Originally presented live in February, 2011, Dr. Meloy provides an update on advances and research related to Behavioral Threat Assessment. Includes an overview of Structured Professional Judgment tools, including the WAVR-21 and the PCL-R.

Run time: Approximately 1 hour and 12 minutes.

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This unique ninety-minute, virtual presentation takes a fresh look at what we know about nonverbal communications and how they can be used in a professional, clinical or personal setting. The training focuses on those human behaviors that professionals must recognize which have a high reliability and are useful in assessing others. It will also provide a roadmap for conducting better, more empathic interviews and interpersonal communication.

Taught by noted spy catcher, Joe Navarro, the training exposes behaviors (some often ignored) that are useful in understanding the feelings, thoughts, desires, intentions, preferences, fears, and concerns of others. It will examine each area of the body that may be helpful in decoding the true thoughts and emotions of others. Gestures, facial expressions and body movement will be examined within their context for meaning. Additionally, the workshop will focus on other nonverbals, including the tone of voice and cadence of speech which have been shown to establish greater rapport and trust.

The workshop will also identify those nonverbals which do not have clear meaning and from which behavior is often misinterpreted. The training will also explore the limits of nonverbals, including the danger of trying to use nonverbal communications to detect deception. This program will be of great value to mental health professionals, law enforcement/security, corporate, sales and a variety of other professions.

Want something more in-depth? Check out Joe’s Body Language Academy (www.jnbodylanguageacademy.com). There you will find a 60 hour program, complete with CE’s. Better yet, get a solid introduction to nonverbal communication through this program and then go for the more in-depth program.

Workshop Content:
What are nonverbals and why are they so important.
Which areas of the body are more honest than others. Why the feet are the most honest part of the body.
The fifteen most accurate behaviors that reveal issues, concerns, dislike, disdain, or some form of psychological discomfort.
Myths about nonverbals as they relate to deception and eye behavior.
How we can use nonverbals to convey empathy.
How nonverbals encompass more than body language and what that means for influencing others.
How to assess properly for the spatial needs of others.
Behaviors that alert us to serious issues between couples.
What are some best practices for professionals in virtual environment.
Nonverbal mistakes to avoid.

Workshop Objectives:
Identify three areas of the body where nonverbals are most honest
Describe how to use nonverbals to convey empathy
Identify five behaviors that convey discomfort
Demonstrate two behavior that may alert us to serious issues between a couple
List three practices that professionals should use in a virtual environment
Describe the most common myths regarding nonverbals as they relate to detecting deception

Speakers: Molly Amman, JD, CTM (FBI, ret.); Reid Meloy, PhD, ABPP; Philip Saragoza, MD; Stephen G. White, PhD 

16 Continuing Education* hours available

Workshop originally delivered via Zoom in May, 2021

Domestic terrorism and extreme belief communities are on the rise in the United States as social and political polarization continues unabated. The recent attack on the US Capitol has dramatically demonstrated how serious and how dangerous these trends are in their reach and influence in our culture. Case studies will highlight the factors contributing to radicalization and culminating in the various pathways to extremist violence. Both online and on-ground investigations will be addressed, as will risk assessment instruments for targeted violence and lone actor terrorist violence.

Topics include:

• Rising prevalence of violent extremism, conspiracy theory, extreme overvalued beliefs, stochastic terrorism, including incitement to violence from political leaders.
• Specific belief systems and movements, including: accelerationism and anti-government, militia extremist movements (Boogaloo and the Oath Keepers)
• White supremacist violence and The Great Replacement theory
• The Incels and other extreme misogynists
• Present-day conspiracy theories including QAnon and COVID-19 belief systems
• Ideologically-motivated groups including Antifa and the Proud Boys; and other domestic terrorists

Continuing Education* students will be supported to:

1. Identify ideologically motivated groups in the US
2. Define warning behaviors suggestive of intended violence
3. Discuss the prevalence of extremism in the US
4. Explain the ideology of different American hate groups

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

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