40 Hours | 40 CEs

This on-demand professional training program on Foundations of Violence Risk Assessment and Management is presented by Kevin S. Douglas, PhD, LLB; Laura S. Guy, PhD and Stephen D. Hart, PhD in partnership with Protect International Risk and Safety Services.

This program provides professionals with general risk assessment and management principles and focuses on the most common forms of violence (e.g., general violence, sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking). It provides professionals with practical skills related to using specific risk assessment tools and knowledge about implementing violence risk assessment and management procedures.

The topics covered include foundational principles of violence risk assessment and management and the use of standardized, evidence-based procedures for risk assessment and management, including the HCR-20-V3, RSVP, SARA-V3, B-SAFER, and SAM. This Violence Risk Assessment and Management programs are the only one in the field that has been subjected to systematic empirical research and evaluations indicate that the vast majority of participants recommend this program.

The program accommodates varying levels of experience in risk assessment, from beginner to advanced, and is relevant for professionals from diverse backgrounds, including investigative psychologists and senior police officers working with threat assessment departments, as well as clinical forensic psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and nurses.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program you will be able to:

  • Describe the nature of violence and violence risk & the principles of violence risk assessment and management

  • Describe scenario planning approaches & the process of case formulation

  • Describe the literature regarding general or “typical” violence including that committed by people with mental health, personality, or substance use problems

  • Describe the use and administration of the Historical-Clinical-Risk Management-20 (HCR-20-V3)

  • Describe the literature regarding unwanted contact and communication, including physical violence, by people who are angry or obsessed

  • Describe the use and administration of the Guidelines for Stalking Assessment and Management (SAM)

  • Describe the literature regarding diverse forms of sexual violence towards intimate partners, family members, acquaintances and strangers

  • Describe the use and administration of the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide (SARA-V3) & Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk (B-SAFER)

  • Describe the literature regarding violence against current or former intimate partners

  • Describe the use and administration of the Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol (RSVP)

Presented By

Kevin S. Douglas, PhD, LLB

Dr. Kevin S. Douglas received his law degree (LL.B.) in 2000 from the University of British Columbia, and his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in clinical (forensic) psychology from Simon Fraser University. He spent three years on faculty at the University of South Florida in Tampa, and has been on faculty at Simon Fraser University since 2004. He currently is Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University. He is also a Guest Professor of Applied Criminology at Mid-Sweden University, and a Senior Research Advisor at the University of Oslo.

Laura S. Guy, PhD

Dr. Laura S. Guy obtained her BA in psychology at McGill University in Quebec, MA in clinical (forensic) psychology at Sam Houston State University in Texas, and PhD in clinical (forensic) psychology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. She completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in forensic psychology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS). She has Board Certification in Forensic Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology and is registered to practice psychology in Canada and the United States.

Stephen D. Hart, PhD

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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  • Intended Audience

    This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.

  • Experience Level

    This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.

  • CE / CPD Credit

    APA, ASWB, CPA, NBCC Click here for state and other regional board approvals.

Curriculum

    1. Review before Proceeding

    1. Course Overview & Introduction

    2. Quiz #1a

    3. Identifying Risk Factors

    4. Quiz #1b

    5. Conceptual Framework

    6. Vantongeren Exercise

    7. Quiz #1c

    8. Conceptual Framework - Part 2

    9. Quiz #1d

    10. Combining Risk Factors

    11. Quiz #1e

    12. Structured Professional Judgement - Part 1

    13. Quiz #1f

    14. Structured Professional Judgement- Part 2

    15. Quiz #1g

    1. Introduction to the HCR-20 v3

    2. Quiz #1a

    3. Development of HCR-20 v3

    4. Quiz #1b

    5. Administration of HCR-20 v3

    6. Quiz #1c

    7. Case Review: Mr. Huss

    8. HCR-20 V3 Manual

    9. HCR-20 Annotated Bibliography

    10. Case Materials: Mr. Huss

    11. Submission Directions

    12. HCR-20 - Huss Case Worksheet Submission

    13. Submission Verification

    14. Case Discussion

    1. Introduction to the SAM

    2. Quiz #1a

    3. Special Issues

    4. Quiz #1b

    5. Case Review- Mr. Webb

    6. SAM Manual

    7. Case Materials: Mr. Webb

    8. Submission Directions

    9. SAM - Webb Case Workshet Submission

    10. Submission Verification

    11. Case Discussion: Rating Relevance

    12. Case Discussion: Rating Risk Factors

    1. Introduction to Intimate Partner Violence

    2. Quiz #1a

    3. The SARA-V3

    4. Quiz #1b

    5. Lethality Factors

    6. Quiz #1c

    7. SARA-V3 Manual

    8. B-SAFER Manual

    9. Case Materials: Ms. Smitho

    10. Submission Directions

    11. SARA - Smitho Case Worksheet Submission

    12. Submission Verification

    13. Case Discussion: Rating Relevance

    14. Case Discussion: Rating Risk Factors

    1. Sexual Violence Introduction

    2. Quiz #1a

    3. The RSVP

    4. Case Materials: Markoff

    5. Submission Directions

    6. RSVP - Markoff Case Worksheet Submission

    7. Submission Verification

    8. RSVP Manual

    9. Quiz #1b

    10. Case Discussion- Mr. Markoff

About this course

  • $1,500.00
  • 68 lessons
  • 21 hours of video content

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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