Introduction to Violence Risk/Threat Assessment: Legal Issues
Presented by Brianne Layden, Ph.D.
1 Hour | 1 CE
Every violence risk/threat assessment has the potential to wind up being reviewed before a court, tribunal, or review board. For this reason, violence risk/threat assessment professionals need to understand the key legal issues relevant to the services they deliver. In this program, Dr. Layden identifies the major legal duties that influence the practice of violence risk/threat assessment across jurisdictions. She also discusses how these duties sometimes conflict and provide recommendations for how to avoid, resolve, or mitigate such conflicts. Throughout, she uses case vignettes from her own practice to illustrate key points.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
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Describe major legal duties that influence the practice of violence risk/threat assessment across jurisdictions
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Describe conflicts that may arise among the various legal duties that influence the practice of violence risk/threat assessment
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Describe the steps that can be taken to avoid, resolve, or mitigate conflicting legal duties relevant to the practice of violence risk/threat assessment
Presented By
Brianne Layden, PhD
Dr. Brianne Layden obtained BA, MA, and PhD degrees in psychology at Simon Fraser University. She worked with the Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission of British Columbia, Canada, as a psychology assistant, and with the DBT Centre of Vancouver as a clinical extern from 2012 to 2016. She also worked as a Forensic Psychology Fellow at the University of Massachusetts Medical School from 2017 to 2018.