SARA - V3 

Spousal Assault Risk Assessment (SARA v3) - Elizabeth Gilchrist, PhD, MPhil, MA, University of EdinburghThis one-day training event focuses on the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Version 3 (SARAv3; Kropp et al., 2015) is designed for professionals with some background training and knowledge of risk assessment, for instance you may be a user of HCR-20v3 or RSVP/SVR-20 or be attending another of our risk courses. The SARA-V3 is an evidence-based decision support tool for assessing and managing risk for intimate partner violence. The third version of the SARA, released in 2015, incorporates all the recent advances in SPJ risk assessment. The SARA has been subjected to scientific evaluation, translated into numerous languages, and used in dozens of countries. The primary aim of the workshop is to ensure that delegates feel confident when assessing clients using the SARAv3 and to develop awareness of how risk management plans can be formulated. A certificate will be provided for evidence of attendance at this workshop, which may contribute to continuing professional development (CPD).April 14, 20208:00am – 4:30pm9:00am – 4:30pmTo

Presenter: Professor Liz Gilchrist, PhD, MPhil, MA

About the Presenter: Professor Elizabeth Gilchrist is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Worcester (having moved from a post as Professor of Forensic Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University in early 2016) and ex-Chair and ongoing member of the Division of Forensic Psychology-Scotland committee. A leader in the forensic psychology and criminology field, Professor Gilchrist served 8 years on the Parole Board for England and Wales and 6 years on the Parole Board for Scotland, works as a consultant forensic psychologist in a low secure forensic facility in Scotland and has published extensively on the assessment, planning and evaluation of rehabilitative interventions. An expert on risk assessment tools for domestic abuse, sexual offending and violent offending, she was a member of the Research Advisory Group for the Risk Management Authority and has worked internationally as an advisor on implementation and review of offending behaviour programmes and interventions for the Council of Europe in Turkey, Georgia, Bulgaria and Armenia, with IVAT in San Diego USA and for the Department of Corrections in New Zealand. Prof Gilchrist was given a government appointment to the Scottish Advisory Panel for Offender Rehabilitation in 2012 and she is current Chair.

Earn 6.0 Continuing Education Credit Hours!