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Violence Risk Assessment

Violence Risk Assessment

In-person training at ILPPP on November 16, 2022

10:00 AM - 4:30 PM

This one-day, in-person program introduces violence risk assessment principles and procedures that are relevant to a variety of clinical, forensic, and correctional contexts. Content will include scholarly background in risk assessment as well as clinical applications and procedures, including an overview of relevant risk instruments. In particular, participants will learn the foundations of administration and scoring of the HCR-20-V3 (Historical, Clinical, Risk-20-Version 3), the most widely-used structural professional judgment instrument to assess violence risk.

This introductory program is well-suited for clinicians without prior experience or training in violence risk assessment. Please click here (PDF) to download a detailed agenda.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of the program, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the history of violence risk assessment, including both research and practice.

  2. Apply a broad theoretical model for violence risk assessment.

  3. Describe the research on the relationship between violence and mental illness.

  4. Enumerate research-identified risk factors for violence.

  5. Discuss the importance of individualized and idiographic considerations when assessing violence risk.

  6. Implement best practices for risk communication and forensic report writing.

  7. Describe the differences between various types of empirically-supported violence risk assessment instruments.

  8. Learn the foundations of administration and scoring of the HCR-20-V3 instrument and practice scoring a sample case.

Instructors

Instructors include Daniel Murrie, PhD, Elisha Agee, PsyD, and Brett Gardner, PhD, who are all faculty members at the ILPPP. Please click here (PDF) to download detailed instructor credentials.

Neither the speakers 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 are eligible for up to 6 continuing education units (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.

Unfortunately, we cannot offer continuing education for psychiatrists, attorneys, or social workers at this time. Please contact us with any questions.

Training Fees

  • $195: 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.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be made more than 48 hours prior to the start of the training. All cancellations are assessed a $50 cancellation fee to cover administrative costs.

Please allow 30 days to receive a refund. Refunds will be processed according to the original payment method.

How to Register

Click the button below to register via UVA’s secure payment page. Approximately one week prior to the training, you will receive an email with detailed attendance instructions. Please contact lead faculty Dr. Daniel Murrie with questions.

Your credit card statement will read “UVA ILPPP PROGRAM CONF FEES” for this purchase.

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