Instructor Email Address:
Franca Cortoni, Ph.D., C.Psych
Adjunct Professor, School of Criminology, Université de Montréal

Date and Time:
Tuesday April 29, 2025, 3:00pm – 3:50pm Eastern Time (1 hour)

Cost: FREE to SAARNA Affiliates and Trainers (See NOTE below.)
$25.00 for non-SAARNA Affiliates (Note that SAARNA affiliation costs a mere $25.00!)

(NOTE: You MUST log into your account to register and get the discount at checkout. If you are joining SAARNA for the discount, please register as an Affiliate or User and then wait until your SAARNA account is activated before registering for this event. You will receive one email with a receipt for your SAARNA Affiliate registration and then a 2nd email when your account is manually approved and activated. Please wait for this 2nd email before registering for this event.)

Description of Event:
How can treatment providers use risk and need assessments to improve treatment outcomes for men with a history of sexual offending?  Although men who receive sex crime specific treatment are less likely to reoffend than those who don’t, little is known about the necessary elements of effective treatment.  In this presentation Dr. Cortoni will review what is known about the “black box” of treatment and introduce a model treatment program developed through extensive consultation with international experts. This program will be rigorously evaluated in the Mosiac Project, a three-stage, multi-site research collaboration.  In this presentation, Dr. Cortoni provides an overview of the Mosiac project, with a specific focus on how their recommended assessment package informs treatment and progress monitoring.

Franca Cortoni is one of the leaders in the field of sexual recidivism assessment and treatment. She recently retired as Professor of Forensic Psychology, School of Criminology at the Université de Montréal where she worked since 2007.  Her current professional activities focus on international training and the development of  intervention programs for men and women with a history of sexual offending.

Notes for Participants:
Training delivered via Zoom. Duration is 1 hour.

Maximum number of seats: 500

Note: Registrants should sign up using the email address of the person ATTENDING the talk so they can receive important announcements (e.g., Zoom link, training materials).

Electronic versions of training materials will be made available 1-2 days prior to the start of the training.