The Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals
Webinar Series: Family Violence and Cultural Safety
Expert Sessions in Recognition of Family Violence Prevention Month
CATAP Webinar Series Special Edition
Presenters: Amanda Koyama, Director of Strategic Engagement, Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS), and Francia Bodoso, Registered Social Worker and Family Violence Broker with the Cultural Brokerage Program, CCIS
Topic: Family Violence and Cultural Safety
About the session: Based on the experience of CCIS working with families from different cultural contexts and worldviews, our Cultural Brokerage Program was developed to work in a nuanced way to ensure that newcomer families receive culturally responsive supports that are adaptable to their unique strengths and needs. Also, recognizing the need for Systems intervention, CCIS works towards supporting the capacity of Family Violence service providers to best address the unique intersecting needs of newcomer families. This presentation will share our experience working at the intersection of culture and family violence, and how understanding the whole family as part of a broader community is essential to supporting newcomers in this space.
Bios
Amanda Koyama is the Director of Strategic Engagement for the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) a non-profit organization that offers settlement and integration support and services to all immigrants and refugees in Calgary and Southern Alberta. Amanda has spent the majority of her professional career in the Public sector, with a focus on access and engagement. With more than 15 years of leadership and strategic management experience that involves process design, stakeholder engagement, and the client experience, Amanda is often solicited to provide Board and Committee leadership in varying networks.
Francia Bodoso, RSW, is a licensed social worker that has practiced her profession in the Philippines, United Kingdom, and Canada specializing in child protection and family violence work. Francia currently works as the Family Violence Broker with the Cultural Brokerage Program at Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS). Recognized as a National promising practice, the Cultural Brokerage Program works in partnership with Children’s Services to support a more culturally responsive child protection system.
This webinar is now available "On-Demand". For information to access it, please contact info@catap.ca.
Webinar Series: Gender-based sexual violence within families
Expert Sessions in Recognition of Family Violence Prevention Month
CATAP Webinar Series Special Edition
Presenters: Dr. Smita Vir Tyagi, Ph.D., C.Psych, Forensic and Clinical Psychologist, Forensic Consultation and Assessment Team, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Topic: Gender-based sexual violence within families
About the session: Dr. Tyagi will address issues in gender based sexual violence within families, victim’s experiences, perpetrator attitudes, offence pathways, barriers to disclosure and issues in assessment and intervention. Also addressed are issues of culture and safety in working with both victims as well as perpetrators of sexual offending.
Bio
Dr. Smita Vir Tyagi is a forensic psychologist with over twenty-five years experience with gendered violence. She works at a forensic psychiatric facility in Toronto and has worked with both victims as well as perpetrators in a prison setting, federal corrections and Sexual Assault centres. Dr. Tyagi was an instructor for ten years in the Department of Criminology, Ryerson University and a founding member of a counselling agency in Toronto which provides services to victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. She has done extensive training for front line staff on sexual violence, child protection, mental health, corrections and women’s programming. Prior to coming to immigrating to Canada in the early 90’s Dr. Tyagi was active in women’s issues in her home city of Mumbai, India. In Mumbai she helped found a crisis centre for women experiencing domestic violence, provided counselling services to women and advocated with community groups on issues related to foetal sex determination. Although she has lived and worked in Toronto for over 28 years she maintains strong ties with the South Asian community here and in India.
This webinar is now available "On-Demand". For information to access it, please contact info@catap.ca.
Threat Assessment in the age of COVID-19: An introduction to the TRAP-18
Global Institute of Forensic Research
The Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol (TRAP-18) is a validated structured professional judgment instrument for risk of lone actor targeted attacks. This 1.5-hour seminar will introduce attendees to the 18 indicators of the TRAP-18 and some of the exciting validation studies that have been completed to date. Threat assessment teams investigate these cases online and on the ground; however, political unrest and the COVID-19 pandemic have made these tasks much more difficult. The TRAP-18 helps teams prioritize which cases pose high risk and need active management, and which cases are low risk and need only passive monitoring. Such decisions are critical for practice, and the TRAP-18 is the only scientifically validated terrorist threat instrument that supports such operational choices.
Webinar Series: Identifying Risk for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration and Victimization among Men and Women
Expert Sessions in Recognition of Family Violence Prevention Month
CATAP Webinar Series Special Edition
Presenter:Dr. Chelsea Spencer, Ph.D., LMFT, Research Assistant Professor, Kansas State University
Topic:Identifying Risk for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration and Victimization among Men and Women
About the session: This presentation will cover research from recent meta-analyses examining risk markers for intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization. Dr. Spencer will also explore key gender differences related to risk markers for intimate partner violence. Additionally, this presentation will cover results from a meta-analysis on risk for intimate partner homicide. Integrating the findings from these recent studies into practice will be discussed throughout the presentation.
Bio
Chelsea Spencer, Ph.D., LMFT is a Research Assistant Professor in the Couple and Family Therapy department at Kansas State University. Her research interests include intimate partner violence, intimate partner homicide, and sexual violence. She is also a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in working with individuals who have experienced trauma.
This webinar is now available "On-Demand". For information to access it, please contact info@catap.ca.
Webinar Series: Whither Terrorism in the 2020s
On-Demand Webinar
Key Points:
•Terrorism trends are hard to predict.
•There has NOT been a real shift in the current threat.
•Security intelligence and law enforcement agencies have to watch more with current strength levels, if not less.
•The public needs to see that terrorism remains a rare threat.
This webinar brings together contemporary knowledge about terrorism that is important to public safety professionals working in various capacities.
More and more, the intelligence community is seeking multiple inputs from Threat Assessment and Threat Management professionals to better gauge responses to terrorism. Mr. Gurski argues that in order to measure it you have to know what it is, where it has been recently, and where it is now.
Presenter: Phil Gurski
Phil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. and Programme Director for the Security, Economics and Technology (SET) hub at the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute (PDI). He worked as a senior strategic analyst at CSIS specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalisation, and was employed as a senior multilingual analyst at Communications Security Establishment (CSE – Canada’s signals intelligence agency), specialising in the Middle East. He also served as senior special advisor in the National Security Directorate at Public Safety Canada, focusing on community outreach and training on radicalisation to violence, and as consultant for the Ontario Provincial Police’s Anti-Terrorism Section (PATS). Mr. Gurski regularly blogs, podcasts (An Intelligent Look at Terrorism – available on his Web site), and tweets (@borealissaves) on terrorism, and is author of four essential books on the subject, most recently An end to the ‘war on terrorism ’ and When religion kills: how extremists justify violence through faith (Lynne Rienner, 2019).
Cost:
On Demand - Member: $37.50
On Demand - Non-member $57.50
This webinar is now available "On-Demand". For information to access it, please contact info@catap.ca.
Webinar Series: The Potential Impacts of Pandemic Policing on Police Legitimacy: Planning Past the Covid-19 Crisis
On-Demand Webinar
Key Points:
Legitimacy is the biggest issue facing policing today.
Covid-19 got the discussion going and recent events have taken the toll on police legitimacy.
How we can address these issues and build/re-build community relationships.
One of the biggest challenges facing modern policing in recent years has been the lack of police legitimacy. The tipping point of this phenomenon is often attributed to the Rodney King incident in Los Angeles in 1991 where LAPD officers were videoed assaulting a lone black male and eventually were all acquitted thereby etching deep distrust between communities and police. This, coupled with what is referred to as the militarization of policing, having lasting consequences and impact on police community relations and how interactions between police and community shape society today. In the wake of pandemic policing due to Covid-19 there are tales of two eventualities for police legitimacy that will be explored; 1) The police response to the pandemic results in further militarization and draw deeper divides between police and communities 2) Police response is compassionate and with procedurally just operations resulting in the rebuilding of police legitimacy post-pandemic.
Insp. Daniel Jones
Edmonton Police Service
Cost:
On Demand - Member: $20.00
On Demand - Non-member $25.00
Available "On-Demand" only. Please email info@catap.ca for information on registering to view this webinar.
Threat Assessment update, 2020: Extremism and Lone Actor Terrorism, a virtual training program
Domestic terrorism is on the rise in the United States as social and political polarization escalates. With a national election on the horizon, anxiety concerning a pandemic, and widespread civil unrest, how do threat assessors identify, assess, and manage individuals who may pose a risk of extremist violence? Are there ways to separate the supporters of various causes from those who intend to act and mobilize for violence?
This virtual seminar, over three, half-day sessions, will discuss findings and insights from research and in-depth case studies that reveal the psychology of extremists and lone actor terrorists. Participants will be instructed on the use of investigative techniques and structured assessment strategies that inform case management decision making.
Initial topics will include the rising prevalence of conspiracy theory, practical tools for debunking such theory, extreme overvalued beliefs vs. delusions, and stochastic terrorism from political leaders. The training will continue with a focus on specific beliefs and movements, including accelerationists, replacement theory, the Incels and other extreme misogynists, White Nationalists, Boogaloo, QAnon, Atomwaffen, and more. The tactics of such groups include using progressive left wing protests to achieve extreme right wing (XRW) goals, and magnifying COVID-19 fears to advance anti-government attitudes. Intensive case studies will deepen understanding of the radicalization path, including the Toronto automobile massacre (Minassian), the false pipe bomb dissemination (Sayoc), and an updated perspective on the Isla Vista mass murder (Rodger). Emphasis will be placed upon both online and on the ground investigations. The training will conclude with a thorough introduction to the TRAP-18, a validated risk assessment instrument for lone actor terrorist violence.
Presenters: Reid Meloy, PhD, ABPP, Stephen White, PhD, Philip Saragoza, MD
Dates and times: September 28-30, 2020, 9am - 1pm (PST), noon - 4pm (EST)
Continuing Education: 12 hours
Training location: Through the Zoom platform, wherever your computer may be!
Preferred tuition rates for early registration, active law enforcement, ATAP members
Webinar Series: Bridging the Gap Between Workplace Security and HR/LR
Webinar Series: Bridging the Gap Between Workplace Security and HR/LR
"On-Demand" Webinar
Key Points:
•Hiring and welcoming new employees - How Not to Hire a Psychopath
•Setting workplace expectations, coaching, managing and rewarding performance - The engagement-threat connection
•Employee relations - Building connections and trust – the best defense to threats
•Ending work relationships and creating alumni relationships
•How we say goodbye matters as much as how we say hello
Multidisciplinary threat assessment teams create the opportunity to push prevention forward in our organizations. With security-informed HR/LR practices and HR-informed security practices, we can learn from each other to make our workplaces safer and prevent workplace violence.
Building bridges between security and HR/LR can transform our people practices into powerful tools to prevent and mitigate workplace threats. This interactive presentation will focus on ways to strengthen the relationship between security and HR/LR as we navigate old and new challenges together in a changing workplace.
Applying hard data to soft skills, this interactive presentation will demonstrate ways to foster workplace practices that increase engagement and reduce threats in our changing work environment. You’ll come away with practical tips you can use today.
Presenter: Melissa Muir
Cost:
On-Demand - Member: $20.00
On-Demand - Non-member $25.00
This webinar is available "On-Demand" only. For registration please email info@catap.ca
Webinar Series: Behavioural Threat Assessment & Management - Essential Elements for Effective Practice
Professionals from a wide range of organizations (e.g. schools, campuses, healthcare
systems, corporate settings, etc.) are increasingly dealing with situations involving
persons who engage in threatening, aberrant, or concerning behaviours. Such persons can
include current or former students, patients, customers, or employees; those in current or
former relationships with them; contractors or vendors; & other persons not affiliated with
the organization. Their behaviours may range from tactics of bullying & intimidation, to
stalking & harassment, to acts of violence that devastate a school, campus, workplace,
family, or community. Incidents from around the world have underscored the ongoing
need for collaborative & integrated strategies to prevent violence where possible, & to
mitigate risk of harm where necessary.
Many organizations are implementing Threat Assessment & Management processes to
enhance their response to complex situations. Over the past 30 years, there have been
major developments in the science & practice of the prevention of targeted violence, & in
the effective use of multidisciplinary processes to identify, assess & manage cases. This
session will outline the essential elements of effective threat management processes,
discuss strategies for implementation & enhancement of those elements in accordance
with research & contemporary standards of practice.
Every organization, regardless of the individual sector or jurisdiction, has a duty to accommodate employees in particular circumstances. Failure to do so can result in unnecessary litigation, diminished employee engagement, and the erosion of an organization’s reputation.
Difficulties arise when an employee behaves in a threatening or aggressive manner. Employers have a growing responsibility to assess and manage these potential risks. This webinar will focus on examining the important psychological construct of Perceived Personal Control ( PPC), also known as Locus of Control.
Presenter: Mr. Glenn French
Canadian Initiative on Workplace Violence
This webinar is available "On-Demand only. Please email info@catap.ca for information on registering to view the webinar.
The NW ATAP Chapter in partnership with CATAP is pleased to announce our joint meeting featuring speakers Kevin Calder, Gwyneth Allin, and Steve Burton, and a multi-disciplinary Special Topics panel.
Culturally Informed Threat Assessment
Inspector Steve Burton, R. Psych - Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service (TNPS), Gwyneth Allin, File Review and Threat Assessment Specialist (TNPS)
7 Key Steps When Establishing a Practical and Responsive Threat Management Program
Kevin Calder, Manager of Threat Management and Investigations, City of Vancouver, City Protective Services.
Special Topics Across Diverse Threat Assessment Settings
ATAP / CATAP Panel Discussion: Perspectives & Trends in HR, Mental Health, Law Enforcement, Corporate, and Higher Education TA/TM
Media portrayals, as well as popular discourse, often present a dramatic focus on PTSD as a driver for planned or completed acts of violence. While commonly held, these attitudes distort the facts, drive stigma and ‘muddy’ the predictive waters. Working with individuals with PTSD may create stress on the individual, teams and our organization. The seminar will conclude with a discussion of the role, if any, of our individual history and situation, as well as cumulative stress from our work. Focus will be focus on resilience and social support. This presentation will un-muddy the waters and accurately describe the role PTSD plays in threat assessment and threat management.
University of Toronto – Mississauga Campus (or via Live Stream)
Morning and Afternoon Breaks – Coffee/Tea & Snacks Provided
Parking - $15/day
Lunch - Food Court – Attendees Expense
Morning Session – Andrea Carter – Threat Assessment in Practice, University and College Dynamics
Afternoon Session – Krista Giaccio – Inappropriate/Threatening Correspondence (Inspector, Supreme Court of the United States – Threat Assessment and Intelligence).
We expect this training to be available online for active ATAP members.
The NW ATAP Chapter is pleased to announce John Van Dreal
School Psychologist and the Director of Safety and Risk Management Services for the Salem-Keizer School District
From Threat Prevention and Response to Options-Based Decision-Making
This presentation will review a training strategy used to prepare non-security staff, such as teachers and education support staff, to identify violence risk factors, report concerns through a systematized threat assessment process, avoid or mitigate danger, and to protect themselves and others during a violent event.
Called options-based decision-making, the instruction centers around a defensive safety strategy tailored to the education community for use during extremely dangerous situations, such as a crisis involving an active shooter. It is a construct that builds on the established professional skill sets of educators, a sense of self-protection, and the ability to gather and use important information during a crisis as a means of improving options to avoid danger, de-escalate aggressive people, and survive.
For planning purposes, the Northwest Chapter, and our national and international TAPs have some great training events scheduled in 2018-19. Please mark your calendar!
News from our family at AETAP: call for abstracts for their 2019 conference in Rotterdam, Netherlands is OPEN! See link below to submit your abstract today.
The Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (CATAP) offers one scholarship annually to support attendance at the annual workshop and conference by a professional who might not otherwise be able to attend. Scholarships consist of full registration to attend the workshop and conference and three (3) nights of hotel accommodation. Scholarships will be awarded annually contingent on availability of funds.
Eligibility
Applicants must be currently employed at a non-profit organization in Canada that has service goals relevant to threat assessment and management and/or public safety.
Selection Considerations
All applications will be reviewed by the CATAP Scholarships Committee. Applications will be judged on the relevance of the educational opportunity to the applicant’s job, the applicant’s contributions to his/her professional community, and financial barriers to attending the conference without scholarship support.
Application Materials
Letter of self-nomination describing (1) your current position, (2) relevance and benefits of attending the CATAP workshop and conference to your professional responsibilities, (3) contributions to your professional community, and (4) any financial barriers to attendance in absence of scholarship funding.
One letter of recommendation from your supervisor and one letter from a colleague or professional contact.
Submission Procedures
Collate your letter of self-nomination and two letters of recommendation into a single PDF and email to info@catap.ca with the subject line “CATAP SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION”.
Applications must be received by 04 September 2018.
Terms and Conditions of Acceptance
The successful applicant will be notified by e-mail by 07 September 2018. The award winner must respond in writing to confirm acceptance by the deadline identified in the e-mail notification. If the applicant does not respond by the deadline, the scholarship shall be rescinded without appeal. Scholarships are non-transferable and have no redeemable cash value. The award recipient is required to stay at the conference hotel unless she or he lives within driving distance of the conference venue.
Award recipients are responsible for arranging and funding their travel and any other related costs incurred from attending the annual CATAP workshop and conference. CATAP will make the hotel reservation on behalf of the award recipient; the award recipient is responsible for paying for any accommodation costs in excess of the three (3) nights of hotel awarded as part of this scholarship.
Applicants who are not selected are strongly encouraged to resubmit the following year if they meet eligibility criteria.
We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity. Please apply today!
This September, the RCMP Ottawa Division will host four days of outstanding training with well known threat assessment/violence risk experts:
Sept. 11, 2018: Assessing Threats and Violence Risk in the Workplace and on campus with the WAVR-21, Reid Meloy, PhD, ABPP, presenter
Sept. 12, 2018: Assessing and Managing Violence Risk in Juveniles and Young Adults, David Verhaggan, PhD, ABPP, presenter
Sept. 13-14, 2018: Advanced Threat Assessment and Threat Management: Front Line Defense for Evolving Threats, Reid Meloy, PhD, ABPP, presenter
In the one day WAVR-21 (Workplace Assessment of Violence Risk) program, Dr. Meloy, one of the WAVR-21 co-authors will train participants how to use this remarkable threat assessment instrument, now used by many large universities, corporations and government agencies. The program on juvenile/young adult violence will hone in on young people who become violent in educational and other settings and how to best manage their risk of violence. The final program on advanced threat assessment will provide an eclectic view of some of the most intricate and important aspects of threat assessment. The presenter will also introduce his newest structured professional judgment instrument to the audience, the TRAP-18 (Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol).
For a full description of the programs and instructor’s bio’s or to register, click here.
While the RCMP will be hosting the event, registration and management of the meeting will be done by Specialized Training Services (STS). STS is offering a 10% discount to all CATAP members. Simply type “Ottawa” during checkout to receive the discount. The discount is valid on single programs as well as the already discounted full event rate. Space is limited at this event, so early registration is strongly suggested.
The training sessions will take place at the Residence Inn by Marriott Ottawa Downtown, 161 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5J2. Click here to reserve a sleeping room or to register.
Should you have any questions, please contact:
Jamie De Wit, RCMP, Ottawa – (613) 843-4411
Drew Leavens, Specialized Training Services (800) 848-1226
Dr. Maryana Kravtsenyuk is currently employed as a Forensic Psychiatrist, at the following centers: Alberta Hospital Edmonton and Forensic Assessment and Community Services, Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre, Edmonton, and Thunder Bay Jail, Thunder Bay, ON. She is also a Locum Psychiatrist for the following two centers: Emergency and Forensic Psychiatry, Thunder Bay Health Centre, ON, and Timmins Regional Health Centre, ON.
Dr. Maryana Kravtsenyuk is currently employed as a Forensic Psychiatrist, at the following centers: Alberta Hospital Edmonton and Forensic Assessment and Community Services, Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre, Edmonton, and Thunder Bay Jail, Thunder Bay, ON. She is also a Locum Psychiatrist for the following two centers: Emergency and Forensic Psychiatry, Thunder Bay Health Centre, ON, and Timmins Regional Health Centre, ON.
This one-day training is split into two halves, the morning session led by Dr. Laura Guy, and the afternoon with SSA Molly Amman.
*****UPDATE: LOCATION CHANGE to the Scotiabank Theatre - Sobey Building ****** (scroll below for map)
Morning
Professionals in various fields, such as police, mental health, education, and security, must conduct threat assessments as part of their job or as a matter of law. In this workshop, an overview of key conceptual and historical issues in the field of threat assessment will be reviewed, and basic principles and procedural issues in threat assessment and management will be discussed in more depth. Attendees will learn about issues related to conducting interviews, obtaining and reviewing collateral sources of information, using analytic or risk assessment tools, communicating about risk for targeted violence, and managing individuals who are believed to pose a violence risk.
Afternoon
During the afternoon session, SSA Amman will present the audience with a recent case study, featuring investigative actions from initial report through execution of a cohesive threat management strategy. Audience members will be able to hear the case from a joint law enforcement--threat management perspective and apply lessons learned to their own case work and experiences.
About the Presenters:
Dr. Laura Guy
Dr. Laura Guy has worked primarily as a threat assessment professional and forensic clinical psychologist. Her areas of clinical and research expertise focus on assessment and management of violence risk in youth and adults. She is active in consulting, teaching, and training, having worked with mental health, law enforcement, corrections, and legal professionals in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.
Laura obtained her PhD in psychology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in forensic psychology with a combined clinical-forensic and research focus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She has Board Certification in Forensic Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology and is licensed to practice psychology in jurisdictions in Canada and the United States. She currently serves as Editor of Journal of Threat Assessment and Management and, is the Vice President of CATAP.
SSA Molly Amman
Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Molly Amman manages two FBI offices in Iowa, the United States, with oversight over a constant stream of threat assessment and management matters. Prior to this assignment, SSA Amman served in the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit from 2010 until 2018, focusing largely on threats of violence posed by individuals and groups, threats related to school and workplace attacks, protracted crisis operations, and stalking and communicated threats. SSA Amman served as the BAU’s program manager for threat assessment from 2012 until transitioning to domestic terrorism matters in 2016. SSA Amman has completed several overseas assignments with the FBI, and also serves as an internal legal advisor for the Bureau. SSA Amman is a member of the Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals.
MAY 31, 2018 ( 9AM - 5PM)
Registration at 8:30am
Location: St. Mary’s University
Scotiabank Theatre - Sobey Building (see map below)
This one-day training is split into two halves, the morning session led by Dr. Laura Guy, and the afternoon with SSA Molly Amman.
*****UPDATE: LOCATION CHANGE to the Scotiabank Theatre - Sobey Building ****** (scroll below for map)
Morning
Professionals in various fields, such as police, mental health, education, and security, must conduct threat assessments as part of their job or as a matter of law. In this workshop, an overview of key conceptual and historical issues in the field of threat assessment will be reviewed, and basic principles and procedural issues in threat assessment and management will be discussed in more depth. Attendees will learn about issues related to conducting interviews, obtaining and reviewing collateral sources of information, using analytic or risk assessment tools, communicating about risk for targeted violence, and managing individuals who are believed to pose a violence risk.
Afternoon
During the afternoon session, SSA Amman will present the audience with a recent case study, featuring investigative actions from initial report through execution of a cohesive threat management strategy. Audience members will be able to hear the case from a joint law enforcement--threat management perspective and apply lessons learned to their own case work and experiences.
About the Presenters:
Dr. Laura Guy
Dr. Laura Guy has worked primarily as a threat assessment professional and forensic clinical psychologist. Her areas of clinical and research expertise focus on assessment and management of violence risk in youth and adults. She is active in consulting, teaching, and training, having worked with mental health, law enforcement, corrections, and legal professionals in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.
Laura obtained her PhD in psychology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in forensic psychology with a combined clinical-forensic and research focus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She has Board Certification in Forensic Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology and is licensed to practice psychology in jurisdictions in Canada and the United States. She currently serves as Editor of Journal of Threat Assessment and Management and, is the Vice President of CATAP.
SSA Molly Amman
Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Molly Amman manages two FBI offices in Iowa, the United States, with oversight over a constant stream of threat assessment and management matters. Prior to this assignment, SSA Amman served in the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit from 2010 until 2018, focusing largely on threats of violence posed by individuals and groups, threats related to school and workplace attacks, protracted crisis operations, and stalking and communicated threats. SSA Amman served as the BAU’s program manager for threat assessment from 2012 until transitioning to domestic terrorism matters in 2016. SSA Amman has completed several overseas assignments with the FBI, and also serves as an internal legal advisor for the Bureau. SSA Amman is a member of the Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals.
MAY 31, 2018 ( 9AM - 5PM)
Registration at 8:30am
Location: St. Mary’s University
Scotiabank Theatre - Sobey Building (see map below)
Professionals in various fields, such as police, mental health, education, and security, must conduct threat assessments as part of their job or as a matter of law. In this workshop, an overview of key conceptual and historical issues in the field of threat assessment will be reviewed, and basic principles and procedural issues in threat assessment and management will be discussed in more depth. Attendees will learn about issues related to conducting interviews, obtaining and reviewing collateral sources of information, using analytic or risk assessment tools, communicating about risk for targeted violence, and managing individuals who are believed to pose a violence risk.
This training will be followed by an Experts Panel.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Laura Guy has worked primarily as a threat assessment professional and forensic clinical psychologist. Her areas of clinical and research expertise focus on assessment and management of violence risk in youth and adults,. She is active in consulting, teaching, and training, having worked with mental health, law enforcement, corrections, and legal professionals in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.
Laura obtained her PhD in psychology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in forensic psychology with a combined clinical-forensic and research focus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She has Board Certification in Forensic Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology and is licensed to practice psychology in jurisdictions in Canada and the United States. She currently serves as Editor of Journal of Threat Assessment and Management and, is the Vice President of CATAP.
Professionals in various fields, such as police, mental health, education, and security, must conduct threat assessments as part of their job or as a matter of law. In this workshop, an overview of key conceptual and historical issues in the field of threat assessment will be reviewed, and basic principles and procedural issues in threat assessment and management will be discussed in more depth. Attendees will learn about issues related to conducting interviews, obtaining and reviewing collateral sources of information, using analytic or risk assessment tools, communicating about risk for targeted violence, and managing individuals who are believed to pose a violence risk.
This training will be followed by an Experts Panel.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Laura Guy has worked primarily as a threat assessment professional and forensic clinical psychologist. Her areas of clinical and research expertise focus on assessment and management of violence risk in youth and adults,. She is active in consulting, teaching, and training, having worked with mental health, law enforcement, corrections, and legal professionals in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.
Laura obtained her PhD in psychology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in forensic psychology with a combined clinical-forensic and research focus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She has Board Certification in Forensic Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology and is licensed to practice psychology in jurisdictions in Canada and the United States. She currently serves as Editor of Journal of Threat Assessment and Management and, is the Vice President of CATAP.
Become a Member ($100 annually) and package this event and all the other benefits of being a CATAP member
for $150 (annual membership + members only event rate)
Another great reason to join now!
Training Description:
An exploration of the psychology of the paedophile and the types of associated paraphilic activities they can be involved with. Also discussed will be the role of child pornography; grooming behaviour and indicative material collections. [No child abuse imagery will be shown during the lecture].
Facilitator:
Peter Collins, CD, MD, MCA, FRCPC
Peter Collins has been the operational forensic psychiatrist with the Criminal Behaviour Analysis Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police, since 1995 and a member of the crisis/hostage negotiation team, of the Toronto Police Service Emergency Task Force, since 1992.
In addition, Peter consults to the Behavioral Analysis Unit of the U.S. Marshal’s Service, the Profiling Unit of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Investigative Psychology Unit of the South African Police, and the Behavioural Sciences Section of the Calgary Police Service.
Peter obtained his Masters in Applied Criminology from the University of Ottawa, his Medical Degree from McMaster University and completed his postgraduate medical training in psychiatry and forensic psychiatry at the University of Toronto. His clinical appointment is with the Complex Illness and Recovery Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and he is an Associate Professor, in the Division of Forensic Psychiatry, at the University of Toronto. As well, Peter is a co-investigator with the Health Adaptation Research on Trauma (HART) Lab and an advisor to the International Performance Resilience and Efficiency Program for police tactical teams at the University of Toronto (Mississauga). Peter is on the board of the Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals and a consulting editor with the Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, published by the American Psychological Association.
Peter retired from the Canadian Armed Forces (Reserves), at the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, and served on 2 deployments in Southern Afghanistan. In October 2012 he was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his contribution to the Canadian Forces.
In 1997 Peter was elected a member of the International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship. In 2017 he was the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the Canadian Critical Incident Association. Peter is an authority on violent crime and has worked with, and instructed, numerous criminal justice agencies across North America, and internationally, including the FBI, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Interpol, and Europol.
Webinar - Participate in our live, full day presentation from any location. Access the training right from your computer. The information from the workshop is “streamed” over the internet and played back to you on your computer. Most computers are set up to be able to participate in our live streaming workshops, but be sure to check our system requirements.
Become a Member ($100 annually) and package this event and all the other benefits of being a CATAP member
for $150 (annual membership + members only event rate)
Another great reason to join now!
Training Description:
An exploration of the psychology of the paedophile and the types of associated paraphilic activities they can be involved with. Also discussed will be the role of child pornography; grooming behaviour and indicative material collections. [No child abuse imagery will be shown during the lecture].
Facilitator:
Peter Collins, CD, MD, MCA, FRCPC
Peter Collins has been the operational forensic psychiatrist with the Criminal Behaviour Analysis Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police, since 1995 and a member of the crisis/hostage negotiation team, of the Toronto Police Service Emergency Task Force, since 1992.
In addition, Peter consults to the Behavioral Analysis Unit of the U.S. Marshal’s Service, the Profiling Unit of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Investigative Psychology Unit of the South African Police, and the Behavioural Sciences Section of the Calgary Police Service.
Peter obtained his Masters in Applied Criminology from the University of Ottawa, his Medical Degree from McMaster University and completed his postgraduate medical training in psychiatry and forensic psychiatry at the University of Toronto. His clinical appointment is with the Complex Illness and Recovery Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and he is an Associate Professor, in the Division of Forensic Psychiatry, at the University of Toronto. As well, Peter is a co-investigator with the Health Adaptation Research on Trauma (HART) Lab and an advisor to the International Performance Resilience and Efficiency Program for police tactical teams at the University of Toronto (Mississauga). Peter is on the board of the Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals and a consulting editor with the Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, published by the American Psychological Association.
Peter retired from the Canadian Armed Forces (Reserves), at the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, and served on 2 deployments in Southern Afghanistan. In October 2012 he was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his contribution to the Canadian Forces.
In 1997 Peter was elected a member of the International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship. In 2017 he was the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the Canadian Critical Incident Association. Peter is an authority on violent crime and has worked with, and instructed, numerous criminal justice agencies across North America, and internationally, including the FBI, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Interpol, and Europol.
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CATAP is very pleased to hold our third annual joint training event with ATAP’s Northwest Chapter on Friday, February 16, 2018.
Please click here for more information about this free meeting.
This year’s theme is Insider Threats. We look forward to offering attendees insights about risk-management strategies across disciplines: mental health, law, human resources, private and public security, and law enforcement. We have a great venue, and an audience of CATAP/ATAP members and guests representing a wide range of disciplines. We hope you can join us in person or online to learn and network with CATAP members and guests and our ATAP partners.
DATE AND TIME
Friday, February 16, 2018
8:30am-2:30pm (PST)
AGENDA
We will open with Chief Constable Del Manak of the Victoria Police Department, followed by four speakers:
John Neily, consultant and former RCMP Assistant Commissioner
Christine (Chrissie) Noonan, Threat Analyst, U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Melissa Muir, Seattle Municipal Court and ATAP Northwest Chapter President
REGISTER
Please RSVP for this free training by Monday, February 12, 2018:
If you cannot be there in person, please join us online. We are piloting a livestreaming option that promises an enhanced online experience.
For those who RSVP to attend online, we will send out a link before the meeting.
IN PERSON ATTENDANCE
We have arranged discounted hotel rates at the Fairmont Empress ($179 instead of regular $289). Reserve your room online: https://aws.passkey.com/go/catap2018c
The meeting will be held in the RATTENBURY ROOM at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. The address is: 721 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 1W5
CATAP is very pleased to hold our third annual joint training event with ATAP’s Northwest Chapter on Friday, February 16, 2018.
Please click here for more information about this free meeting.
This year’s theme is Insider Threats. We look forward to offering attendees insights about risk-management strategies across disciplines: mental health, law, human resources, private and public security, and law enforcement. We have a great venue, and an audience of CATAP/ATAP members and guests representing a wide range of disciplines. We hope you can join us in person or online to learn and network with CATAP members and guests and our ATAP partners.
DATE AND TIME
Friday, February 16, 2018
8:30am-2:30pm (PST)
AGENDA
We will open with Chief Constable Del Manak of the Victoria Police Department, followed by four speakers:
John Neily, consultant and former RCMP Assistant Commissioner
Christine (Chrissie) Noonan, Threat Analyst, U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Melissa Muir, Seattle Municipal Court and ATAP Northwest Chapter President
REGISTER
Please RSVP for this free training by Monday, February 12, 2018:
If you cannot be there in person, please join us online. We are piloting a livestreaming option that promises an enhanced online experience.
For those who RSVP to attend online, we will send out a link before the meeting.
IN PERSON ATTENDANCE
We have arranged discounted hotel rates at the Fairmont Empress ($179 instead of regular $289). Reserve your room online: https://aws.passkey.com/go/catap2018c
The meeting will be held in the RATTENBURY ROOM at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. The address is: 721 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 1W5
The Corporate Investigations Unit within Alberta Health Services (AHS) is currently looking for a Corporate Investigator to join our team. As a Corporate Investigator you will conduct thorough, objective and timely investigation of serious, sensitive and high-risk issues involving AHS personnel, community peace officers, contract employees and/or AHS assets.
Through investigations and interactions, you will develop and foster strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including local police services, professional and licensing bodies, and other community agencies to ensure the efficacy of investigations and their outcomes.
This role also requires the completion of investigation reports, as well as defending them at judicial and quasi-judicial forums including provincial court, fatality inquiries, professional licensing hearings and labour arbitration hearings. Additionally, the Corporate Investigator develops and delivers training to AHS employees on subjects such as criminal law, charter rights, search and seizure, investigative techniques and violence risk assessments.
All Management and Out Of Scope positions are being reviewed for possible inclusion in the AUPE General Support Services bargaining unit. If this position is impacted, the incumbent will be notified accordingly.
Qualifications
Education and Training
Post-secondary education in criminal justice and/or health field or a combination of education and experience
Violence Risk Management training
Major Case Management training and experience
Experience
10 years experience in an investigative capacity
Police experience
Experience testifying at judicial and/or quasi-judicial venues
Leadership experience in an investigative environment
Experience in a case management role in investigational operations
Advanced investigative interviewing experience
Knowledge & Skills
Computer skills including Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point
Excellent communication skills including writing, speaking and presentation skills
Client focused and commitment to providing quality services
Ability to plan, organize and manage short and long term plans and projects
Strong organizational skills
Excellent analytical and decision-making skills
Ability to build relationships and foster partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
Licenses and/or Professional Memberships
Member of Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (CATAP)
Note: This position requires complete scheduling flexibility and open availability to travel with short notice within the province. Possession of a valid driver’s license and access to a motor vehicle in good repair for work-related travel is required.
The Corporate Investigations Unit within Alberta Health Services (AHS) is currently looking for a Corporate Investigator to join our team. As a Corporate Investigator you will conduct thorough, objective and timely investigation of serious, sensitive and high-risk issues involving AHS personnel, community peace officers, contract employees and/or AHS assets.
Through investigations and interactions, you will develop and foster strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including local police services, professional and licensing bodies, and other community agencies to ensure the efficacy of investigations and their outcomes.
This role also requires the completion of investigation reports, as well as defending them at judicial and quasi-judicial forums including provincial court, fatality inquiries, professional licensing hearings and labour arbitration hearings. Additionally, the Corporate Investigator develops and delivers training to AHS employees on subjects such as criminal law, charter rights, search and seizure, investigative techniques and violence risk assessments.
All Management and Out Of Scope positions are being reviewed for possible inclusion in the AUPE General Support Services bargaining unit. If this position is impacted, the incumbent will be notified accordingly.
Qualifications
Education and Training
Post-secondary education in criminal justice and/or health field or a combination of education and experience
Violence Risk Management training
Major Case Management training and experience
Experience
10+ years experience in an investigative capacity
Police experience
Experience testifying at judicial and/or quasi-judicial venues
Leadership experience in an investigative environment
Experience in a case management role in investigational operations
Advanced investigative interviewing experience
Knowledge & Skills
Computer skills including Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point
Excellent communication skills including writing, speaking and presentation skills
Client focused and commitment to providing quality services
Ability to plan, organize and manage short and long term plans and projects
Strong organizational skills
Excellent analytical and decision-making skills
Ability to build relationships and foster partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
Licenses and/or Professional Memberships
Member of Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (CATAP)
Note: This position requires complete scheduling flexibility and open availability to travel with short notice within the province. Possession of a valid driver’s license and access to a motor vehicle in good repair for work-related travel is required.
The 11th Conference Of The Association Of European Threat Assessment Professionals
We are pleased to announce the 11th conference of the Association of European Threat Assessment Professionals (AETAP), scheduled from 24-26 April 2018 in Helsinki, Finland.
To all professionals active in the field of threat assessment and threat management: we welcome your abstract for oral presentations! We aim to strike a balance between input from academia, law enforcement, and corporate practices.
The abstract submission deadline is on Monday 18 September 2017.
Dr. Angela Eke and Dr. Liam Ennis will present on correlates to severe IPV, various assessment tools, management suggestions, etc.
Detective Donna Cole and Detective Jeff Resler, Edmonton Police Service-Homicide Section will present a case study on the Lam Shooting from December 2014.
The workshops will take place at the ALERT (Alberta Law Enforcement Teams) Building, 18807-Stony Plain Road, Edmonton, Alberta, from 09:00 to 16:00, with registration beginning at 08:30.
The conference will be free for members of CATAP and ALERT. Lunch will not be provided but various places are available within walking distance. Coffee will be provided.
All attendees (members and non-members) must register for the event.
Non-members have two options to attend the conference:
Become a CATAP member at cost of $100 (annual fee). Once you're a member the registration is free!
Non-members can attend the conference at a cost of $105 + HST for the day.
CATAP annual membership* grants you:
Free access to our regional day-conference/workshops
Free subscription to the Journal of Threat Assessment and Management
Discounted costs to attend the National Conference and Workshop at the
Fairmont Richelieu in La Malbaie, QC (Oct 23-27, 2017)
Member-only resources on www.catap.org/members
Access to a community of dedicated and professional threat assessment
and management professionals.
* CATAP membership is subject to the provision of reference letters and a criminal background check and additionally upon the approval of the CATAP Board of Directors.
More information on how to become a member can be found on our join us webpage here.
Dr. Angela Eke and Dr. Liam Ennis will present on correlates to severe IPV, various assessment tools, management suggestions, etc.
Detective Donna Cole and Detective Jeff Resler, Edmonton Police Service-Homicide Section will present a case study on the Lam Shooting from December 2014.
The workshops will take place at the ALERT (Alberta Law Enforcement Teams) Building, 18807-Stony Plain Road, Edmonton, Alberta, from 09:00 to 16:00, with registration beginning at 08:30.
The conference will be free for members of CATAP and ALERT. Lunch will not be provided but various places are available within walking distance. Coffee will be provided.
All attendees (members and non-members) must register for the event.
Non-members have two options to attend the conference:
Become a CATAP member at cost of $100 (annual fee). Once you're a member the registration is free!
Non-members can attend the conference at a cost of $105 + HST for the day.
CATAP annual membership* grants you:
Free access to our regional day-conference/workshops
Free subscription to the Journal of Threat Assessment and Management
Discounted costs to attend the National Conference and Workshop at the
Fairmont Richelieu in La Malbaie, QC (Oct 23-27, 2017)
Member-only resources on www.catap.org/members
Access to a community of dedicated and professional threat assessment
and management professionals.
* CATAP membership is subject to the provision of reference letters and a criminal background check and additionally upon the approval of the CATAP Board of Directors.
More information on how to become a member can be found on our join us webpage here.
The Calgary Police Service BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES UNIT is hosting WAVR -21 Training by Instructors Dr. Reid Meloy and Dr. Stephen Whiteon on March 1-2, 2017 in Calgary, Alberta.
The WAVR-21 – Workplace Assessment of Violence Risk – is a 21-item coded instrument for the structured assessment of workplace and campus targeted violence risk. It is appropriate for assessing adults and students 18 years of age or older, including outsiders who may possibly pose a risk of harm to a member or members of an organization.
The primary focus of the WAVR-21 is to assess the risk of workplace and campus-related targeted violence. A term originally coined by the behavioral scientists of the US Secret Service, targeted violence refers to situations in which an individual intentionally commits an act of violence against a pre-selected target, whether people or places. Also referred to as intended violence, these acts are potentially foreseeable, as they are the result of an understandable, evolving and often discernible process of thinking, behavior, and preparation. Several of the WAVR-21 factors incorporate this “pathway to violence” escalation dynamic.
The Calgary Police Service BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES UNIT is hosting WAVR -21 Training by Instructors Dr. Reid Meloy and Dr. Stephen Whiteon on March 1-2, 2017 in Calgary, Alberta.
The WAVR-21 – Workplace Assessment of Violence Risk – is a 21-item coded instrument for the structured assessment of workplace and campus targeted violence risk. It is appropriate for assessing adults and students 18 years of age or older, including outsiders who may possibly pose a risk of harm to a member or members of an organization.
The primary focus of the WAVR-21 is to assess the risk of workplace and campus-related targeted violence. A term originally coined by the behavioral scientists of the US Secret Service, targeted violence refers to situations in which an individual intentionally commits an act of violence against a pre-selected target, whether people or places. Also referred to as intended violence, these acts are potentially foreseeable, as they are the result of an understandable, evolving and often discernible process of thinking, behavior, and preparation. Several of the WAVR-21 factors incorporate this “pathway to violence” escalation dynamic.
CTRI presents the following in-person public workshop:
Violence Threat Assessment – Planning and Response
Whitehorse, YT: October 6, 2016 (early rate expires September 15)
This workshop provides a communication and decision-making model to help businesses, schools, organizations and communities become more effective in their management of threats.
Some of the topics covered:
Stages of Violence – From Grievance to Confrontation
CTRI presents the following in-person public workshop:
Violence Threat Assessment – Planning and Response
Whitehorse, YT: October 6, 2016 (early rate expires September 15)
This workshop provides a communication and decision-making model to help businesses, schools, organizations and communities become more effective in their management of threats.
Some of the topics covered:
Stages of Violence – From Grievance to Confrontation
President: Keith Hammond Treasurer: Geoff Frisby Secretary: Dr. Laura Guy
Elected:
Vice President: Michelle Doyle
Directors*:
Darren Balsom
Dr. Peter Collins
Dave O’Brien
Dale Myhre
Trudy Triplet
*Our by-laws require us to elect four directors and allow for the executive to appoint four more to ensure the constituency of the board is balanced professionally and regionally. We had a tie for fourth and so this year we will be “electing” five and appointing three directors.
President: Keith Hammond Treasurer: Geoff Frisby Secretary: Dr. Laura Guy
Elected:
Vice President: Michelle Doyle
Directors*:
Darren Balsom
Dr. Peter Collins
Dave O’Brien
Dale Myhre
Trudy Triplet
*Our by-laws require us to elect four directors and allow for the executive to appoint four more to ensure the constituency of the board is balanced professionally and regionally. We had a tie for fourth and so this year we will be “electing” five and appointing three directors.
