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262 pages, New 2nd edition published in 2007.
This thoroughly documented work demonstrates that male abusiveness is more than just a learned pattern of behavior-it is the outgrowth of a particular personality configuration. Findings from the author’s research with over 400 batterers are integrated with the literature on object relations, attachment, and psychological trauma to trace the development of the abusive personality from early childhood to adulthood. Helping readers better understand the causes of abusiveness and the subjective experience of these men, the book has vital implications for research, prevention and treatment.
Comment: This book would most benefit psychologists, psychiatrists, family therapists, social workers, legal professionals, researchers and students.
Quotes: “Dutton’s formulations are the product of a first-rate scientific mind informed by decades of empirical research. He brings scientific rigor and intellectual clarity to his writing, which is both scholarly and compelling. With this second edition, Dutton solidifies his position as one of the world’s most eminent domestic violence researchers.” Reid Meloy, Ph.D.
“By far the best text on the male batterer written to date…This book is a “must read” for any clinician working with perpetrators or victims of violence.” Daniel Jay Sonkin, Ph.D.
Donald G. Dutton
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:
On Demand Video
This is the NON-CE Version (Video Only; no certificate). To purchase the Continuing Education version (with exam and certificate) or if you need a certificate for your employer, CLICK HERE
Continuing Education Credits: 3.5 hours
Presenter: Reid Meloy, Ph.D.
Venue: Live Conference Presentation
Location: San Diego, CA
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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.
This has been approved for 3.5 APA, SHRM, or ASIS Continuing Education hours/credits.
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. AI was not used in the development of this program or any of its content.
Specialized Training Services, Inc. is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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The training event will begin with a two-day training: Advanced Threat Assessment & Threat Management: Front Line Defense for Evolving Threats with Dr. Reid Meloy. This two day workshop will provide the most up to date information on threat assessment and threat management. This program will showcase the threat assessment process, look at the warning behaviors seen prior to targeted violence, summarize what we know about mass murderers, examine ideologically driven (terrorist) acts, the stalking of public figures and prior sexual intimates, examine the emerging threat posed by extreme right wing anti-government groups, discuss how to evaluate if an individual has become radicalized toward terror, look at new research on threats, discuss the WAVR-21 and its contribution to workplace and campus threat assessment, consider the “dark triad” of targeted violence, present a factual look at mental illness and violence risk, and describe contemporary risk management strategies. Additionally, Dr. Meloy will introduce the TRAP-18 (Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol) as terrorism has become an important area of concern in threat assessment. All allied professions to the threat assessment process should attend. Click Here to learn more about the training objectives.
The third day will consist of Assessing Threats and Violence Risk on Campus and in the Workplace & Community with the WAVR-21 with Dr. Phillip Saragoza . Determining risk of violence is paramount to anyone doing threat assessments. Dr. Saragoza will focus on the use of the WAVR-21, a structured professional guide designed for threat management team members in security, education, human resources, risk management, law enforcement and mental health. First published in 2007, recognition of the WAVR-21 continues to grow as the go-to assessment tool for threat scenarios. Now in its 3rd edition, the WAVR includes 21 empirically-based criteria for assessing different forms of workplace violence risk, including student violence in college and university settings. Incorporating years of research, the core of the WAVR-21 is the “pathway to violence” approach to cases, as developed by professionals at the US Secret Service and the US Marshals Office. Research has demonstrated good to excellent interrater reliability for summary judgments of violence risk based on the WAVR-21, and validation research continues. In this one-day format the presenter will succinctly describe the scientific and clinical basis for the WAVR risk and protective factors. From there the focus will be on practical use of the WAVR screening and assessment tools – how they are integrated into dynamic threat case management with its demands for flexibility. The workshop will include didactic segments, case vignettes, and video presentations. Common workplace threat scenarios will be addressed, including stalking, subjects driven by paranoia and mental illness, domestic violence, bullying, and chronically antisocial individuals. Click Here to learn more about the training objectives.
Register for in-person or virtual and for October 7th and 8th only, October 9th (WAVR-21) only, or for all 3 days.
If attending the WAVR-21 training, the trainers recommend that you purchase the WAVR-21 Manual (which comes with 5 coding packets) in advance. WAVR-21 Manuals are not included in the price of the training. WAVR-21 Manuals and additional coding packets can be purchased HERE
The trainings will take place from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 4:30 p.m. Eastern time on each day (with a break for lunch). Lunch will be provided. In-person training will be held at an Ann Arbor location to be announced.
Virtual Attendees: A Zoom link will be emailed 18 to 24 hours before the training to the email address you provide on your registration form.
There are up to 21 hours of ASIS, APA and SHRM Continuing Education Credits available.
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. AI was not used in the development of this program or in any of the content.
Specialized Training Services, Inc. is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.
Violence in the workplace has risen to “epidemic” proportions according to the Centers of Disease Control. In this volume, Dr. Marc McElhaney, a specialist in workplace violence, presents a comprehensive guide that no manager can do without when having to prepare for these potentially dangerous and often disruptive events. These are situations that often seem to explode in the workplace without warning, when in fact, they have often long incubated outside the manager’s awareness. Utilizing a risk management approach that focuses on the process of how these situations evolve, as opposed to an oversimplified presentation of “profiles”, will provide the manager with the needed tools to prevent and effectively intervene, to ensure a safe and cost-effective resolution. This book takes a comprehensive view that covers the broad range of aggression control strategies that an organization can utilize, from the fundamental building blocks of a primary prevention program to specific techniques that the manager can use to defuse and stabilize situations that are already threatening to explode. In between, the author presents a step-by-step description of the assessment and intervention process that should occur when and if an organization is faced with a potentially dangerous set of circumstances. Specific high-risk situations, such as employee termination, are discussed in detail, along with strategies that Dr. McElhaney has found to be particularly effective when having to stabilize, control and ultimately ensure a safe and long-lasting conclusion. Utilizing an approach that combines his knowledge and experience from the fields of threat assessment, risk management, conflict resolution and crisis negotiation, the author focuses on an approach that not only addresses the organization’s immediate needs, but which also strives for a resolution and management plan that addresses long-term safety concerns.
Marc McElhaney, PhD
Grandiosity and exaggerated self-worth. Pathological lying. Manipulation. Lack of remorse. Shallowness. Exploitation for financial gain. These are the qualities of Almost Psychopaths. They are not the deranged criminals or serial killers that might be coined “psychopaths” in the movies or on TV. They are spouses, coworkers, bosses, neighbors, and people in the news who exhibit many of the same behaviors as a full-blown psychopath, but with less intensity and consistency.
In Almost a Psychopath, Ronald Schouten, MD, JD, and James Silver, JD, draw on scientific research and their own experiences to help you identify if you are an Almost Psychopath and, if so, guide you to interventions and resources to change your behavior.
If you think you have encountered an Almost Psychopath, they offer practical tools to help you: recognize the behavior, attitudes, and characteristics of the Almost Psychopath; make sense of interactions you’ve had with Almost Psychopaths; devise strategies for dealing with them in the present; make informed decisions about your next steps; and learn ways to help an Almost Psychopath get better control of their behavior.
The Almost Effect Series presents books written by Harvard Medical School faculty and other experts that offer guidance on common behavioral and physical problems falling in the spectrum between normal health and a full-blown medical condition. These are the first publications to help general readers recognize and address these problems.
Randy Borum
David Verhaagen
226 pages. Published in 2006
Highly practical and accessible, this is an indispensable resource for any mental health practitioner working with youth at risk for violent behavior. Presented is a comprehensive framework for evaluating juveniles in the justice system or those whose behavior in school, therapy sessions, or other contexts raises concern about violence. Detailed case examples illustrate the authors’ scientifically grounded approach to selecting appropriate instruments, analyzing and communicating assessment results, and designing effective interventions. Special problems addressed include bullying, sexual aggression, fire setting, and homicide. The book also examines the development of aggressive conduct problems and their connections to other emotional and behavioral disorders.
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
Assessing Student Threats: Implementing the Salem-Keizer System, 2nd Edition is a manual for the application of a threat assessment system that follows the recommendations of the Safe Schools Initiative and the prescriptive outline provided by the FBI. Written from an educator’s perspective with contributing authors from Law Enforcement, Public Mental Health, and the District Attorney’s office, it contains an introduction to the basic concepts of threat assessment, a review of the research, and an outlined process for the application of a comprehensive, yet expeditious multi-disciplinary system. The book also includes the forms and protocols needed to assess threats, document concerns and interventions, and track the progress of supervision. As extra features, chapters on site security, community safety, domestic violence and teen dating violence, communicating with potential victims, training school resource officers, adult threat assessment, and an adaptation of the system for higher education are included.
This special, discounted price is for the six books from which the greatest body of knowledge is derived for ATAP’s Certified Threat Manager (CTM) exam. The package price represents a substantial discount from the retail list prices and includes FREE shipping within the United States. The following are the books that make up this package:
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.
Participants in this course will be supported to:
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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.
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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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.
Presented by Dr. David Matsumoto, topics include:
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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