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The Importance of Risk Communication: Long Reports

Presented By Brianne Layden, PhD
Brianne Layden, PhD

1 hour | 1 CE

This on-demand professional training program on the Importance of Risk Communication: Long Reports is presented by Brianne Layden, PhD, in partnership with Protect International Risk and Safety Services.

Risk communication is one of the most important and challenging strategies for ensuring that management strategies are implemented and violence is prevented.

This program focuses on best practices related to the structure, content, and process of expert testimony. Case illustrations highlight promising practices and challenging issues when providing expert testimony (e.g., maintaining neutrality and objectivity). This program is appropriate for those new to the field of violence risk/threat assessment, as well as experienced professionals who are looking for an update on issues and best practices related to risk communication.

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 basic elements and core virtues related to long reports

Describe promising practices and challenging issues related to writing long reports

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Presented By

Brianne Layden, PhD

Dr. Brianne Layden obtained BA, MA, and PhD degrees in psychology at Simon Fraser University. She worked with the Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission of British Columbia, Canada, as a psychology assistant, and with the DBT Centre of Vancouver as a clinical extern from 2012 to 2016. She also wor...

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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.

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