Caroline Goldsmith

in 2012. At that time, she possessed an apparently impressive CV, boasting a degree, a masters and PhD in clinical psychology. She described herself on the CV ...

"And I think any incident where a court would be misled as to the qualifications of that expert witness, is something that would and should be taken extremely seriously." We asked the Courts Service to comment on Caroline Goldsmith’s role in these cases and it said that the recommendations of an expert report "are not legally binding and acceptance ... that we see really a whole ecosystem develop here, which is negative, and which disadvantages the family." But a proposal to change the law to protect the general title of "psychologist" is still a long way off and is described by CORU as only a long-term aim. Another official says there are "no grounds to decline" any private psychology reports, and we know that some sections of the HSE does accept Ms Goldsmith’s reports. In this document for the court, in 2014, she claimed that all three of her college qualifications in psychology - degree, masters and PhD - came from Sheffield University. This is something upon which the judge is asked to base decisions as to the life and the happenings within this family unit. In addition, it said its 10-member committee had decided to award me the PhD on the basis of a resume, I never supplied. RTÉ Investigates has established that she continued to work in private practice, where she again presented fake qualifications as a psychologist to families with children, and also in court cases at different periods over the next four years. She described herself on the CV as a determined and resourceful practitioner with an "an innovative approach to achieving objectives." Goldsmith and reported the matter to the HSE. "To be informed that they had to go through a process again…And the sense of doubt, why am I doing this?