1 Hour / 1 CE

On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training

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

In recent years, there has been increased attention to behavior that is specifically, or in part, motivated by honor. With this heightened awareness, there has been considerable debate regarding concerns that the term “honor-based violence” is culturally-bound or denotes “honorable” behavior. This program provides a conceptual and definitional overview of honor-based violence to address these concerns. Further, the need for specific risk assessment guidelines is reviewed, along with general principles and best practices regarding the assessment and management of honor-based violence. There is also a discussion of particular approaches used for assessing and managing honor-based violence, including the PATRIARCH, a set of structured professional judgment guidelines for evaluating risk for honor-based violence. Finally, a case example is used to illustrate the use of PATRIARCH in practice.

Learning Objectives

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

  • 1 Describe honor-based violence
  • 2 Describe general principles of honor-based violence and honor-based violence risk
  • 3
    Describe structured professional judgment guidelines in the assessment and management of risk for honor-based violence

  • Intended Audience

    This training is designed for clinicians and professionals at all experience levels—beginner, intermediate, and advanced—who seek to deepen their knowledge and skills in assessing and managing honor-based violence. The program also provides comprehensive instruction on the use of the PATRIARCH tool, supporting those who work with culturally sensitive forms of violence risk. Participants will gain practical strategies for application in diverse professional settings, including forensic, criminal justice, health care, social services, education, and human resources.

  • Experience Level

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

  • Practice Setting

    • Clinicians specializing in forensic psychology, threat assessment, or related fields

    • Mental health professionals working with violence risk, especially in culturally sensitive contexts

    • Professionals in forensic mental health settings and correctional institutions

    • Law enforcement officers and criminal justice personnel

    • Social service providers and community-based organization staff

    • Security professionals and those in human resources or education roles

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:

  • Conceptual and definitional overview

  • Risk assessment guidelines

  • Management of honor-based 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.