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Friday 10th July 2026
Dr Phil Watts
Beyond the Scores: Interpreting the PAI in Family Court Contexts
Presented by Dr Phil Watts
The PAI is widely used in Family Report writing — but its meaning in high-conflict litigation is rarely simple.
In this advanced FRWN session, Dr Phil Watts will move beyond administration and scoring to focus on interpretation and application in Family Court settings. How should we understand validity scales in adversarial contexts? When do personality elevations reflect situational stress rather than enduring pathology? How do we translate a profile into clear, court-relevant parenting analysis without over-pathologising?
This practical, case-informed session will equip report writers to use the PAI with nuance, proportionality
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