Instructor Name: Maaike Helmus
Instructor Email Address: [email protected]

Date and Time:
Monday June 16, 2025, 10:00am – 2:00pm Eastern Time (4 hours)
Tuesday June 17, 2025, 10:00am – 2:00pm Eastern Time (4 hours)
(8 hours total training)

Cost: $350 CAD
Discount for SAARNA Affiliates: $70 (See NOTE below.)
Discount for students: $210   (Please complete this form for approval as a student participant.)

(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:
The Risk Matrix 2000 is an actuarial scale combining easily available information to assess recidivism risk among adult males convicted of a sexual offence (including those who have been convicted for possession of child sexual exploitation materials). It includes a Sexual scale (to predict sexual recidivism), a Violence scale (to predict non-sexual violence recidivism) and a Combined scale (to predict any type of violence, sexual or non-sexual). The Risk Matrix 2000 predicts its intended outcomes with moderate to large accuracy. The training will present background information on the Risk Matrix 2000 and will teach participants how to score, report, and interpret the scale in applied evaluations.

Prerequisites:
Individuals are most likely to benefit from this training if they have some knowledge of sexual offending and individuals who commit sexual offences. As well, the training assumes basic familiarity with the criminal justice system and related terms.

Notes for Participants:
Training delivered via Zoom across 2 days (8 hours total)

Maximum number of seats: 25

Note: 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 (scoring manuals, exercises, etc.) will be made available to participants by email shortly prior to the start of the training.