Homicide Risk Evaluation and Firearm Safety
This course equips mental health professionals with the skills to assess homicide risk and promote firearm safety in clinical practice. You’ll explore homicide data, learn screening techniques, and understand the relationship between mental health disorders and violent behavior. Practical tools, including violence-specific standardized measures, will help you recognize early warning signs and advocate for firearm safety in the homes of at-risk patients, ensuring a comprehensive, safety-centered approach to care.
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Identify the link between mental health disorders and an elevated risk of violent behavior.
- Differentiate between harmless violent fantasies and potentially dangerous thoughts or behaviors.
- Explain the concepts of psychopathy and homicide typology and how they relate to clinical risk assessment.
- Develop targeted and individualized assessments for evaluating the potential for violence and homicide.
- Describe evidence-based predictive models and violence-specific standardized measures.
- Discuss strategies for promoting firearm safety directly with patients.
- Advocate for the clinical removal of firearms from the home when indicated to protect patient and community safety.
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Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Identify the link between mental health disorders and an elevated risk of violent behavior.
- Differentiate between harmless violent fantasies and potentially dangerous thoughts or behaviors.
- Explain the concepts of psychopathy and homicide typology and how they relate to clinical risk assessment.
- Develop targeted and individualized assessments for evaluating the potential for violence and homicide.
- Describe evidence-based predictive models and violence-specific standardized measures.
- Discuss strategies for promoting firearm safety directly with patients.
- Advocate for the clinical removal of firearms from the home when indicated to protect patient and community safety.
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Training Overview
- Homicide Data : Introduction and Relevance
- Screening Techniques
- Guidelines for Clinicians
- Mental Health and Violence
- Psychopathy and Homicide
- Crime profiles
- Assessing Risk and Promoting Safety
- Conclusion
- Summary
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