Many forensic evaluators have greater choice in determining whether and how to employ technology in completing evaluations. This workshop will cover the extant research supporting the use of remote evaluation practice. Additionally, we will address issues of ethics and risk management and how to write transparently about remote methods. We will discuss the use and interpretation of remote psychological testing. The presentation will cover the AP-LS (APA Div 41) “Recommendations for the use of telepsychology in practice and research”. Participants can earn up to 5 APA-approved CEUs.

$195 Standard registration

$95 DBHDS/CSB employees

The ILPPP is conducting its longstanding training on forensic evaluations of adult defendants in a hybrid format. This is a “flipping the classroom” model that combines approximately 12 hours of self-paced online video lectures and quizzes with three days of in-person learning activities at the ILPPP, available before and after the in-person portion. Participants are eligible for up to 18 continuing education units (CEUs) approved by the American Psychological Association (APA). Eligible clinicians who complete this training can be placed on Virginia’s approved list of competency and sanity evaluators.

$1250 Standard Registration

$600 DBHDS/CSB Employees

Clinicians in any treatment context—not just forensic settings—require some basic literacy in violence risk assessment and threat assessment. They should be able to explore any concerns about violence risk that emerge in routine practice, particularly those that might prompt a duty to warn. This training presents a primer in violence risk assessment and the related discipline of threat assessment in order to begin developing a literacy in these important skills, particularly for clinicians in community clinical practice. Participants can earn up to 5 APA-accredited CEUs.

$250 Standard registration

$100 DBHDS/CSB employees

Clinicians, particularly in forensic contexts, are often asked to assess violence risk among criminal defendants, psychiatric patients, and others. This one-day, in-person training addresses the conceptual and scientific bases for risk assessment, covering best practice guidelines and relevant research (particularly addressing violence and mental illness). The program also includes an overview of violence risk assessment instruments, followed by an afternoon session including HCR-20 scoring and case conceptualization. Participants will also apply the HCR-20 to a case example. Psychologists can earn up to 5 APA-accredited CEUs.

$250 Standard registration

$100 DBHDS/CSB employees

This one-day, live online training brings together experts on autism spectrum disorder, the lived experience of individuals with autism in the criminal legal system, forensic evaluation of individuals with autism, and risk assessment of individuals with autism. This program begins with a leading academic expert in autism spectrum disorder presenting on the clinical dimensions of autism, with a focus on recent advances in theory and research on legal contexts (Dr. Matthew Lerner). Next, a national trainer of judges, attorneys, police, correctional officers, and other legal personnel presents recommendations for accommodating individuals with autism within the criminal legal system, including potential supports in community and carceral settings (Kate Hooven). In the afternoon, two expert forensic psychologists discuss best practices for forensic evaluation of adolescents and adults with autism in a variety of contexts (Dr. Kaisa Marshall), with a special focus on evaluating risk of violence and sexual offending among this population (Dr. Sara Boyd). Participants can earn up to 5.5 APA-approved CEUs.

$250 Standard registration

$100 DBHDS/CSB employees

The ILPPP is now conducting its longstanding training on forensic evaluations of juveniles in a hybrid format. This is a “flipping the classroom” model that combines approximately 12 hours of self-paced online video lectures and quizzes with close to three days of in-person learning activities at the ILPPP. Participants can earn up to 18 APA-approved CEUs. Eligible clinicians who complete this training can be placed on Virginia’s approved list of juvenile competency evaluators.

$1125 Standard registration

$550 DBHDS/CSB employees