Juvenile Sexual Offender Evaluation
4 Hours | $200 Registration
Kostas A. Katsavdakis, PhD, ABPP, presents a live professional training program on Juvenile Sexual Offender Evaluation in partnership with the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP).
This program will review the standard of practice for conducting a juvenile sexual offender risk assessment, taking into account cultural and gender differences as well as overall limitations when testifying in Court.
This program will examine relevant risk assessment tools, their application and limitation, recidivism base rate, report writing, and cognitive biases impacting overall opinions.
Topics covered include:
- Ethics and Legal factors
- Relevant Risk Assessment Instruments/Tools
- Culture and Gender Differences
- Overall limitations of the Assessment Process
- Cognitive Biases
Participants are expected to have a foundation in the risk assessment process and a background in working with juveniles.