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Global Expertise in Trauma-Informed Assessments

A Shared Vision, Shaped Across Continents

MindSense Canada was established to redefine how trauma is understood and assessed within Canadian systems - with a focus on reducing secondary harm, strengthening clinical clarity, and supporting fair, evidence-based decision-making.

That commitment is shared globally.

 

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MindSense Canada has been developed in close collaboration with MindSense Centre of Psychiatry in Australia - the first trauma-informed IME practice of its kind. This international collaboration brings together leading expertise in forensic psychiatry, occupational mental health, and trauma-informed assessment, ensuring that MindSense Canada reflects both global best practice and Canadian clinical and legal realities.

How the Collaboration Came Together

The collaboration between MindSense Canada and MindSense Australia grew from a shared recognition:

Traditional assessment models often fail to adequately account for the realities of trauma - creating unnecessary distress for individuals and limiting the quality of clinical insight available to decision-makers.

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Through clinical alignment between Canadian and Australian leaders, the MindSense model was intentionally designed to embed trauma-informed principles across the entire assessment process, while maintaining independence, objectivity, and clinical rigour.

This collaboration supports assessment practices that:

  • Reduce the risk of secondary harm
  • Acknowledge the survivor experience without advocacy or bias
  • Strengthen clarity in complex trauma-related files
  • Support sound, evidence-based decision-making

 

Rather than existing as a philosophical overlay, trauma-informed care is operationalized through governance structures, assessor orientation, and consistent assessment standards.

Clinical Leadership Across Canada and Australia

Canadian Leadership

MindSense Canada is led by Dr. Carlos Nuñez, whose work focuses on trauma-informed assessment within complex legal, insurance, and institutional contexts.

Dr. Nuñez brings deep understanding of the Canadian medico-legal environment and survivor-centred care, ensuring that trauma-informed principles are applied in ways that are clinically appropriate, culturally responsive, and aligned with Canadian standards of independence and fairness.

Under this leadership, MindSense Canada has been purpose-built to support law firms, insurers, public agencies, and institutions navigating high-stakes trauma and abuse-related claims.

International Expertise

Global clinical collaboration is provided by Dr. Michael Robertson, Chief Psychiatrist for the MindSense Centre of Psychiatry.

Dr. Robertson is a Clinical Associate Professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney and works predominantly in occupational and civil forensic psychiatric practice. He has published widely across psychiatry and mental health and has played a central role in advancing trauma-informed assessment models internationally.

Dr. Robertson has overseen the development of:

  • Clinical governance frameworks
  • Evidence-based best practice across clinical and assessment settings
  • Trauma-informed approaches integrated throughout the assessment process
  • Early intervention and innovative supports within workplace mental health


His involvement ensures that MindSense Canada remains informed by international research and applied expertise, while preserving jurisdiction-specific independence and clinical integrity.

What Global Collaboration Means in Practice

For referral partners, this international collaboration supports a consistent, high-quality approach to trauma-informed assessment by offering:

  • Assessment frameworks informed by global expertise and adapted to Canadian systems
  • Strong clinical governance and consistent quality standards
  • Evolving best practice grounded in research and applied experience
  • Greater clarity in complex trauma and abuse-related matters

Global expertise is not imported wholesale. Instead, it is thoughtfully integrated to strengthen local clinical judgement, contextual understanding, and system confidence.

A National Practice, Informed Globally

MindSense Canada operates as a national trauma-focused independent medical assessment practice, serving clients across Canada while remaining connected to a broader international community of clinical expertise.

This collaboration reinforces MindSense’s core purpose:

To deliver trauma-informed assessments that reduce secondary harm, respect the survivor experience, and provide clarity at every stage of the claim process.

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Contact Us

To learn more about MindSense or refer a case, email info@mindsensepsychiatry.ca or call 1 (833) 995-6565.