3 Hours / 3 CEs

On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training

This on-demand professional training program on How to Assess and Manage Threats in Hate Crimes is presented by Stephen D. Hart, PhD in partnership with Protect International Risk and Safety Services.

Hate crime, which ranges from intimidating communications up to homicide or even mass homicide, has been escalating around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. This program describes the nature of hate crimes and the prevalence of hate crimes. This program describes special issues related to threat assessment and management. 

Learning Objectives

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

  • 1 Describe the nature of hate crimes
  • 2 Describe the prevalence of hate crimes
  • 3 Describe special issues related to threat assessment and management
  • Intended Audience

    This training is intended for professionals whose roles involve risk assessment and management across a wide range of fields, including forensic and civil mental health, criminal justice, victim services, security, healthcare, social services, human resources, occupational health and safety, and legal services. The program provides practical skills and knowledge to effectively identify, assess, and manage risks relevant to their professional responsibilities.


    Examples of Relevant Professionals:
    • Mental Health Professionals (e.g., psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers)
    • Law Enforcement Officers
    • Correctional Officers
    • Court Personnel
    • Security Managers and Officers
    • Victim Advocates
    • Social Workers
    • Human Resources Managers and Specialists
    • Occupational Health and Safety Officers
    • Legal Advisors and Attorneys
    • Healthcare Administrators and Nurses
  • Experience Level

    This training is appropriate for mental health professionals at various stages of experience with hate crime assessment and management.

    • Beginner: Participants are new to the concepts of hate crimes and seek foundational knowledge about definitions, prevalence, and basic threat assessment principles.

    • Intermediate: Participants have some experience working with hate crime cases and are looking to deepen their understanding of prevalence data and enhance their skills in threat assessment and management.

    • Advanced: Participants have extensive experience with hate crime cases and are interested in advanced strategies for complex threat assessment and management, as well as contributing to best practices in the field.
  • Practice Setting

    Professionals apply these skills in clinical, institutional, workplace, and community environments where hate-motivated risk must be identified, assessed, and managed. Practice is multidisciplinary and policy-driven, spanning in-person and online contexts with structured threat assessment, documentation, and coordinated intervention.


    Examples of Practice Settings:
    • Outpatient and inpatient mental/behavioral health services
    • Hospitals and emergency departments
    • Police departments and investigative units
    • Jails, prisons, and community corrections
    • Courthouses and related court services
    • Victim advocacy and support centers
    • Community social service agencies
    • Corporate human resources and employee relations offices
    • Occupational health and safety programs
    • Legal services, law firms, and counsel offices
    • Healthcare administration offices and clinics
    • Security operations within public or private organizations

Presented By

Stephen D. Hart, PhD Faculty in the Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University

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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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.

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.