Facilitator: Professor David Cooke (UK)

Cost: £650 inc VAT

Duration: 2 Days - Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th March 2012

Psychopathic personality disorder is an important risk factor for violence. Additionally, it has relevance for treatment and risk management.

The Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R) is currently the best validated measure of psychopathy. The use of the PCL-R has become widespread across many agencies; it provides a standard methodology for assessing this important risk factor.

In particular, emphasis is given to the clinical information derived from the instrument and how that information can be used in risk violence formulation. Using a variety of teaching modalities didactic, interactive and practical exercises, this workshop will introduce participants to the PCL-R.

A video case will be used to allow participants to apply the PCL-R ratings and obtain feedback. The strengths and limitations of the PCL-R will be discussed. The PCL-R manual is supplied with this course.