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Adolescent and Young Adult Mass Murder: Assessment and Management of a Catastrophic Risk (3.5 Hours)
$29.99
This on-demand presentation covers understanding adolescent and young adult mass homicide perpetrators from a threat assessment and management perspective.

The training will support the learner in understanding:
- Offender and offense characteristics in adolescent and young adult mass murders
- Differences between predatory and affective modes of violence in mass murders and the legal implications of such a distinction
- Markers along the pathway toward violence in known school shootings and mass homicides
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Continuing Education Credits: 3.5 hours

Presenter: Reid Meloy, Ph.D.

Venue: Live Conference Presentation

Location: San Diego, CA

This video is designed to play on a normal cable or DSL broadband internet connection. Dial up connections will probably not load this video quickly enough for proper viewing. Video resolution is very good but not as high as possible to decrease downloading time. Best viewing is done with a mid-sized screen as a full screen will lose some of its resolution.

This video is from a live conference presentation and is largely unedited. In some cases you may not hear a question asked by a participant however, in most cases the presenter will repeat the question.

We recommend you take notes just as you would if you were in a live conference as those notes will be helpful to learning and will come in handy for the test which follows.
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Advanced Microexpression Training
$84.99
Online Microexpression Training

MiX™ Elite is advanced microexpression training– perfect for those who have already completed MiX Professional Training who are interested in further learning how to detect microexpressions from multiple angles.

Developed by renowned expert, Dr. David Matsumoto

Description

MiX™ Elite will help you:
- Read microexpressions in others
- Read basic emotions in others
- Identify key characteristics of the 7 basic emotions
- See how others really feel and label it quickly and accurately
MiX™ Elite consists of:
- An expression Basics section which features a brief overview of facial expressions such as: the functions of emotions, emotions as reactions to events, and the difference between spontaneous and deliberate emotions
- 7 instructional and review videos from the frontal view that teach you the characteristics of the basic emotions of: anger, disgust, fear, surprise, contempt, happiness and sadness
- 7 instructional and review videos from the profile view that teach you the characteristics of the basic emotions of: anger, disgust, fear, surprise, contempt, happiness and sadness
- 7 instructional and review videos from the 3/4 side view that teach you the characteristics of the basic emotions of: anger, disgust, fear, surprise, contempt, happiness and sadness
- An additional information page for each of the seven basic emotions that features: universal triggers of the emotion, universal functions of the emotion, FACS codes and associated nonverbal behaviors.
- A confusions instructional video section to help delineate between similar expressions such as fear and surprise and anger and contempt.
- A practice section with 56 images which feature individuals from the frontal, profile and 3/4 side view (pictured)
- A post test to see how far you’ve come. Receive over 80% with the images flashing at you at a speed of 1/5 of a second or less and receive a certificate of completion. You can take the post test as many times as you’d like.
In addition, MiX™ Elite is set at a speed of 66 milli seconds, or 1/16th of a second. MiX™ Elite training features over 65 images from six ethnic groups equally representing males and females.

Our online training was developed to be accessed with modern browsers (Edge, Safari, Chrome, Firefox). While usage may be fine with other browsers, we cannot guarantee compatibility.

MiX™ Elite offers users a comprehensive learning tool to detect microexpressions. Complete with expressions from all angles of males and females from various ethnic groups, MiX™ Elite can improve your ability to recognize hidden signs of emotions in less than one hour of training.

Training is accessible for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 1 year through the training website. Simply purchase the training, create an account and register your product key that you receive via email. It’s that simple.

MiX License Information

Purchase of the online training allows you to access the training as many times as you like. (The pre-test can only be seen once). The online training is for individual use only and is governed by the terms and conditions set forth in the end user license agreement – the training cannot be used by multiple users or for commercial purposes.

Specialized Training Services also offers group licenses for large organizations or groups. For more information, email us at info@specializedtraining.com.

$84.99
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Advanced Subtle Expression Training
$94.99
Online Training

Become a better communicator by recognizing facial expressions of lower intensity subtle expressions. Includes a pre-test, expression basics, 13 instructional and review videos, practice, post-test and certificate upon completion.

Developed by renowned expert, Dr. David Matsumoto

Description

SubX™ will help you:
- Read subtle expressions in others
- Learn the difference between simple and complex expressions
- Read partial facial expressions- even when part of the face is covered
- See how others really feel and label it quickly and accurately
Training is accessible for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 1 year through our training website. Simply purchase the training, create an account and register your product key that you receive via email. It’s that simple.

SubX™ consists of:
- A pre-test to baseline your ability to detect subtle expressions
- 13 instructional videos that teach you the characteristics of complex vs simple expressions
- A practice section with 70 images which features individuals representing all ages, genders and ethnicities
- A post test to see how far you’ve come. Achieve over 80% and receive a certificate of completion. You can take the post test as many times as you’d like.
Created by Dr. David Matsumoto and Dr. Hyi Sung Hwang, Humintell’s SubX Subtle Expression Training courses were originally funded by and developed for US government agencies.

Subtle expressions are often very difficult to see because they’re of low intensity. Recent research suggests that the ability to detect subtle expressions may be especially important for detecting deception, or for just learning to see the signs of concealed emotions.

SubX™ is our most advanced, comprehensive subtle expression training. This online training will teach you how to recognize subtle expressions – facial expressions of emotion of lower intensity that can occur as fast as 1/16th of a second. SubX™ will train you to detect subtle expressions that occur on the face at 1/10 of a second.

Training is accessible for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 1 year through the training website. Simply purchase the training, create an account and register your product key that you receive via email. It’s that simple.

MiX License Information

Purchase of the online training allows you to access the training as many times as you like. (The pre-test can only be seen once). The online training is for individual use only and is governed by the terms and conditions set forth in the end user license agreement – the training cannot be used by multiple users or for commercial purposes.

Specialized Training Services also offers group licenses for large organizations or groups. For more information, email us at info@specializedtraining.com.

$94.99
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Assessing Risk of Juvenile and Young Adult Violence (3.5 Hours)
$29.99
This is for the video only. For the APA Continuing Education version, with Exam, Course Evaluation and Certificate, Click Here

Program description:

There has been a swell of concern among the public and among professionals working in schools, juvenile justice, law enforcement and behavioral health services about violent behavior among children and adolescents. There is a need to advance the practice of assessing violence risk in juveniles to parallel the progress made in assessing adults, and to develop a systematic and thoughtful approach to assessing situations where an adolescent may come to official attention because of some threatening or otherwise inappropriate communication or behavior of concern.

This presentation addresses precisely those issues and will review recent trends in youth violence, summarize and distill twenty years of research on violence risk factors in youth, and discuss principles for conducting an effective, developmentally-informed risk assessment for youth including the use of structured assessment instruments. Special attention will be given to distinguishing between assessments of risk for general violence and those for targeted violence. The training will also help participants to understand the current “state of the science” in providing effective interventions for youth violence .

Child/Adolescent Development and Violence Risk
Types of Aggression in Youth
Risk Factors for Violence in Adolescents
Understanding and Assessing “Psychopathic Traits” in Youth
Risk Assessment vs. Violence Prediction
Principles for Effective Risk Assessment
Targeted Violence and Threat Assessment
Current Approaches to Assess Risk for Targeted Violence
Principles of the Threat Assessment Approach
Principles for Conducting an Effective Threat Assessment
What works in Treating Violent Adolescents

Presenter: Randy Borum, Psy.D.

Venue: Live Conference Presentation

Location: San Diego, CA

This video is from a 2008 live conference presentation and is largely unedited. In some cases you may not hear a question asked by a participant however, in most cases the presenter will repeat the question.

$29.99

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Behavioral Indicators of Mental State
$169.95
On-Demand Webinar

Leverage state-of-the-art behavioral science about behavioral indicators that have been validly and reliably demonstrated as indicators of critical mental states. Presented by world-renowned psychologist Dr. David Matsumoto.

Description

Presented by Dr. David Matsumoto, understanding body language and reading people well is a crucial skill for many professionals whose jobs require interviews, interrogations, and information collection and reaction elicitation of others.

Topics covered include knowledge and skill development to identify various behavioral indicators of specific emotions, cognitions associated with words or verbal phrases, cognitive processes, and overall arousal. Participants learn to apply this knowledge base and skills in interviews and interrogations, and improve their abilities to gain insights about the mindsets of the interviewees by focusing on the world of nonverbal behavior evaluated in context against verbal output.

Participants are also guided through a hypothesis-testing approach at thinking critically about how such evaluations are made, as well as learning the scientific bases of the behavioral indicators covered.

Learning Objectives

Participants in this course will be supported to:
1. Identify meaningful behavioral indicators associated with specific emotions, cognitions, and cognitive processes (and distinguish them from less meaningful behavior) in order to:
2. Gain insights about the personalities, mindsets, motivations, and intentions of interviewees
3. Identify meaningful content areas of the interview to the interviewee
4. Assess veracity from deception
5. Identify suspicious behavior and hostile intent
6. Apply practice applying their newfound knowledge and skills in a template that helps them understand what they identified
7. Practice the newfound knowledge, skills, and template application in order to facilitate interviewing efficacy
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Body Language I: Reading People – The Big Picture
$79.99
On-Demand Webinar

What is body language and why is it so important? Learn the answer in this exclusive 1-hour recorded webinar led by world-renowned psychologist Dr. David Matsumoto.

Dr. Matsumoto provides a brief overview of nonverbal communication and outlines the messages and functions of nonverbal behavior. Essential background information for interviewers at all levels.

Description

Presented by Dr. David Matsumoto, topics include:

An overview of nonverbal communication

What body language and nonverbal behavior are

The messages and functions of nonverbal behavior

What you can glean from reading body language

In this 1 hour presentation, after a brief overview of nonverbal communication, Dr. Matsumoto explains how body language/nonverbal behavior fits into the bigger framework of reading people, focusing on the fact that there’s more to reading people than just body language and that behavioral traces such as smartphone data can give us insights into the personality of an individual.

Dr. Matsumoto then explains more in detail his definition of what body language is and provides a basic framework for reading nonverbal behavior. There are many messages that are signaled by nonverbal behavior that are conveyed through various nonverbal channels such as face, hands, voice and whole body.

Finally he explains what kinds of insights can be gleaned by reading body language or nonverbal behavior.

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Body Language II: Let’s Face It – The Face & Facial Expressions
$79.99
On-Demand Webinar

Why is emotional expression so special and important in communication? Learn why in this exclusive 1-hour recorded webinar led by world-renowned psychologist Dr. David Matsumoto. He provides the neuroanatomy and musculature of the face and explains the many, many things that faces do. Essential information for interviewers at all levels.

Description

Presented by Dr. David Matsumoto, topics include:
- The neuroanatomy and musculature of the face
- The many different things that faces do
- Why emotion expression is so special and important
In this one hour presentation, Dr. Matsumoto begins by explaining in the neuroanatomy and musculature of the face through illustrations and figures. He further explains how facial muscles are very special and how the neural circuitry of the brain affects emotion signaling.

Dr. Matsumoto then addresses FACS coding, the function of facial expressions and his definition of emotions. He explains why emotions are so important and elements of the basic emotion system. He also briefly discusses microexpressions, what they are and why they occur.

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Body Language III: How about a Thumbs Up? All about the Gestures
$79.99
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What are gestures? What is the difference between illustrators and emblems? Learn the answers in this exclusive 1-hour recorded webinar led by world-renowned psychologist Dr. David Matsumoto. He explains what gestures, illustrators and emblems are and the different types of speech associated gestures.

Description

Presented by Dr. David Matsumoto, topics include:
- About gestures
- Different types of speech associated gestures
- What illustrators and emblems are
In this one hour presentation, Dr. Matsumoto explains what gestures are and the different types of speech associated gestures. Through various video examples from many cultures, Dr. Matsumoto demonstrates the difference between illustrators and emblems and why gestures are so important in overall communication.

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Borderline Personality Disorder (3.5 Hours)
$29.99
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a troubling condition, for the patient, his/her relationships, as well as the therapist. BPD is characterized by rapid mood swings, intense and tumultuous attachments in relationships and frequently, suicidal thoughts. These conditions can make clients with BPD difficult to manage and treat in therapy, especially when using a “treatment-as-usual” approach, however appropriate treatment has been shown to lead to very positive outcomes. This workshop will review the characteristics and current assessment measures for BPD. Emotional dysregulation is a core characteristic of BPD and its significance will be addressed. Management of suicidal behaviors are critical, given that those behaviors are the signature response of BPD. Additionally, the clinical characteristics of BPD will be enumerated. Dr. Linehan will discuss the latest research on treatment for BPD and compare the success of the leading treatment modalities. Since most research has been done on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), she will discuss how and why she believes that therapy is the treatment of choice. Her lecture will be augmented with case studies exemplifying the use of DBT with BPD clients.

Workshop Content
- Characteristics of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Why assess for BPD?
- Assessment measures for BPD
- Easy screening measures
- Structured Interviews
- Semi-structured Interviews
- Clinical Interviews
- Emotion dysregulation as the core characteristic of BPD
- Suicidal behaviors as the signature response of BPD
- Clinical characteristics of BPD
- Latest research on treatment of BPD
- Treatment-as-Usual
- Schema-focused Therapy
- Transference-Based Psychotherapy
- Mentalization-Based Psychotherapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
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Continuing Education (CE credit): 3.5 hours– Contact Us for Continuing Education credits and costs

Presenter: Marsha Linehan, Ph.D.

Venue: Live Conference Presentation

Location: San Diego, CA
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Climate Informed Threat Assessment & Management
$49.99
By the year 2100, the term global warming will have been in use by the scientific community for more than a century. The alarm about climate change will have been sounding for over 100 years.

No one knows what the world will look like by then. Not politicians. Not pundits. Not even climate scientists.

What we do know is the effects of rising temperatures on a range of environmental changes from floods to droughts, wildfires, and sea level rise.

And we know that rising temperatures increase risk for interpersonal aggression and violence.

Migration and competition for scarce resources can lead to intergroup hostility, aggression, violence in the form of political conflict and war, extremism, and terrorism.

Through this two-hour Climate-Informed Threat Assessment & Management workshop, you will be provided with actionable information that will allow you to incorporate climate change in evidence-based threat assessment and management protocols to support a more comprehensive approach to addressing contemporary risks.

Two continuing education units are available for this course.

Continuing Education Participants in this program will be supported to:
1. Define climate literacy
2. Describe the effects of climate change on the planet
3. Identify three techniques that reduce risk of malpractice
4. Describe the effects of climate change on human health
5. List the effects of climate change on aggression and violence
6. Incorporate climate change threat assessment and management in threat assessment practices
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A Comprehensive System for Preventive Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management in the Schools (6.5 hours)
$79.99
This is a recorded virtual presentation that took place over two days in 2022. The training is designed to prepare professionals and paraprofessionals to utilize a Comprehensive System for Preventive Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management in school settings. The training identifies differing levels of risk factors and provides an in-depth examination of sample cases in order to support risk assessment and management using the Salem-Keizer Cascade Model.

6.5 continuing education units are available for this course.

Participants in the program will be supported to:
1. Identification of key elements of effectively managing dangerous and problematic behavior.
2. Identification of varying levels of risk using the Student Threat Assessment and Management Systems model.
3. Use of the Salem-Keizer Cascade Model to assess and inform violence risk in school settings.
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John Van Dreal

John is a school psychologist and the retired director of security, safety, and risk management for the Salem-Keizer School District. He has more than 30 years of experience in preventive behavioral threat assessment and emergency management, psycho-educational evaluation, crisis intervention, behavioral intervention, and security and risk management systems consultation. He is recognized internationally as an expert in campus threat assessment and as a pioneer of multidisciplinary school threat assessment.

In 1999, he began the development and implementation of the Salem-Keizer Cascade Model, a multiagency student violence prevention and behavioral threat assessment system that is considered by experts to be a leading practice and is identified by the U.S. Department of Education and the What Works Clearinghouse as a best-practice program. In addition to behavioral threat assessment, the collaborative, multidisciplinary Cascade BTA model is now a comprehensive preventive assessment and safety planning system that includes suicide risk assessment and prevention, fire misbehavior assessment, and problematic sexual behavior assessment and management. Through that collaboration, he has worked daily with educators, law enforcement, human resources, trial court personnel, juvenile justice, and mental health professionals in the assessment and management of youth and adult threats of aggression within schools, higher education, public and private institutions, and the community.
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Dependent and Avoidant Personality Disorders (3.5 Hours)
$29.99
This program presents empirically-derived life span models of dependent personality disorder (DPD) and avoidant personality disorder (APD). Developmental antecedents of DPD and APD are described, and the impact of gender, culture, and age on the expression of dependent and avoidant traits are discussed. Following an overview of the DSM-IV-TR DPD and APD criteria, well-validated interview, questionnaire, and projective instruments for assessing dependent and avoidant traits are reviewed. Treatment issues in therapeutic work with DPD and APD patients are discussed in detail, emphasizing four domains (cognitive, affective, motivational, behavioral) where therapeutic interventions may be targeted. A broad range of therapeutic strategies are outlined, with each strategy linked to the psychological domains where it has been shown to be most effective.

Workshop Content
- Developmental antecedents of dependent and avoidant personality disorders
- Evolution of dependent and avoidant traits across the life span
- Differences between normal and pathological manifestations of dependent and avoidant behaviors
- Strengths and limitations of the DSM-IV-TR avoidant and dependent personality disorder symptom criteria
- Diagnosis of dependent and avoidant personality disorders in various patient groups
- Interview, questionnaire, and projective measures of dependent and avoidant personality traits
- Treatment strategies for inpatient and outpatient work with dependent and avoidant patients
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Continuing Education (CE credit): 3.5 hours – Contact Us for Continuing Education credits and costs

Presenter: Robert Bornstein, Ph.D.

Venue: Live Conference Presentation

Location: San Diego, CA

$29.95 (Video Only)
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The Detection of Malingered Psychosis (6.5 Hours)
$59.99
This 6.5-hour presentation is presented by one of the great authorities on malingering, Dr. Phillip Resnick, MD. The following is the description of the program:

This program is designed to give mental health clinicians practical information about the detection of malingering and lying. The latest research on malingered hallucinations will be covered. Psychotic hallucinations will be distinguished from non-psychotic hallucinations. Suspect auditory hallucinations are less likely to be associated with delusions. Persons faking auditory hallucinations may say they have no strategies to diminish malevolent voices and claim that all command hallucinations must be obeyed. Malingerers are more likely to report extreme severity and intensity of their hallucinations. Suspect visual hallucinations are more likely to be reported in black and white rather than in color, be dramatic and more likely to include miniature or giant figures. Resolution of genuine hallucinations and delusions with anti-psychotic treatment will be delineated. Participants will learn twelve clues to detect malingered psychosis and four clues to detect malingered insanity. Videotapes of defendants describing hallucinations will enable participants to assess their skills in distinguishing between true and feigned hallucinations.

Workshop Content:
What motivates people to malinger?
Evidence based clues to lying
Common errors in lie detection
The role of inconsistency
Clues to malingered psychosis
Phenomenology of genuine hallucinations
Characteristics of command hallucinations
The nature of hallucinatory questions
Strategies to cope with hallucinations
Patterns of atypical hallucinations
Approaches to detecting faked insanity defenses

Workshop Objectives:
Identify three clues to malingered hallucinations
Describe two motivations for malingering
List three common errors in lie detection
Identify two characteristics of genuine hallucinations

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Forensic & Tactical Linguistics Module 1: Forensic Linguistics 101
$219.95
On-Demand Video Training

Presented by Julia Kupper

This interactive workshop introduces the fields of Forensic and Tactical Linguistics. Participants have the opportunity to learn about diverse methodologies and apply their knowledge to a variety of language evidence. This includes written and spoken corroborations from international cases and interdisciplinary research in the form of targeted violence manifestos and live-streams, threatening letters, ransom demands, bomb threats, suicide notes, text messages and confessions.

This first module of two, Forensic Linguistics 101, is divided into three segments: the introductory part asks the audience to conduct forensic transcriptions of handwritten, typewritten and recorded language evidence to develop the skill of accurate observations. The following sections provide an overview of forensic authorship analysis and linguistic variation, with hands-on exercises comprised of different types of corroborations for the viewers.

For 2 APA, SHRM or ASIS Continuing Education hours/credits, please email us at info@specializedtraining.com

Specialized Training Services is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Specialized Training Services maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Specialized Training Services, Inc. is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.

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Forensic & Tactical Linguistics Module 2: Tactical Linguistics
$269.95
On-Demand Video Training

Presented by Julia Kupper

This interactive workshop introduces the fields of Forensic and Tactical Linguistics. Participants have the opportunity to learn about diverse methodologies and apply their knowledge to a variety of language evidence. This includes written and spoken corroborations from international cases and interdisciplinary research in the form of targeted violence manifestos and live-streams, threatening letters, ransom demands, bomb threats, suicide notes, text messages and confessions.

This second module of two, Tactical Linguistics, focuses on linguistic threat analyses and illustrates several techniques that can assist in examining concerning communications. This entails detailed discussions and exercises on leakage, imminent threats and targeted violence communications. The final segment presents findings of a pilot study that analyzed the online and offline behaviors of three lone-actor terrorists prior to their attacks, including their language evidence.

For 2.5 APA, SHRM or ASIS Continuing Education hours/credits, please email us at info@specializedtraining.com

Specialized Training Services is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Specialized Training Services maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Specialized Training Services, Inc. is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.

Purchase Both Modules at One Time, Receive 25% Off with Discount Code: Kupper

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