Presenter: Brian Judd, PhD & Martin Rettenberger, PhD
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]

Date and Time:
Monday, February 10, 2025, 10:00am – 2:00pm Eastern Time (4 hours)
Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 10:00am – 2:00pm Eastern Time (4 hours)
(8 hours of training total)

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

(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 VRAG-R. We will discuss the applicability of the VRAG-R for assessment of future risk for violent recidivism in men with a history of non-violent and violent (including sexually violent) offending. Additionally, we will discuss risk communication strategies to be utilized with retaining agencies and triers of fact. Participants will also learn prorating techniques and adjustment of risk estimates based upon time at liberty in the community. Recent cross-validation and calibration studies predominantly conducted in Europe and Canada with independent samples of adult male and older juvenile offenders will also be discussed. This is a didactic training in which participants will have the opportunity to complete 3 to 4 cases in the course of the 8-hour training as well as the opportunity for post-training certification.

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

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

Only 30 seats available.

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, evaluators’ workbooks, etc.) will be made available to participants by email shortly prior to the start of the training.