Violence Risk & Threat Assessment of Young People
Live online program (virtual)
February 7, 2024, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
This one-day, live online (virtual) program provides a comprehensive introduction to current research and best practices of violence risk assessment with juveniles. The program begins with a solid theoretical foundation regarding clinical parameters of risk, risk factors, and related legal constructs, integrated with the developmental science of juvenile development. Participants will have the opportunity to practice scoring the SAVRY (Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth). The program concludes with a research-based approach to assessing student threats in school settings.
This introductory program is well-suited for mental health professionals, juvenile justice staff, social services agencies, educators, and others who encounter questions about young people’s risk for violent behavior. Please reach out sooner to the event for detailed information about the schedule.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the program, participants will be able to:
Understand legal and scientific foundations of assessing juvenile violence risk in various practice contexts (e.g., base rates, risk factors, types of structured risk assessment instruments)
Score and apply a common structured professional judgment instrument for violence risk assessment among juveniles (i.e., the SAVRY)
Learn to apply an evidence-based model of threat assessment in schools
Identify differences and similarities between risk assessments and threat assessments with juvenile
Instructors
Jeffrey Aaron, PhD, is the Juvenile Justice & Behavioral Health Program Manager for the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services (DBHDS). A clinical and forensic psychologist, he previously spent almost 18 years at the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents (CCCA), Virginia’s only public psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents. Dr. Aaron was a member of the Mental Health Workgroup of the Governor’s Task Force on School and Campus Safety, the Charlottesville/Albemarle gang intervention project known as Gang Reduction through Active Community Engagement (GRACE), and the Virginia Interagency Task Force charged with making recommendations to the Virginia General Assembly regarding the transformation of Virginia’s juvenile justice system.
Dewey Cornell, PhD, is a forensic clinical psychologist and Virgil Ward Professor of Education in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia. Director of the UVA Youth Violence Project, Dr. Cornell has authored more than 250 publications in psychology and education, including studies of bullying, juvenile homicide, school safety, and threat assessment. He is principal developer of the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines and the Authoritative School Climate Survey.
Neither the instructors nor the program planning committee (Daniel Murrie, Ph.D., Lucy Guarnera, Ph.D., & Angela Torres, Ph.D.) have any conflicts of interest or commercial support to disclose.
Continuing Education
Participants can expect to receive up to 5 hours of continuing education credits (CEUs) approved by the American Psychological Association (APA). ILPPP is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. ILPPP maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
You must join by 9:45 am and stay for the duration of the presentation in order to receive the CE credits.
CE credits are applicable for licensed psychologists; other disciplines will need to check the relevant statutes and guidance regarding whether or not this can count towards any CE requirement.
Training Fees
$225: Standard registration
$95: Employees of Virginia DBHDS or a Community Services Board (CSB)
Please note that the reduced rate is available only for DBHDS and CSB employees, rather than all state employees, because DBHDS partially sponsors this training program.
Occasionally large facilities or state agencies outside Virginia want to send a team of trainees, for whom we can arrange a discounted group rate. Please contact us to discuss such arrangements.
How to Register
Scroll to the top of the page to register via the Eventbrite checkout. You will receive the Zoom link closer to the date of training and detailed attendance instructions.
Cancellation Policy
You may cancel your registration up to 7 days before the event starts. Your confirmation email will have information on how to cancel. All refunds will be assessed by Eventbrite's service fee. This fee is 6.6% of the registration price + $1.79. This fee will be assessed regardless of when the cancellation occurs in relation to the date of the training.
Please allow 30 days to receive a refund. Refunds will be processed according to the original payment method.