The self paced training program Assessing Psychopathy using the Hare Scales (PCL-R and PCL-SV) is presented by Dr. Stephen Hart. Psychopathic personality disorder is an important risk factor for violence. Additionally, it has relevance for treatment and risk management. Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL: SV™) BY STEPHEN HART, PHD, DAVID N. COX, PHD, AND ROBERT D. The 12-item Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV) is an abbreviated and highly correlated version of the PCL–R: 2nd Edition that takes approximately half the time to administer.
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The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) is the international “gold standard” for the diagnosis of psychopathy in adults. Measuring interpersonal and affective features as well as impulsive and antisocial behaviors, the PCL-R has been found to be a reliable and valid diagnostic instrument in hundreds of peer-reviewed studies conducted in community, mental health, and correctional settings around the world. Comprised of an On Demand presentation by the instrument’s renowned author, Professor Robert D. Hare, as well as a 2-day live and interactive webinar by leading figure in the field of psychopathy, Dr. Reid Meloy, this innovative program will train you in the use of both the PCL-R and the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV) while earning 16 hours of valuable Continuing Education Credit.
Hare is Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of British Columbia, where he has taught and conducted research for more than 40 years, and President of Darkstone Research Group Ltd. He has devoted most of his academic career to the investigation of psychopathy, its nature, assessment, and implications for mental health and criminal justice. He is the author of several books, including Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us, and more than 200 chapters and scientific articles on psychopathy. He is the developer of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) and a co-author of its derivatives, the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version, the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version, the Antisocial Process Screening Device, and the Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (SRP- 4). He has consulted with law enforcement, including the FBI and the RCMP, is a former member of the Research Advisory Board of the FBI Child Abduction and Serial Murder Investigative Resources Center (CASMIRC).
He is a member of the Scientific Council of the Expertisecentrum Forensische Psychiatrie, The Netherlands, and was a member of the Advisory Panel established by Her Majesty’s Prison Service to develop new programs for the treatment of psychopathic offenders. His current research on psychopathy includes assessment issues, developmental factors, neurobiological correlates, risk for recidivism and violence, development of new treatment and management strategies for psychopathic offenders.
He and Paul Babiak have extended the theory and research on psychopathy to the business and corporate world, with the development of the P-Scan, an instrument used to screen for psychopathic traits and behaviors, and a book, Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go To Work. He lectures widely on psychopathy and on the use and misuse of the PCL-R in the mental health and criminal justice systems. Reid Meloy, PhD is a board-certified forensic psychologist and clinical professor of psychiatry, Univ. Of California, San Diego. Meloy is also a fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and past president of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. He consults on cases in both North America and Europe, and is the author, co-author, or editor of numerous papers and eleven books. Meloy is a consultant to the Behavioral Analysis Units of the FBI, Quantico, and is the lead author of the Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol-18 (TRAP-18).
His first book, which was published in 1988, was The Psychopathic Mind: Origins, Dynamics, and Treatment. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc is approved by the American Psychological Association, National Board of Certified Counselors, National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, Canadian Psychological Association, and the New York Department of Education to sponsor continuing education trainings. The American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts Continuing Education Credit sponsored by the American Psychological Association. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc.
(provider #1371) is also approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. ASWB Approval Period: June 1, 2015 – June 1, 2019. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Refund/Cancellation Policy: If you wish to request a refund on account of technical difficulties, please contact [email protected].
The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc. Reports no conflicts of interest in the development and sponsorship of this training. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc receives no commercial support for this Continuing Education program or from its presenter(s). The number of CE Credits provided for this training is commensurate to its length in hours. The level of instruction of this training is “Introductory”.
The format for this presentation is live webinar training with interactivity. The intended audience for this training includes mental health, correctional, and legal professionals.
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