Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm ET /
8:00 am – 10:00 am PT

Presented by: Mervyn Davies, MA, ATSA-F (See Bio)

To be eligible for a certificate of attendance, you must attend the entire live training and complete an evaluation form within 24 hours following the live event.

Please note: This training is not eligible for CE credits.

Online Training Description:

Viewing time measures provide an unintrusive way to assess sexual interests among people who have sexually abused. It can be used in risk assessments and to assist in diagnosing Pedophilic and related conditions.

“Viewing time” refers to how long a person spends looking at visual stimuli, typically images of people, during a psychophysiological assessment of sexual interests. It is used as an indirect indicator of sexual interest or attraction. Viewing time is typically measured using computerized tasks where participants are shown a series of images, and their response times are recorded. The basic premise is that people tend to look longer at stimuli they find sexually attractive or interesting. It's considered a relatively unobtrusive way to assess sexual interests compared to more direct questioning or physiological measures.

Presenter Mervyn Davies, co-founder of the LOOK Assessment, developed this training to help evaluators and treatment providers use a viewing time instrument in their professional activities with clients who have sexually abused others. The training covers:

• The long history of using viewing time tools with people convicted of sexual crimes
• A review of existing approaches
• Three kinds of sexual attraction in males
• Why we assess sexual interests
• Review of top risk factors for sexual offense recidivism
• The use of measures to improve client disclosure of interests and engagement in treatment
• Reasons why there are no norm-referenced tools.

The training aims to enhance participants’ understanding of clients’ sexual interest and its relevance to risk assessment and treatment planning. Davies explains the functionality of ipsative measure—a type of assessment that compares an individual's responses to their own previous responses—in gauging sexual interest. 

This training focuses on viewing time generally, and skills learned in this training apply to the use of other measures. At the conclusion of the training, case examples (using the LOOK Assessment as an illustration) are used to promote discussion among the participants and provide practical insights into the application of viewing time measures in professional settings. 

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

1) Explain the role of viewing time in assessing people who have sexually abused.
2) Describe the role of viewing time in risk assessment.
3) Identify at least one established measure of viewing time in sexual interest evaluation.
4) Recognize three kinds of sexual attraction observed in males.

Interactive Follow-Up Meeting

Attendees are invited to join an open discussion 15 minutes following the end of the training, where you can engage with fellow attendees by turning on your camera and microphone. This is an opportunity to share your experiences and contribute to a meaningful exchange of ideas. Time will be allocated to address questions or insights from the training. Please note that attendance is optional and will not affect your eligibility for a training certificate.

We can refund your training fee up to 24 hours prior to the start of the training.

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