1.5 Hours / 1.5 CEs

On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training

This on-demand professional training program on Victim Safety Planning is presented by Kelly A. Watt, Ph.D., in partnership with Protect International Risk and Safety Services.

This program discusses professionals’ and workplaces’ responsibilities related to victim safety planning. Victim safety planning is one of the most common management strategies for all violence risk assessments and is a responsibility under both professional obligations and occupational health and safety regulations. However, it is often not given the attention it deserves or requires.

The vast majority of violence occurs in the context of a relationship with others, including current or former intimate partners, family and friends, coworkers and supervisors, and clients or patients. Unfortunately, sometimes there is very little that can be done to intervene with a perpetrator of violence but a great deal to support a victim of violence.

This program also provides an overview of best practices and challenging issues related to safety planning. It discusses how to build internal competencies in this area and when to rely on external resources.

Learning Objectives

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

  • 1 Describe professionals’ and workplaces’ responsibilities related to victim safety planning
  • 2 Describe best practices and challenging issues related to safety planning
  • 3 Describe how to build internal competencies in this area and when to rely on external resources

  • Intended Audience

    This training program is designed for professionals at all career stages who are involved in threat assessment, risk management, or supporting individuals affected by violence. It is ideal for those specializing in victim safety planning, workplace safety, or forensic and clinical risk assessment. The program is suitable for participants from a wide range of sectors, including criminal justice, security, health care, social services, education, and human resources. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced-level clinician or practitioner, this training will enhance your understanding and skills in threat assessment and risk management.

  • Experience Level

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

  • Practice Setting

    • Criminal justice

    • Security

    • Health care

    • Social services

    • Education

    • Human resources

    • Individuals specializing in:
        • -Victim safety planning
        -Workplace safety
        -Forensic and clinical risk assessment
        -Supporting victims of violence

Presented By

Kelly A. Watt, PhD

Dr. Kelly A. Watt works as a Threat Assessment Specialist at Protect International and is a member of the Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute at Simon Fraser University in Canada. Dr. Watt is the editor of the Intelligence newsletter which is disseminated on behalf of threat assessment professional associations in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific, and that provides recent advances in research, practice, and the law related to threat assessment around the globe.

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Kelly A. Watt, PhD

Training Outline

Key topics covered in this training include:

  • Overview of Victim Safety Planning and best practices

  • The contact where violence occurs

  • Building internal competencies and when you rely on external resources

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.