Pre-Conference Workshop

Assessment of protective factors in adults, young adults and juveniles: learning to use the SAPROF & SAPROF-Youth Version

PRESENTER: Michiel de Vries Robbé, Ed Hilterman

DATE: June 24, 2019

TIME: 9am - 5pm (Full Day)

COST: $250 CAD

DESCRIPTION: 

This workshop will focus on the value of protective factors for clinical practice with adults, young adults and juveniles. Participants will be introduced to the SAPROF and the SAPROF-YV and will be trained in using both tools by means of a young adult case study example. Specific attention is paid to decision-making regarding the most applicable tool for young adults. Advantages for risk assessment and risk management will be discussed and international research results with the SAPROF(-YV) will be presented. In addition, new developments regarding additional SAPROF manuals (i.e., for intellectual disabilities, for longer-term inpatient treatment, and for sexual offending) will be discussed.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 

1. Learn about protective factors for violence risk in juveniles and (young) adults
2. Learn about the SAPROF and the SAPROF-YV for assessing protective factors for (young) adults and juveniles
3. Learn about empirical findings and new developments for specific client groups

**When attending this workshop, participants are obliged to purchase a copy of the SAPROF or the SAPROF-YV manual. Manuals can be purchased on the day of the workshop. Costs for the manual (C$60 special conference workshop rate) are additional to the workshop attendance fee.