ODARA Training
Presenter: N. Zoe Hilton, PhD, assisted by the 2025 Local Trainer Training Cohort
Email: [email protected]
Date and Time:
Thursday, March 13 2025, 4:00pm – 8:00pm Eastern Time (4 hours)
(4 hours of training total)
Cost: $200 CAD
Discount for SAARNA Affiliates and Trainers: $40 (See NOTE below.)
Discount for students: $120 (Please complete this form for approval as a student participant.)
No fee for ODARA Local Trainers using CODE sent to you by email
(NOTE: You MUST log into YOUR SAARNA 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
Participants in this training will learn about the development, scoring, and interpretation of the ODARA. We will discuss the applicability of the ODARA for assessment of risk for future intimate partner violent (IPV) recidivism in men with a history of physical IPV offending, and current applicability of the ODARA for women. Additionally, we will discuss risk communication methods for the ODARA and use of the ODARA in criminal justice and victim service settings. Participants will also learn the prorating technique for ambiguous information. Recent validation and calibration studies by the presenter and by independent researchers will also be discussed. This is a didactic training in which participants will have the opportunity to complete scoring vignettes during the training as well as the opportunity for post-training certification.
Please note: Several Local Trainers-in-training will be co-presenting this session.
Prerequisites:
Individuals are most likely to benefit from this training if they have some knowledge of intimate partner violence. The training also assumes basic familiarity with the criminal justice system and related terms.
Notes for Participants:
Training is delivered via Zoom across 4 hours total
Only 20 seats available, plus ODARA Local Trainers-in-training
Please 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 (handouts including scoring criteria) will be made available to participants by email shortly prior to the start of the training. The full ODARA scoring manual is available in the book, Domestic Violence Risk Assessment 2nd edition (Hilton, 2021) or downloadable from the publisher at https://psycnet.apa.org/PsycBOOKS/toc/17188 (see chapter “Scoring manual for the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment,” pp. 145-166, select Get Access to check for free access through your institution or purchase PDF for USD $17.95 at that link).