Showing posts with label Psychopathy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Psychopathy. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Psychopaths

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I've just updated the free article collection. Psychopaths offers a fascinating perspective on psychopathy from 1935. See following link to read the article in full.

Psychopaths

The full article collection is available for free download at:

http://www.scribd.com/psych101



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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Risk Assessment Training

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TLC Consultancies and ProActive ReSolutions Canada in conjunction with Professor Stephen Hart will be providing certificated and registered training in risk assessment tools at The Mansion House, Wokefield Park, Reading, Berkshire, UK from the 7th-11th December 2009.

Professor Hart is an international expert in the development, implementation, and evaluation of threat assessment and management procedures. The scheduled risk assessment training on offer is as follows:

7-8th December: Assessment of Psychopathic Personality Disorder (PCL-R/PCL:SV)

The Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R) provides a standard methodology for assessing Psychopathy. It is currently viewed as the risk assessment tool for identifying a psychopathic personality disorder. This workshop will review the content and the administration of the PCL:R through various modalities. The Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV) was developed for use with non-criminal populations and as a tool to screen for the possible presence of Psychopathy.

9-10th December: Assessment and Management of Violence using the HCR-20

The aim of the Certificated HCR-20 training is to provide delegates with the correct procedure of using the assessment tool, including the use of Risk Scenarios and Case Management plans. The HCR-20 is a well established procedure that is used, not only for identifying a broad range of risk factors, but also to assist the systematic formulation of risk management strategies. The HCR-20 provides methods for integrating historical risk factors, current clinical factors and future risk management factors thus allowing practitioners to formulate structured risk assessments and management plans.

11th December: HCR-20 Advanced

This one day training course is for delegates who have either completed our HCR-20 Certificated Training on the 9/10 December 2009, or for those who are already experienced in using the HCR-20 assessment tool. The workshop will provide delegates with: a summary of the most up-to-date research findings relevant to violence, and the opportunity to advance their practice in respect of interviewing skills, risk formulation, management planning and risk communication through relevant cases studies and discussions.

Who Should Attend?

Any professionals involved in the management of adults who pose a risk of violence e.g, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Mental Health Workers, Probation Officers, Police Officers, Solicitors/Lawyers, Judges, Social Workers, Child Protection Officers, Youth Offending Teams etc.

Delegates attending the courses will be presented with a certificate and a certified registration number.

Click Here for full details on this Risk Assessment Training opportunity.

(Many thanks to Gill Lovell for letting me know about the Risk Assessment Training with Professor Stephen Hart)



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Friday, July 20, 2007

Inside The Mind of A Psychopath



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Inside The Mind of A Psychopath is the title of an informative podcast that recently aired on Quirks & Quarks, the award-winning radio science program produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Among the range of issues discussed, Daemon Fearless explores what makes a psychopath, and how we might treat them.

You can listen to the podcast by Clicking Here

More information:

For more detailed information on this fascinating topic, check out 'The Psychopath: Separating fact from fiction' page on The All About Forensic Psychology Website. You can access the psychopath page by Clicking Here






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Saturday, June 30, 2007

In The Mind of The Psychopath



Came across the transcript of a very interesting radio brodcast on psychopathy. The programme which aired back in March 2002 was introduced as follows:

"In fiction there's been Hannibal Lecter and American Psycho. In real life, the legacy of notorious serial killer Ted Bundy still resonates. But how much can we believe of Hollywood's Tinseltown representations of psychopaths? What is it that defines psychopathic personality? Is it a distinct psychological state? And what hope for a cure?"

The show features the thoughts and views of Dr James Blair and Stuart Skinner. At the time, Dr Blair was a Senior Lecturer at the Insitute of Cognitive Neuroscience University College London and Stuart Skinner was a researcher in Forensic Psychology at the School of Psychology University of Queensland.

If you would like to read the transcript from this engaging broadcast, you can do so by Clicking Here

More Information

The All About Forensic Psychology Website has a page dedicated to understanding the Psychopath, which you can access by Clicking Here.

Recommended Reading

Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of The Psychopaths Among us by Robert Hare.



Book Description

Most people are both repelled and intrigued by the images of cold-blooded, conscienceless murderers that increasingly populate our movies, television programs, and newspaper headlines. With their flagrant criminal violation of society's rules, serial killers like Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy are among the most dramatic examples of the psychopath. Individuals with this personality disorder are fully aware of the consequences of their actions and know the difference between right and wrong, yet they are terrifyingly self-centered, remorseless, and unable to care about the feelings of others. Perhaps most frightening, they often seem completely normal to unsuspecting targets and they do not always ply their trade by killing.

Presenting a compelling portrait of these dangerous men and women based on 25 years of distinguished scientific research, Dr. Robert D. Hare vividly describes a world of con artists, hustlers, rapists, and other predators who charm, lie, and manipulate their way through life. Are psychopaths mad, or simply bad? How can they be recognized? And how can we protect ourselves? This book provides solid information and surprising insights for anyone seeking to understand this devastating condition.

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