Evaluation of Risk for Intimate Partner Violence with the SARA-V3
20 hours | 20 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Evaluation of Risk for Intimate Partner Violence using the SARA Version 3 is presented by Stephen D. Hart, PhD, in partnership with Protect International Risk and Safety Services.
The Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide has become popular worldwide as a method for assessing and managing risk for intimate partner violence (IPV). It has been translated into ten languages and is used by diverse professionals in numerous countries across six continents. The third version of the guidelines, the SARA-V3, was published in 2015 by Drs. Randall Kropp and Stephen Hart.
This program covers topics such as principles of violence risk assessment and management; the development of the SARA-V3; the use of the SARA-V3 for intimate partner violence risk assessment and management; and the effective implementation of the SARA-V3 into practice in light of both institutional and community challenges.
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 nature of intimate partner violence,
Describe intimate partner homicide
Describe intimate partner violence risk
Describe the principles of violence risk assessment
Describe the structured professional judgment (SPJ) approaches
Describe principles of violence risk management approaches
Describe principles of scenario planning approaches
Describe violence against current or former intimate partner
Describe the development of the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide (SARA-V3)
Describe the administration of the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide (SARA-V3)
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. Key Concepts
3. Practical Perspectives
4. Structured Professional Judgement
5. Decision Theory
6. Nature of Risk Factors
7. Scenario Planning
8. SARA-V3
9. Case Study Intro
10. Case Study 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.
