Juvenile Forensic Evaluation: Principles and Practice
April 27-30, May 1, 2009, Charlottesville, VA (University of Virginia)
This five-day program provides basic legal, clinical, and evidence-based training in the principles and practices of forensic evaluation, appropriate for juvenile and adult forensic evaluators. Please register your interest at least two months in advance of the training date, since participation is invited by faculty.
Case Presentation: Juvenile Adjudicative Competence
May 29, 2009, Charlottesville, VA (University of Virginia)
The Juvenile Advanced program is a required follow-up training for all evaluators who have successfully completed the five-day juvenile basic training and who wish to complete the training requirements approved by the DBHDS Commissioner for individuals authorized to conduct juvenile competence evaluations. The program will be held from 10AM to 3PM at ILPPP offices, 1230 Cedars Court, Suite B, Charlottesville, VA, 22903.
Evaluation Update: Applying Forensic Skills to Juveniles
January 15-16, 2009, Charlottesville, VA (University of Virginia)
This two-day program is for experienced adult forensic evaluators who wish to evaluate juveniles. The agenda includes developmental processes relevant to adolescent legal decisional capacity, empirical research on juvenile competence, clinical case material of juveniles aged 8 through 17 years, community restoration services for juveniles, and ethics in forensic practice.
Assessing Risk for Violence with Juveniles
February 13, 2009, Charlottesville, VA (University of Virginia)
This one-day program trains juvenile practitioners to apply current research pertaining to risk assessment of juveniles. The agenda includes base rate information on juvenile violence and threatening behavior, gender differences in violent and delinquent behavior, structured risk assessment instruments, clinical evaluation of violence risk among adolescents, and ethics in forensic practice.