high-risk behaviours

Assessing and Treating Adolescents with High-Risk Behaviours

Adolescent high-risk behaviour (violence, aggression, sexual offending, etc.) is a serious public health concern. Service providers working with this population must have a sound understanding of factors related to both emerging and latent violent/aggressive characteristics that are associated with recidivism. Increasingly, treatment to address these problems is occupying other sectors outside of mental health – public health and youth justice are two examples. 

Description

This workshop will provide understanding and guidance from the perspective of an experienced clinician and program director to design programs and services that better address the high-risk behaviours. 

In this course front line staff, therapists, and managers will learn factors for assessing high-risk behaviours and identifying treatment direction, as well as developing cogent safety plans and community reintegration plans. Understanding risk and providing the appropriate treatment in accordance with the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Principles will dramatically increase positive outcomes and decrease service duration and risk to community. 

Learning Outcomes 

  1. Identify risk issues and balance the static and dynamic risk factors. 
  2. Develop a comprehensive assessment which can be modified for on-going interim treatment evaluations and post-treatment outcomes. 
  3. Develop safety plans with individual clients to reduce their risk of offending. 
  4. Develop protocols and practices for working with other service providers. 
  5. Identify treatment interventions and target specific areas for change. 
  6. Through the use of case studies, examine factors associated with treatment gains and successful client outcomes. 

Who Should Attend  

This online training is suitable for front line staff, therapists, and managers. 

Course Dates & Format  

There are no scheduled dates for this course at this time, however in-service is available.

This is a 6-hour training. This course consists of two 3-hour interactive virtual sessions using Zoom. 

Instructor:  Bill Helmeczi, RPO, RSW 

Bill Helmeczi RPO, RSW is the CEO of a Community Addictions and Mental Health Agency. Formerly he was the Director of Mental Health for an Infant, Child, and Youth Mental Health Agency.  He was also Systems’ planner for Children’s Mental Health in the Region.  He has been the Director of Research and Training Institute which has supported over a dozen research projects. The formalized Intern program has trained over 100 graduate (Masters and Doctoral level students).  He developed a training manual for the treatment of Adolescents who sexually Offend (2002) and has spoken internationally on the subject. His doctoral dissertation was focused on health behaviour in an at-risk population. In addition, since 2000 have been teaching at Brock University in the Departments of Psychology and Child and Youth Studies. 

Training Fee 

Group Registration: Save 20% off individual fees with a group registration of 4 or more participants. Download the group registration form HERE.

Continuing Education Information  

Licensing boards and professional organizations will grant Continuing Education credits for attendance at their discretion when participants submit the course outline and certificate.  

In-Service  

This is available as an in-person or virtual in-service training and customized to suit your needs. 

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