An Introduction to Violence Risk/Threat Assessment: Approaches to Comprehensive Assessment
1 hour | 1 CE
This on-demand professional training program on an Introduction to Violence Risk/Threat Assessment: Approaches to Comprehensive Assessment is presented by Stephen D. Hart, PhD, in partnership with Protect International Risk and Safety Services.
To protect safety and manage liability, comprehensive violence risk/threat assessments are an essential part of case management for some incidents of concern.
In this program, Dr. Hart provides an overview of the major approaches to comprehensive violence risk/threat assessment. Next, he compares the strengths and limitations of major approaches to comprehensive violence risk/threat assessment. He ends by illustrating the major approaches to comprehensive violence risk/threat assessment using a case study.
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 how to distinguish between the major approaches to comprehensive violence risk assessment/management
Describe the strengths and limitations of major approaches to comprehensive violence risk assessment/management
Describe the practical application of major approaches to comprehensive violence risk assessment/management
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...
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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.
