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LIVE: Structured Professional Judgment and Racial Disparities in Risk Assessment

September 24, 2024  |  10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific

Register | $150 USD Purchase for a Group
Presented By Neil Hogan, PhD
Neil Hogan, PhD

September 24, 2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific

2 Hours | 2 CEs

$200 Registration | $150 Early Registration (through September 17th) | Live Virtual Training via Zoom

Neil Hogan, PhD presents a live virtual professional training program on Structured Professional Judgment and Racial Disparities in Risk Assessment.

This training will provide participants with an overview of the first empirical research studies evaluating racial disparities in structured professional judgment (SPJ) risk ratings. The training will also identify specific conceptual and theoretical vulnerabilities to racial biases within the SPJ approach to risk assessment, as well as the defenses of the system.

By the end of the training, participants will have an increased understanding of what is known and unknown regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the SPJ model as applied to diverse ethnocultural groups. In turn, participants will be able to make more informed decisions about their own professional work and to make informed defenses of SPJ risk ratings in adversarial settings (e.g., if testifying in courts of law).

There are no prerequisite training requirements, but participants may benefit from having prior familiarity with foundational risk assessment and foundational SPJ training. This training is designed to be broadly applicable to persons who conduct, use, or are otherwise influenced by formal risk or threat assessments across forensic mental health, correctional, policing, and related settings.

This training will be interactive and engage participants through survey and quiz questions throughout the presentation.

Training outline:

  • Introduction
    • Basic risk assessment and structured professional judgement (SPJ) concepts
    • Controversy and empirical findings regarding racial disparities in risk assessment
    • Prior
  • New empirical findings related to racial disparities in structured professional judgment risk ratings as applied to Indigenous and non-Indigenous persons, using the HCR-20V3 and SARA-V3
  • Case studies and theoretical discussion to explain how racial disparities can arise and what their implications are for assessors and others impacted by formal risk assessments

    • Intended Audience

    This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.

    Experience Level

    This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.

    CE / CPD Credit

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    Presented By

    Neil Hogan, PhD

    Dr. Neil Hogan is a Clinical Forensic Psychologist. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta, and a professional affiliate of the University of Saskatchewan, as well as the Director of a public sector Threat Assessment program. He has experien...

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    Learning Objectives

    Upon completion of this program you will be able to:

    Describe specific vulnerabilities to racial bias within the SPJ approach to violence risk assessment

    Describe empirical findings related to racial disparities and SPJ violence risk ratings

    Describe defences of the SPJ approach to violence risk assessment, with respect to the potential for racial disparities

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    Event Conduct

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