1 Hours / 1 CE

On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training

This on-demand professional training program on Recent Advances in Threat Assessment and Management: Family Violence and Stalking is presented by Stephen Hart, PhD in partnership with Protect International Risk and Safety Services.

This program describes recent advances in theory, research, law, and practice relevant to threat assessment and management, with a focus on family violence and stalking. Dr. Stephen Hart presents, critically analyzes, and debates recent publications relevant to this topic.

This program is ideal for experienced professionals who are looking for an update on recent advances related to threat assessment and management and is also appropriate for those who are new to the field.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

  • 1 Describe advances in theory and research related to family violence and stalking
  • 2 Describe advances in law related to family violence and stalking
  • 3 Describe advances in practice related to family violence and stalking

  • Intended Audience

    This training is intended for mental health and allied professionals who conduct threat assessment and management, with a particular focus on cases involving family violence and stalking. It is designed for those with expertise in assessing risk, managing high-risk individuals, and applying evidence-based interventions, especially in the context of forensic psychology, clinical psychology, social work, and related fields.


    Examples of Relevant Professionals:
    • Mental health professionals (e.g., psychologists, social workers, counselors)
    • Forensic psychologists
    • Clinical psychologists
    • Social workers specializing in risk assessment or forensic settings
    • Allied professionals involved in threat assessment and management
    • Individuals managing cases of family violence and stalking

  • Experience Level

    This training is appropriate for mental health professionals at various stages of experience in threat assessment and management related to family violence and stalking.

    • Beginner: Participants new to threat assessment and management or with limited experience in family violence and stalking will gain foundational knowledge of recent advances in theory, research, law, and practice.

    • Intermediate: Participants with some experience in threat assessment and management will deepen their understanding and critically engage with current developments and debates in the field.

    • Advanced: Participants with extensive experience in threat assessment and management will update and refine their expertise by critically analyzing and debating the latest research, legal updates, and best practices.

  • Practice Setting

    Professionals practice in safety-critical, multidisciplinary environments that assess and manage risk for individuals and families, coordinate across justice and social systems, and apply evidence-based interventions. Settings span clinical, forensic, community, and institutional teams with structured protocols for handling high-risk cases and information sharing.


    Examples of Practice Settings:
    • Forensic mental health clinics and hospital-based violence risk teams
    • Community mental health agencies and specialized family-violence programs
    • Domestic violence shelters and victim services with risk management units
    • Probation, parole, and correctional behavioral health services
    • Law enforcement threat assessment or behavioral analysis units
    • Family and criminal courts, court-mandated treatment programs
    • Child protection services and integrated family safety hubs
    • University and K-12 campus threat assessment teams
    • Military and veterans behavioral health services
    • Corporate security and employee assistance program threat management teams

Presented By

Stephen D. Hart, PhD Faculty in the Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University

Dr. Stephen D. Hart obtained BA, MA, and PhD degrees in psychology at the University of British Columbia. He has been on faculty in the Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University since 1990, and has held the rank of Professor since 2001. He also served as a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Bergen in Norway between 2000 and 2021. His expertise is in the field of clinical-forensic psychology, with a special focus on the assessment of violence risk and psychopathic personality disorder. He has co-authored more than 250 books, chapters, and articles. He has served as editor of two scientific journals; a member of the editorial board of eight journals; and ad hoc reviewer for more than 40 journals. He has served as an executive committee member of several professional organizations, including President of the American Psychology-Law Society and the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services. He has received various distinctions for his professional work, including the Career Achievement Award from the Society of Clinical Psychology, the Saleem Shah Award for Early Career Research Excellence in Psychology and Law from the American Psychology-Law Society and the American Academy of Forensic Psychology, and the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals. He maintains an active practice in violence risk assessment. He has consulted with government agencies from more than 25 countries; led more than 500 training workshops around the world; and given expert evidence before courts, tribunals, inquests, review boards, and parliamentary committees in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

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Protect International Risk and Safety Services

Protect International Risk and Safety Services

We are proud to partner with Protect International Risk and Safety Services for this training. Protect International's threat assessment professionals are internationally recognized experts that have developed some of the world's most widely used and best-validated threat assessment tools. Protect International provides services and products related to violence risk assessment and management, also known as threat assessment and management. Protect International services and products include threat assessment training and support, case assessment and management, legal consultation, policy review and development, and program evaluation and research; along with threat assessment manuals, worksheets, licenses, and software applications for those tools.

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CE Sponsorship Information

Palo Alto University, Continuing & Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by, recognized by, or maintains sponsorship provider status with the following boards and agencies. We maintain responsibility for all content in our CE/CPD programs. For more information, visit here. 

  1. American Psychological Association (APA): Approved sponsor of continuing education for psychologists.

  2. Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): Approved continuing education provider (ACE program, Provider #1480), 11/22/2023–11/22/2026.

  3. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA): Approved to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.

  4. National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 7190).



Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.