With the encouragement of his
Chief Judge, Thomson began working with the Kingston community to develop a Family Court Clinic to assess children and their families, an observation and detention home, a
juvenile diversion program, a volunteer
probation service, a shelter for abused women, a youth crisis centre and several new community - based group homes for youth.
She has provided her clinical expertise to diverse populations, which included serving as a contract psychologist at Shaw Air Force Base, supervising psychologist for the Midlands Evaluation Center of the Department of
Juvenile Justice, and
chief psychologist at the SC Department of
Probation, Pardon, & Parole, where she streamlined the psychological assessment aspect of the pre-employment screening process and developed a Fitness for Duty policy for the agency.