Upcoming Forensic Psychology courses at the University of Kent

The Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychology (CORE-FP) have an exciting programme of events lined up for the coming months.

Psychological Approaches to Working with Trauma
Wednesday 2 March 2016, 09.00 – 16.00, Canterbury Campus.
The workshop will be facilitated by Professor Jamie Hacker Hughes, President Elect of the British Psychology Society. Dr Jane Wood, Reader in Forensic Psychology here at the University of Kent will be chairing the day.
Places on the workshop are £150 and can be booked online. Students are eligible for a discounted rate of £85, which can be booked here.

Firesetting Intervention Programme for Mentally Disordered Offenders (FIP-MO)
Wednesday 20 April 2016, 09.00 – 17.00, Canterbury Campus.
The FIP-MO is a specialist intervention which has been developed for use with male and female offenders with a mental/personality disorder who have a history of deliberate firesetting.
This workshop offers official training for the FIP-MO programme by Professor Theresa Gannon (FIP-MO developer) and Dr Nichola Tyler (lead on the FIP-MO evaluation).
Places on the workshop are £200 and can be booked online.

HCR20-Version 3
Tuesday 26 April 2016, 09.00 – 17.00, Canterbury Campus.
Learn about best practices using the HCR-20 set of guidelines for comprehensive violence risk assessment and management based on the Structured Professional Judgement (SPJ) model.
Places on the workshop are £345 and can be booked online.

RSVP (Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol)
Wednesday 27 April 2016, 09.00 – 17.00, Canterbury Campus.
Learn about the administration of RSVP, the structured professional judgement risk assessment
instrument which provides evaluators with guidance on assessing risk and developing risk plans to prevent sexual violence.
Places on the workshop are £345 and can be booked online.

For further information or if you have any queries, please contact Jackie Fotheringham at j.c.fotheringham@kent.ac.uk or on 01227 824 804.