Assessing risk: a relational approach (P20)
Join experts from the renowned Portman Clinic in critical analysis of models of risk assessment through a psychodynamic lens
Through a series of engaging, virtual lectures delivered by a group of expert speakers, this ten-week course offers you an innovative framework for understanding the complex and subtle issues involved in assessing and managing the risk of violence and sexual offending.
You may work in a variety of settings, including generic mental health services, social care, forensic mental health and the criminal justice system.
Aims and learning objectives
In this ten-week CPD course, you will examine:
- models of risk assessment
- accuracy and limitations of different types of risk assessment
- key psychodynamic concepts in understanding symptoms, offending and enactment
- psychodynamics of the relationship between offender and victim, and between practitioner and client
- psychodynamic theories of violence
- the impact of childhood development on adult enactment and offending: developmental history, attachment and cycles of violence and abuse
- psychodynamic theories of sexual offending and perversion
- borderline and psychotic states of mind
- what can be learned?
Who is this course for?
This course is for you if you are a clinician or practitioner working in generic mental health services, social care, forensic mental health or the criminal justice system and come into contact with individuals who present a risk of harm to others.
You may be a clinician or practitioner who assesses and manages risk of harm to self or others in individuals with severe psychopathology in secure and community settings.
Course details
This cohort has now closed. Please use the ‘Register your interest’ button to sign up to our list to be contacted about future occurrences of this course.
There will be ten sessions, each lasting two hours:
| Sessions | Date | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1/10 | Friday 21 April 23 | 2.30pm | 4.30pm |
| Session 2/10 | Friday 28 April 23 | 2.30pm | 4.30pm |
| Session 3/10 | Friday 5 May 23 | 2.30pm | 4.30pm |
| Session 4/10 | Friday 12 May 23 | 2.30pm | 4.30pm |
| Session 5/10 | Friday 19 May 23 | 2.30pm | 4.30pm |
| Session 6/10 | Friday 26 May 23 | 2.30pm | 4.30pm |
| Session 7/10 | Friday 2 June 23 | 2.30pm | 4.30pm |
| Session 8/10 | Friday 9 June 23 | 2.30pm | 4.30pm |
| Session 9/10 | Friday 16 June 23 | 2.30pm | 4.30pm |
| Session 10/10 | Friday 23 June 23 | 2.30pm | 4.30pm |
This course will be delivered remotely using Zoom.
You will need a device with a microphone and camera together with a suitably fast internet connection. Although mobile devices and tablets can be used, we recommend the use of a laptop or desktop PC for the best experience. Some devices provided by employers may have restrictions in place. Please use this Zoom test link to check your set up before booking.
You will be sent the necessary login link about a week before the course start date. Should you have any concerns about the accessibility of remote delivery please contact us to discuss how we can best help you.
This course is delivered by the renowned Portman Clinic and will introduce you to models of risk assessment and examine the accuracy and limitations of them.
You will examine key psychodynamic concepts in understanding symptoms, offending and enactment and gain an understanding of the impact of childhood development on adult enactment and offending.
You will also examine psychodynamic theories of sexual offending and perversion and borderline and psychotic states of mind.
The course will typically cover the following areas:
- introduction to the course: a relational approach to risk assessment
- relational approaches to sexual offending
- online perversions
- understanding paedophilia
- stalking: a relational approach
- counter-transference Issues in working with mentally disordered offenders
- violence and psychopathy
- violence as tragedy, violence as tyranny
- violence and sexual deviation in adolescence
- offending as a psychodynamic enactment
- conclusion
Although there are no formal academic entry requirements, we ask that you have had some previous learning/experience in the basics of psychodynamic theory.
Library membership
Included in your course fee, you will receive online membership to the Tavistock’s internationally-renowned library for the duration of your course.
Our friendly and knowledgeable library team will help to support you through your specialist CPD course, whatever your level of professional or academic experience. You will have access to an extensive range of eBooks, online journals, all the relevant key databases and our specialist audio-visual collection, plus reference access to all our print books.
Our information skills trainer has made lots of material available on Moodle to help you navigate our comprehensive electronic collections. PCs and photocopiers are available for your use (charges apply for printing and copying), as well as various online resources including audio/video playlists.
Testimonials
Course facilitators
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Dr Muzaffar Husain
Consultant forensic psychiatrist and a psychoanalyst
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Dr Jessica Yakeley
Consultant psychiatrist in forensic psychotherapy
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Dr Stephen Blumenthal
Psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist
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Dr Tomasz Fortuna
Psychoanalyst
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Dr Ariel Nathanson
Consultant child and adolescent psychotherapist
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Dr Alla Rubitel
Consultant psychiatrist in forensic psychotherapy
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Dr Andrew Williams
Psychoanalyst
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Gabrielle Brown
Forensic psychotherapist
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Ms Eleanor Fellowes
Register your interest
Bookings are now closed. Register your interest to join our waiting list and be the first to hear when this course reopens.
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