Presentation Title/Description:
Youth at Risk for Violence: Assessment & Treatment
Youth at risk for violence have become a significant concern in the US and around the world. The risk factors differ depending on gender, age, and history of violence. Learn the different risk factors for chronic violence and potential mass shooters. Behavioral health providers, teachers, and administrators of schools should be familiar with the risk factors for youth violence. This will allow personnel to refer youth for a validated risk assessment that will recommend interventions based on history, family problems, school issues, type of violence the youth is most likely to engage in, gender and age. This presentation will provide information on validated assessments, risk reduction planning, interventions, and creating threat assessment teams in schools or behavioral health agencies.
Objectives:
Dr. Kathryn Seifert, CEO of Eastern Shore Psychological Services, has worked for over 40 years in the areas of mental health, trauma, criminal justice, and addictions. Dr. Seifert has specialized in the assessment and treatment of individuals who are at risk for violence and who are emotionally disturbed, behaviorally disordered, victimized, delinquent, and/or have attachment problems. She has lectured nationally and provides training on the topics of “Assessing the Risk for Violence,” “Attachment Disorders,” “Attachment, Violence & Assessment. And Mass Violence.” Her books are the award winning, How Children Become Violent, the Amazon Best Selling Book, Youth Violence, CARE2: Child and Adolescent Risk and Needs Evaluation, and Relaxation Journals and MP3’s. She testifies as an expert witness, lectures internationally and has appeared on CNN, Discovery ID, Fox News and a variety of local TV and radio networks. Her blog, Stop the Cycle, is on PsychologyToday.com. Dr. Seifert appeared on a panel discussion on Mental Health and Violence at University of Connecticut with Dr. Wang, the Deputy Director of NIMH, and Dr. Sugai, creator of PBIS. Vice President Biden and Secretary of Education Duncan were headliners of the conference.
Cost: LCPCM members - $30 / Non-members - $40 ($5.00 fee for all refunds)
CEUs: 2 (10am to 12pm)
Registration limited to 150!
Registration will end August 8th at 11:59pm
Zoom link will be emailed to those registered approximately 24 hours prior to class.
Class evaluation and CEU certificate link will be sent on the following Monday (August 15)
