1 Hour / 1 CE

On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training

This on-demand professional training program on Specialized Violence: Cyber Violence is presented by P. Randall Kropp, PhD, in partnership with Protect International Risk and Safety Services.

Broadly defined, “cyber violence” refers to violent behaviors that are perpetrated online or via electronic means. Cyber violence is difficult to operationally define (and therefore challenging to study) and encompasses a wide variety of behaviors. Currently, there are controversies in the field as to whether the same principles and theories of in-person violence apply to cyber violence or whether electronic violence requires a more nuanced lens of study and conceptualization. This program explains the perpetration of cyber violence via the Action Theory. It includes a review of the similarities and differences between the principles of in-person and cyber violence. In addition, this program includes a discussion of the general consequences of cyber violence and a specific focus on common forms of cyber violence (e.g., harassment, bullying, intimidating and threatening behaviors, and sexual violence). Finally, methods of assessing and managing risk for future cyber violence are reviewed and illustrated via a discussion of specific case studies.

Learning Objectives

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

  • 1 Describe and discuss the general prevalence of cyber violence
  • 2 Describe the principles of cyber violence perpetration via the Action Theory
  • 3 Describe specific forms of cyber violence and methods of assessing risk for future cyber violence

  • Intended Audience

    This on-demand professional training program is designed for mental health and allied professionals seeking to deepen their expertise in understanding, assessing, and managing cyber violence. The training is suitable for individuals at all career stages—beginner, intermediate, and advanced—and is relevant for those working in a variety of settings, including criminal justice, healthcare, education, social services, security, and human resources. Participants will gain practical knowledge and skills in threat assessment, violence risk management, and forensic or clinical evaluation, with a specific focus on the unique challenges posed by cyber violence.

  • Experience Level

    This training is applicable for all career stages: entry-level, mid-career, and experienced professionals.

  • Practice Setting

    • Mental health professionals (psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, social workers)

    • Allied professionals involved in threat assessment and risk management

    • Forensic and clinical evaluators

    • Professionals working in:
        • - Criminal justice and correctional settings
        - Forensic psychiatric facilities
        - Healthcare systems
        - Schools and educational institutions
        - Social service agencies
        - Security and organizational risk management
        - Human resources departments

Presented By

P. Randall Kropp, PhD

Dr. Randall Kropp is a clinical and forensic psychologist specializing in the assessment and management of violent offenders. He works as a threat assessment specialist for Protect International Inc., is a psychologist with the Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission of British Columbia, Canada, and is Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Simon Fraser University.

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Training Outline

Key topics covered in this training include:

  • Discuss the perpetration of cyber violence

  • Consequences of cyber violence

  • Common forms of cyber violence

We are proud to partner with

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.