Remote Assessment and Management of Violence Risk
3 hours | 3 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Remote Assessment and Management of Violence Risk is presented by Kelly Watt, PhD in partnership with Protect International Risk and Safety Services.
The pandemic has ignited the already growing demand for remote services, including remote assessment and management of violence risk. This has introduced both challenging issues and promising practices related to carrying out threat assessment services at a distance.
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 an overview of legal, professional, and practical debates about providing remote services
Describe existing standards and guidelines across the globe
Describe best practices related to carrying out violence risk assessment and management at a distance
Presented By
Kelly A. Watt, PhD
Dr. Kelly A. Watt obtained her BA in psychology at Simon Fraser and her MA and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She worked as a Psychology Fellow at Vancouver Coastal Health between 2008 and 2010. She currently works as Threat Assessment Specialist at Protect ...
Curriculum
1. Introduction
2. Previous Debate
3. Current Response
4. Best Practices
5. Steps 2-6
Develop a Specialty Area of Practice
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Expert Instructors
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CE Credit
Earn CE credit for meaningful professional training that will elevate your practice
Convenience & Flexibility
Learn at your own pace, from wherever you might be!
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.
