Dr Ballard has developed an extensive practice as a provider of expert reports on the underlying social, cultural and religious issues in all manner of proceedings involving Indian and Pakistani settlers in the UK, as well as their locally born offspring. He has prepared numerous reports for use in the criminal, civil, family and administrative courts, as well as in the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal, and regularly appears to give evidence in person to support the arguments and analyses he has ...

Independent social work family assessments, residential & community based • Child protection, including physical, emotional & sexual abuse • Comprehensive risk assessments • Parents with learning difficulties • Parents with mental health problems • Parents with drug or alcohol problems or other addictions • Young parents • Children with special needs • Family mediation • Multi-cultural expertise • Advising on the appropriate use of family assessments • Professional consultancy • Family reunification • Permanency ...

Undertaking assessments of families & children from Asian & other ethnic backgrounds • Direct work with children • Psychotherapy & counselling in 2005: assessments of children by use of stories stem narratives • Assessments undertaken in the family's first language, especially of Punjabi, Muslim & Gujarati families • Expert in rehabilitation & adoption assessment • Able to understand the cultures, & fluent in English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Minpuri & Swahili (partial) • Understanding of Bengali ...