Juvenile Forensic Evaluation: Principles and Practice
May 3-7 2010, 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.
Advanced Juvenile Case Presentation
May 27, 2010, Charlottesville, VA (University of Virginia)
The 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 at ILPPP offices, 1230 Cedars Court, Suite B, Charlottesville, VA, 22903 to view and discuss a live or recorded case.
Evaluation Update: Applying Forensic Skills to Juveniles
2009 or 2010, 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. Please send a registration form expressing your interest in this program with suggested dates when you may be able to train for two days Winter 09-10.
Assessing Risk for Violence with Juveniles
February 5 2010, 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.