Diversity Issues in Violence Risk Assessment & Management
10 hours | 10 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Diversity Issues in Violence Risk Assessment & Management is presented by Stephen D. Hart, PhD, in partnership with Protect International Risk and Safety Services.
Human diversity is one of the biggest challenges facing professionals whose work includes the assessment and management of violence risk. The people we deliver services to can differ greatly with respect to factors such as ethnicity (race, culture, language, spirituality, etc.), sexuality (biological sex, gender identity, sexual interest, etc.), and age (biopsychosocial maturity, developmental stage, etc.). Dr. Hart describes a general framework for understanding diversity and its impact on violence risk, as well as principles for delivering evidence-based services to assess and manage violence risk that both respect and accommodate diversity. He illustrates the framework and principles using case studies.
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe the definition and complexity of diversity
Describe the challenge and importance of considering diversity issues when assessing and managing violence risk
Describe a general framework for understanding diversity and its impact on violence risk
Describe general principles for considering diversity when conducting violence risk assessment and management
Describe how the framework and principles can be applied in practice
Describe the relationship between diversity considerations and principles of justice in violence risk assessment and management
Describe how diversity factors such as age, gender, and culture can influence violence risk
Describe the implications of the Ewert v. Canada (2015) decision for diversity-sensitive violence risk assessment
Describe how Structured Professional Judgment (SPJ) guidelines can be adapted to incorporate diversity considerations
Describe methods for exploring multiple dimensions of diversity when evaluating violence risk
Presented By
Stephen D. Hart, PhD
Dr. Stephen D. Hart obtained BA, MA, and Ph.D. 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 Facult...
Curriculum
1. Introduction
2. Matter of Justice
3. Considering Diversity: A General Model
4. Application to SPJ Guidelines
5. Exploring Diversities - Age
6. Exploring Diversities - Gender
7. Exploring Diversities - Culture
8. General Discussion
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Program Partner
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 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.