Consolidated Continuing Education and Professional Training (CONCEPT) is pleased to offer Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists for the workshops and trainings held by ProActive ReSolutions.
Upcoming Events
April 2 - 5, 2012
Advanced Violence Threat Assessment and Risk Management Course in Vancouver, British Columbia
Venue
The Westin Bayshore Vancouver; 1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver, BC V6G 2V4 www.westinbayshore.com
Facilitators
Dr. Stephen Hart is a founding Director of ProActive ReSolutions Inc., where he heads the Threat Assessment Stream. Dr. Hart is a Professor of Psychology and a member of the Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute at Simon Fraser University in Canada and also a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Bergen in Norway. His work focuses on clinical-forensic assessment in criminal and civil settings, and especially on the assessment of violence risk and the assessment of psychopathic personality disorder.
Dr. Kelly Watt works as a Threat Assessment Specialist at ProActive ReSolutions Inc. and is a member of the Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute at Simon Fraser University in Canada. Dr. Watt’s work focuses on conducting assessments, providing training, and developing strategies for workplaces related to preventing, assessing and managing workplace violence.
Keith Dormond works as a Threat Assessment Specialist at ProActive ReSolutions Inc. and is a past President and current Director of the Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals. Keith has worked as a law enforcement officer for thirteen years and his work at Proactive focuses on conducting assessments, providing training, and developing strategies for workplaces related to preventing, assessing and managing workplace violence.
Cost
$1200 (CAD) + HST per participant (until March 1); $1400 (CAD) + HST per participant (after March 1); $1000 (CAD) + HST for CATAP Members. Groups who register four or more participants will receive free admission for every fourth person. Cost includes all materials (manuals and worksheets). Light refreshments provided.
CE Credits
24 (Note: There is an additional fee of $200 for the CE Credits for this 4-day workshop).
Summary
Over the course of this four day workshop, participants will cover a variety of topics, including (but not limited to):
- Advanced principles of violence risk assessment and management;
- Assessing and managing risk for violence;
- Case formulation;
- Report writing; and
- Expert tesimony.
This course is designed for professionals whose work involves threat assessment and management., including those working in criminal justice, security, health care, social service, education, and human resources settings. Attendees should have completed basic training (4 days or more) in threat assessment and management training, including the use of structured professional judgment guidelines (e.g. HCR-20, SARA, B-SAFER, SAM, SVR-20, RSVP).
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Discuss advanced threat assessment and risk management principles;
- Review a case study (#1) and administer the HCR-20;
- Discuss core components of report writing;
- Write a short report based on a case study (#1);
- Review a case study (#2) and administer the SAM;
- Write a long report based on a case study (#2);
- Discuss core components of risk communication;
- Practice an oral report based on a case study (#2);
- Disuess general principles for conducting expert testimony; and
- Practice expert testimony based on a case study (#2).
Registration
To register for the workshop, please either: regsiter online at the ProActive-Resolutions website or fill out the registration form and submit it to ProActive ReSolutions by email to
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or fax to 604-669-0145. If you have any questions, please contact ProActive ReSolutions at 604-482-1750.