"Hello Dr. Meloy,
I wanted to thank you for offering your training "When the Risk of Targeted Violence Enters the Psychotherapeutic Relationship", through the Houston Psychoanalytic Society in November.
At the time I was skeptical about how likely it would be for me to encounter such a case that I would ever have to think about reporting to law enforcement. But here we are in January less than two months later and I met with a young person who in the first session described an ideological fixation, the desire to acquire a lot of firearms, and admitted to watching and re-watching the Charlie Kirk assasination video over and over again for pleasure.
Thank you so much for making this training available. I hope this knowledge will make it into the awareness of more clinicians who work with young people at risk of being radicalized to violence through their interactions with the dark parts of the internet."
- Clinician, Houston Psychoanalytic Society
Event Description
Despite the steady decrease in violent crime over the past three decades, there has been an increase in targeted attacks toward people in public places, ranging from schools and workplaces to open recreational areas. Motivations vary, but often include both personal grievances and an attraction to extreme religious or political beliefs. Mental health professionals, on rare occasion, may find the antecedents of such thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in their patients.
In this seminar, Dr. Meloy will teach such pre-offense warning behaviors to clinicians in attendance. Based upon his research group's work over the past 15 years, and validated by numerous studies by others in North America, Europe, and Australia, these proximal warning behaviors provide important benchmarks for the clinician to identify, assess, and manage such threats posed by their patients in their daily practice.
*Come early to join us for a continental breakfast and coffee served prior to the presentation.
Registration/Attendance Process:
This is a hybrid event, available both in person and online and preregistration is required. By registering for this event, all participants agree to abide by SDPC’s in-person and online meeting policies, including confidentiality, ethical conduct, and respectful participation. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in removal from the event and may be subject to disciplinary and/or legal action.
- Register by clicking the registration button. You will receive a confirmation by email with details about the event.
- We will have a list of registrants and will check your attendance.
- Participants must list full name under your video image to allow the Continuing Education Manager to confirm your attendance.
- Participants must have their cameras on at the beginning and the end of the event to receive credit.
- Partial attendance of a CE/CME activity will not be awarded CE/CME credit.
Virtual Option: If you register to attend virtually, a Zoom link will be sent by 6:00 PM the day before the event, once your registration and payment are complete. Please email: events@sdpsychoanalytic.org if you have not received your link.
Accommodations & Grievances
- If you need special accommodations to attend this event, please contact the Event Coordinator.
- For any grievances or issues, please contact the Continuing Education Manager for any grievances.
Please Note: This event may be recorded for educational purposes. Participants seeking CME credit are asked to keep their cameras on. If you do not wish to appear on camera, you must notify the SDPC Continuing Education Manager in writing in advance (cme@sdpsychoanalytic.org). SDPC will make every effort to exclude your image, but your voice may still be captured during the event.
When
Where
CEUs
Cost
Educational Objective(s)
- Attendees will learn the eight proximal warning behaviors and how to recognize them in a mental health consultation setting.
- Attendees will learn steps to take, both within the psychotherapeutic hour, as well as data gathering outside the treatment, to mitigate such risks.
Presenter Information
Reid Meloy, Ph.D.
Dr. Reid Meloy is a board-certified forensic psychologist who engages in consultation, research, and teaching mental health and law enforcement professionals with a primary focus in threat assessment and mitigation of risk.
He is a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego; and a faculty member of the San Diego Psychoanalytic Center. He is the author of several hundred peer reviewed scientific publications, and the author or editor of 14 books.
In 2022 he received the Manfred Guttmacher Award from the American Psychiatric Association for his edited book with Dr. Jens Hoffmann, International Handbook of Threat Assessment, 2nd edition (Oxford University Press). His forthcoming co-edited book is Mental Health Aspects of High Threat Groups (Oxford University Press). For the past 24 years he has been a consultant to the Behavioral Analysis Unit of the FBI.
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ACCREDITATION
The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center (SDPC), is proud to offer CME credit to Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Psychologists and Social Workers. These CME credits will usually satisfy requirements for Social Worker and Psychologist CEUs. However, clinicians should consult their state licensing boards for final approval. Please see the CE/CME credits page for more information.
Continuing Education certificates of attendance will be awarded electronically in exchange for a completed evaluation form. For refund policies or cancellations, please visit our policies page. Any other questions, contact the SDPC Continuing Education Manager.
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CMA Accreditation Statement: The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA, provider #4001214) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
AMA Credit Designation Statement: The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center designates this Continuing Education activity for a maximum of 2 hours AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™️. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CAMFT Accreditation: The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center (SDPC) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) as a continuing education provider, (#050121), to offer Category 1 credit for LMFT’S, LCSW’S, LPCC’S and LEP’S. SDPC as required by the California Board of Behavior Sciences. SDPC maintains responsibility for this course program and all of its content.
Psychologists: SDPC is also approved as a Continuing Education Provider by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider number PCE#794, to offer Category 1 credit for LCSWs, MFTs, and Registered Nurses, Provider Numbers CEP#4940. The California Board of Psychology accepts the Category 1 CE credits from the CMA. Psychologists are responsible for reporting their individual attendance to the Board of Psychology. All attendees are responsible for keeping their certificate of attendance for personal records.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center (SDPC) CME Committee has reviewed the materials for accredited continuing education and has determined that none of the planners and presenters for this activity have relevant financial relationship(s)* to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. This activity is not related to the product line of ineligible companies and therefore, the activity meets the exception outlined in Standard 3: ACCME's identification, mitigation, and disclosure of relevant financial relationships. This activity does not have any known commercial support.
*Financial relationships are relevant if the educational content that an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.
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