everyday Mindfulness.

PSY743 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Elderly (5 Credit Doctorate Course)PSY744 Dementia and Neuropsychological Functioning (5 Credit Doctorate Course)PSY731 Applied Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (5 Credit Doctorate Course)PSY728 Psychopharmacology (5 Credit Doctorate Course)PSY710 Neuropsychological Testing (5 Credit Doctorate Course)

The American Investigative Society of Cold Cases, AISOCC, is a non-profit, volunteer based organization of professional investigators whose sole mission is to assist in solving cold cases. The team uses crime scene reconstruction, crime scene assessments, inductive/deductive criminal profiling and reasoning to look towards finding resolutions for cold case. Collectively, advice and suggestions are offered to law enforcement professionals for furthering their cases.I am chairperson of the AISOCC Peer-Reviewed Journal Committee, and a member of the Behavioral Science, Victims & Families, and Social Media committees.

The Apsche Center is a residential mental health care facility for adolescents. Mode Deactivation Therapy, or MDT, is provided for adolescents with trauma-based and behavioral issues. MDT is applied in individual and family-based settings and was specifically developed by Dr. Jack Apsche to address a population and problems that are typically viewed as difficult-to-treat. The MDT methodology contains the Validation, Clarification, and Redirection (VCR) step, which is unique and integral to the MDT approach. MDT also incorporates mindfulness practices, as well as selected elements from Third Wave Cognitive Therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).Basic comparative research studies have indicated the promise that MDT shows in effectively treating adolescents with complex problems, but more in-depth research is required to (1) provide a larger empirical evidence base, (2) understand how and where the different components of MDT contribute to therapeutic change, (3) proliferate knowledge among practitioners. The ultimate objective is to apply the deeper understanding to develop the methodology further in order to maximize effectiveness and durability of treatment.I am keen and honored to contribute to the process that will improve psychotherapy for troubled youths and their families.

An international team of professionals in sexual crime and violence conducts investigations and research in order to advance knowledge in dealing with, solving, and preventing these crimes.

I acted as a substitute in the capacity of a dissertation adviser for Psy.D. Forensic Psychology students.

Researching the similarities in the behavioral offense dynamics between non-combat wartime homicides and peacetime homicides with a focus on the Syrian conflict and the nexus between terrorism, organized crime and armed conflict.

Joan was involved in employee wellness and leadership development, business management, personnel management, marketing, and productivity improvement.

Joan was involved in project management, viability studies, process development, and strategy development.