Dr Henk Swanepoel - Clinical Psychologist | Neuropsychologist

About Dr. HJ Swanepoel

Higher Education

Ph.D - Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
M.Sc. Clinical Psychology - Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
BA Honors Psychology - University of Pretoria
BA Information Science - University of Pretoria
CAMAG – American Board of Independent Medical Examiners

"My passion from my work stems from the incredible results that i have seen after years of practice"

Professional Memberships and registrations

Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
Health Professions Council of Namibia (HPCNA)
Accredited Continuous Professional Development (CPD) provider
Accredited Mediator at the Institute of Family Mediators
Test user at the Human Sciences Research Council
Member of the South African Medico-Legal Society (SAMLS)
Member of the Psychological Society of South Africa (PSYSSA)
Associate Member of the South African Clinical Neuropsychological Association (SACNA)
Former member of the Research, Ethics and Publications Committee - SMU
Chairperson of the Pretoria Psycho-Legal Peer Review Group
Founding member and Treasurer of the Psychopharmacology Association of South Africa (www.pasacp.co.za)
Certified user of the AMA Guides 6th ed. (CAMAG)

Employment

Clinical Psychologist in Private Practice

Private practice 2001 - Currently

Senior Lecturer

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) since 2002 - currently: training of Masters degree Clinical Psychology students in Psychodiagnostics (WAIS-IV, MMPI-2, MCMI-III, TAT, 16PF5, WISC-IV, SSAIS-R, JSAIS, Bender-II, TMT, RCF, RAVLT, PAI; Becks depression, Becks anxiety, Becks suicide scale, Roberts, DAP, KFD, TOL, MFAST, SIMS, SIRS, TOMM, Lafayette Peg Board, Individual scales, WCST, COWAT) and Applied Neuropsychology.
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) Forensic Clinic Coordinator
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) Course Coordinator Dental Psychology BDS III; Coordinator of Clinical Psychology internship; Psychodynamic therapy MMed Psychiatry; Psychology in paediatrics MBChB V; Maters and Doctoral Thesis Supervisor.
University of Pretoria since 2007- 2015 training 3rd year Occupational Therapy students in Group Psychotherapy
Guest lecturer at the University of Kwazulu Natal - 2006 - Lecturing of Clinical Psychology students in Diagnosing Psychopathology.
University of North West - 2010 - 2014 - Lecturing postgraduate Forensic Auditor students (BCom Hons) in Forensic Interviewing.
University of South Africa (UNISA) - 2018 - Lecturing postgraduate Master’s degree clinical psychology students in malingering assessment, neurotoxins, neuropathology, medico legal assessments.
External en Internal examiner and Promotor for post-graduate dissertations at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU), University of Limpopo, University of South Africa and University of Port Elizabeth.

Relevant Experience in Psychological Assessments

Independent Medical Examinations (IME) conducted in Kosovo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia, Manila, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa & Uganda
Personal injury claim evaluator (Road Accident Fund) in neuropsychology and psychopathology
Criminal evaluations - pre-sentence report, pre-trail reports, bail applications, criminal capacity (Sex offenders, sexual abuse, homicide & fraud)
Evaluations for readmission of attorneys
Family advisor and evaluator at the Family advocate Office.
Expert Evaluator for the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
Evaluator for the South African National Defence Force
Evaluations for medical negligence
Evaluator for the South African National Intelligence Agency
Forensic psychology consultant and advisor

Relevant experience in forensic evaluations and courtroom testimony

Dr Swanepoel has testified in several Depositions (USA)
Dr Swanepoel has conducted close to 2000 criminal and civil matters in the High Court Pretoria, High Court Johannesburg, High Court of Kwazulu Natal, National Magistrates Courts, Commercial Court, Children's Courts Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Polokwane & Kimberley.
He provided expert evidence in Military Court matters for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF)

2012 - 2017: Expert Testimony

State / Visser - Fraud
State / Walker - Sexual Assault
Holtzhauzen // Holtzhauzen - Primary residence
Shaw / Shaw - Primary residence
Blom / Blom - Primary residence
Human / Human - Primary residence
2011 / State / Els - Criminal
2012 Deposition: Labuschagne
2012 - State / Colnol - Rape
2012 - State / M de Wet - Sexual Assault
8 May 2012 - State / Steyn - Fraud
11 June 2012 - State / du Plooy - Murder
October 2012 Insurance Company / Visser - Personal Injury
20 August 2012 - State / Mahlangu - Murder
4 February 2013 - State / Strauss - Murder
13 August 2014 - Minister of Police / R Augustine and 3 Others - Personal Injury
25 February 2015 - National Intelligence Agency / F. T. - Espionage
November 2015 - RAF / Jansen
16 March 2016 - Pretorius / Pretorius - Primary residence
19 April 2016 Deposition: Potgieter
18 May 2016 - Orange Hospital / Coetser - Personal Injury
24 May 2016 - Mthatha Hospital / Mbalane - Personal Injury
10 October 2016 - Wienand / RAF - Personal Injury
10 July 2017 - Sibanda / SAPS - Personal Injury
21 September 2017 Deposition: Kleynhans
22 August 2018 - Greyling / Mtimkulu - Personal Injury
17 September 2018 - Sheffer / Sheffer - Custody
27 September 2018 - AJ Fourie / RAF - Personal Injury
23 November 2018 - McIntyre - Workers compensation

Academic Publications

Current Research Projects

Ph.D – Promoter: Prof Esme Van Rensburg at the North West University (Potchefstroom Campus) Title: A critical analysis of neuropsychological evaluations in motor vehicle accident claims in South Africa
Co-author - The use of Methylphenidate as an alternative regime in Pilot Fatigue – a preliminary study
Co-author- The Use of Champix in Aviation

Research Projects Completed

Unpublished manuscript. The influence of social anxiety on self esteem development of adolescent children. (University of Pretoria)
Masters Degree Thesis: Title: A Comparative study of the communication model and social constructionism with regard to marital therapy
PhD Thesis (Cum Laude) Title: Developing an Optimal Psychological Assessment Procedure for Determining Primary Care and Residential Placement of Children in a Divorce Dispute
Publication: in the African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD) October 2015 (Supplement 1:2), pp. 385-395. The relationship between final year occupational therapy students’ values and their levels of achievement
Contributor to academic textbook publication:
General Systems Theory and Psychotherapy: Beyond Post-Modernism (2003). Satori: Pretoria
& Impact – The Story of Interactional Therapy (2010). Satori: Pretoria
Author - Sielsiek (2017) - Die Psige van die Misdadiger
Author - Disturbed (2017) - The Psyche of the Criminal
Dr Swanepoel has written numerous articles for magazines and newspapers (Vrouekeur, Huisgenoot, Rooi Rose, Leef, Beeld, Pretoria News). He also had several television and radio appearances on e-TV - Great Expectations, RSG, Groot Ontbyt, Pretoria FM, Maroela FM, Carte Blance (2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 & 2018)

Papers Presented

Psyssa national congress (1997): Paper entitled - The evaluation of a life skills programme in a secondary school
National congress on child abuse (2005) : Paper entitled - Emotional incest
National congress on children and divorce (2005): Paper entitled - Parental Alienation syndrome
Presentations at Vista Clinic (2006): Paper entitled - Parental Alienation syndrome
Presentations at Vista Clinic (2006): Paper entitled – Emotional incest
National congress on children and divorce (2006): Paper entitled – Emotional intelligence
Presentations at the “Kinder Trauma Kliniek” (2006/2007): Papers entitled – Children and divorce
Presentations at Vista Clinic (2007): Paper entitled – Becoming an Expert witness and forensic reports
Presentations at the Office of the Family Advocate – Pretoria (2008): Paper entitled – The Role of the Psychologist in the Forensic Context
Presentations at the Sunnyside Mental Health Clinic – Pretoria (2008): Paper entitled – Report Writing and Ethics
Presentation at the National Psyssa Congress - JHB (2008): Paper entitled – Ethics in Psychology
Community presentation - Understanding Alzheimer’s disease – JHB 2008
Presentations at Vista Clinic (2008): Paper entitled – Becoming an Expert witness
Community presentation – Living with and understanding the elderly – Pretoria 2009
The 2nd SASCH National Congress: Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy with Children and Adolescents at Weskoppies Hospital (2009) – paper presented – Self Mutilation and Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD)
The Centre for Psychological Services and Career Development (PsyCaD) at the University of Johannesburg – 27 May 2010 – paper presented - Psycho-legal work within the profession of psychology
Presentation at Irene Trauma & Play Therapy Clinic – June 2010 - Paper entitled – Latest developments in parental alienation syndrome
Presentation at Centurion Lake Hotel to the Risk assessor Association – October 2010 - Paper entitled –How to Identify the Signs of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Presentation at Weskoppies Hospital – June 2011 - Paper entitled –Forensic Psychology in Private Practice - Personal Injury Assessment
Presentation at Centurion Social Worker Congress – September 2011 - Paper entitled – Parenting Plans: process, application & ethical considerations
Presentation at Irene Trauma & Play Therapy Clinic – October 2011 - Paper entitled – Guidelines in the preparation of a psycho-legal report on personal injury
Presentation at Montana Psychology peer group – entitled Be the Expert in personal in Personal Injury Matter (February 2012)
Psycho-legal assessment in the Family Law context – May 2012.
Presentation at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital entitled - Forensic psychology in private practice (March 2012)
Presentation in San Francisco USA, 28th Congress of Forensic psychology entitled - The principles of forensic evaluations (April 2012)
Psyssa Presentation in Polokwane entitled - Forensic psychology (May 2012)
Presentation at Irene Trauma & Play Therapy Clinic – paper entitled - Ethical practice of a therapist - The laws that binds us (June 2012)
Presentation at the International Conference of psychology (ICP July 2012) entitled - One step closer to the development of an optimal psychological assessment procedure for custody recommendations
Presentation at the International Conference of psychology (ICP July 2012) entitled - Group Psychotherapy - A Multi Disciplinary Approach
Poster presentation at the International Conference of psychology (ICP July 2012) entitled - Developing an optimal psychological assessment procedure for determining parental responsibilities and rights
Presentation at the South African Aerospace Medical Association (Saama) Aeromedical Conference in Cape Town(July 2012) entitled Fatigue : The use of Methylphenidate as an alternative regime in Pilot Fatigue
Presentation at the South African Aerospace Medical Association (Saama) Aeromedical Conference in Cape Town(July 2012) entitled - The Use of Champix in Aviation
Presentation at Montana Psychology peer group – entitled Ethical considerations in private practice (January 2013)
Presentation at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital entitled - Forensic Assessment and Personal Injury (May 2013)
Presentation at Weskoppies Hospital – 3 December 2013 - Paper entitled – Ethics in Forensic Psychology
Presentation at Centurion Social Work peer group – entitled Empowering Blended Families (11 June 2014)
Presentation at Abbotts College to Psychologists entitled Ethics and Divorce – Consent for treating the minor child (08 August 2014)
Presentation at Chrysler South Africa entitled – Work-Life Balance (21 August 2014)
Presentation at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital entitled – Forensic Psychology in Private Practice (28 August 2014)
Presentation at Benoni Psychologists Forum entitled Forensic Psychology (19 September 2014)
Presentation at Benoni Psychologists Forum entitled – Psycho-Legal Report Writing in Personal Injury Matters (20 September 2014)
Presentation at Benoni Psychologists Forum entitled –Preparing and Presenting Expert Testimony in Court (31 October 2014)
Workshop Presenter at Montana Psychology Forum – entitled Personal Injury Assessments and Report Writing (November 2014)
Presentation at Workipedia entitled – Dealing with Axis II Patients (March 2015)
Presentation at Montana Psychology peer group – entitled Ethical Practice for psychologists (April 2015)
Guest Speaker on Forensic Assessment at the Law Society Congress (March 2015)
Presentation on Forensic Psychology at Weskoppies Hospital – May 2015 - Paper entitled – Psychological evaluations: Ethics in Forensic Psychology
Presentation at KSM Centurion entitled - Empowering blended families – a guide for parental guidance (August 2015)
Presentation at Vista Academy paper entitled: Ethics: A Daily Consideration (September 2015)
Presentation at University of Pretoria (Medical Campus) paper entitled: Ethics: A Daily Consideration - the POPI Act (October 2015)
Presentation at Montana Psychology peer group – entitled Ethical Practice for psychologists (February 2016)
Workshop Presenter at Psycho-legal Peer Review Group – entitled Health Records - Protection of Personal Information (March 2016)
Workshop Presenter at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital - Annual meeting of Chief Executive Officers of Gauteng Hospitals; Regional Chief Directors, Directors, Rehab Coordinators; Heads of Departments of Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Speech-therapy and Audiology, Podiatry, Social Work, Dietetics, MOP, Psychology and Radiography - entitled Protection of Personal Information (March 2016)
Presentation at the annual Child Trauma Symposium - False Allegations of Sexual Abuse in High Conflict Divorces - Pretoria & Cape Town (May 2016)
Presentation at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital entitled - Forensic psychology in Private practice (May 2016)
Presentation at the South African Medico Legal Association Mock Trail entitled - Psychology and Coercion (August 2016)
Presentation at 1 Military Hospital Pretoria entitled - Forensic psychology in the Family Law Context (August 2016)
Presentation at MC Training Congress entitled - Parental Alienation & Parental Alienation Syndrome in South Africa. (August 2016)
Lecture at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University on Psycho-legal Evaluation Training (October 2016)
Lecture at NWU University on Private practice management (October 2016)
Presentation at Centurion Psychology peer group – entitled Ethical Practice for psychologists (November 2016)
Presentation at Vista Academy paper entitled: Expectations of the Expert Witness (May 2017 )
Presentation at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital entitled - The Psycho-legal Private Practice (May 2017)
Presentation at the International Neuropsychological Society (Cape Town) entitled Expectations of the Court as viewed by lawyers and advocates with regards to neuropsychological evaluations in motor vehicle accident (MVA) claims (July 2017)
Presentation at the Montana Psychology Forum - entitled Professional Boundaries and Multiple Relationships (August 2017)
Presentation at the University of South Africa - entitled The Role of the Psychologist in the Forensic context.(February 2018)
Presentation at the New Hope School - entitled Protection of personal information - A Daily Consideration for the Practitioner.(March 2018)
Presentation at Vista Academy paper entitled: Boundaries and multiple Relationships (May 2018)
Masterclass workshop presentation at Vista Academy entitled: The Psycho-legal process: Do’s and Dont’s (July 2018).
Workshop Presenter at Montana Peer Review Group – entitled Assessment in Criminal matters. (July 2018)
24th Annual PsySSA Congress (September 2018): Paper entitled - A Critical Analysis of Neuropsychological Evaluations in Motor Vehicle Accident Claims as perceived by Psychologists in South Africa.
Presentation at Vista Academy paper entitled: Ethical Framework for the Use of Social Media and Provision of Online Mental Health Services (January 2019)
Workshop Presenter at Montana Peer Review Group – entitled Ethics: Online Mental Health Services. (January 2019)

Over the course of his professional career Dr Swanepoel has also attended various training courses and workshops offered by international and national speakers, which inter alia included the following:

Seminar in Law and Ethics in Psychology (Prof Alfred Allan).
SAMLS Introduction to Expert Witness Training University of Pretoria
SAMLS Expert witness training Mock Trial University of Pretoria
Advanced Course: Understanding LegalEthical Practice in Psychology by Prof Alfred Allan
Understanding and Measuring Memory – Applied Neuropsychology (Dr Sharon Truter)
Training in the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (Prof Marieta Brink).
Children’s Act No 38 of 2005 Workshop (Adv. Chris Marais, Family Advocates Office, Tshwane)
Family law and parting plans (Familyzone)
Understanding the Basic Neurological Examination by SACNA
Accelerated Neuropsychology by Dr Sharon Truter
International Congresses of Psychology (ICP).
Clinical courses offered by Vista Psychiatric Clinic, Centurion.
PSYSSA Congresses and Workshops
Various training courses offered by professionals as facilitated by the PsychoLegal Peer Review Group.
Parenting Plans Adv C.Maree of the Pretoria Office of the Family Advocate 2010
Family & Child Mediation Training (Model endorsed by the Office of the Family Advocate 2011
The Psychologist in the Courtroom (Alfred Allan) 2011
Family And Child Mediation Workshop: 16 – 18 November 2011
MMPI2 training workshop – (Kempie van Rooyen) October 2013
Forensic Report Writing
Basic CNS Pharmacology for Psychologists (UP/SP/0768) February 2015 by South African Clinical Neuropsychological Association
Rorschach RPAS (Dr. M. Brink) June 2015
Accelerated Neuropsychology Tutorials (2015) 1 year course presented by Dr Sharon Truter
2Nd Annual Johannesburg Family Law Conference: 12 October 2015
Basic CNS Pharmacology by Dr Micheal Knott (2016)
Workshop offered by Prof Labuschagne in “Forensic Psychology and the Criminal Justice System.” (2017)
AMA Guides 6th ed. training by Prof Mohammed Ranavaya (President American Board of independent Medical examiners and CoEditor of the AMA Guides 6th ed.) (April 2018)
Malingered cognitive deficits: Neuropsychological detection Methods by Dr Sharon Truter (June 2018)
South Africa Clinical Neuropsychological Association Report Writing Workshop presented by Adele van der Merwe (October 2018)

Services & Experience

Areas of Expertise

TREATMENT PLANS: Anxiety / Fears
Depression
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Relationship Conflict / Issues
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Trauma
Spiritual Conflict
Spirituality
Addiction
Substance Abuse
Divorce
Domestic Abuse / Violence
Loss or Grief
Parenting
Implose Control Disorder

Also Offers

Individual Psychotherapy
Couples Counselling
Marriage Counselling
Pre-Marital Counselling
Adolescent Psychotherapy and Teen Counselling
Adult Psychotherapy and Counselling
Trauma Counselling
Christian Counselling
Parental Guidance
Family Psychotherapy

Practice Locations

@Health Medical Center
258B Jean Avenue
Centurion
South Africa