In this Our Safe Haven, we invite you to join Laurie Guidry and David Prescott for a collegial, café-style gathering focused on the challenges of assessing individuals at risk for violent or abusive behavior. Each session begins with a focused discussion on the complexities of assessment, evolving naturally into an engaging, attendee-driven conversation grounded in shared experiences and professional insights. Session 02: Let’s Talk What We Ask and How We Listen: March 25, 2026, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET: Reflect on interview strategies for clinical reviews, including ways to invite openness and respond to denial and minimization. Discuss the difficulties of making space for the person’s story, trauma, culture, and context while still gathering information about risk and protective factors.

Join us for a series of professional dialogues designed to address these pressing issues. Moderated by Seth Wescott and David Prescott, these discussions provide a supportive space for professionals to share insights, develop strategies, and enhance their ability to navigate the complexities of SEM’s impact on youths. Each session will begin with a focused exploration of a specific topic, evolving naturally into an engaging, attendee-driven conversation shaped by shared experiences and professional insights.

Join Dr. Hocken—one of the world’s leading experts in Forensic Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)—for an in-depth training on deepening our understanding of risk and assessment. Through the CFT lens, participants will explore how shame, self-criticism, and emotional regulation shape clients’ lives and treatment engagement. This training offers a trauma-informed, compassion-based framework for integrating risk, need, and protective factors, and provides a practical approach to applying compassion-informed risk formulation with Structured Professional Judgment (SPJ) tools.

In this Our Safe Haven series, Dan Knoepfler, Seth Wescott, and David Prescott explore the growing challenges faced by professionals working with emerging adult clients whose lives are increasingly centered online. Through guided discussion and participant engagement, we’ll ask questions, share perspectives, and consider practical strategies for moving forward.

In this Our Safe Haven, we invite you to join Laurie Guidry and David Prescott for a collegial, café-style gathering focused on the challenges of assessing individuals at risk for violent or abusive behavior. Each session begins with a focused discussion on the complexities of assessment, evolving naturally into an engaging, attendee-driven conversation grounded in shared experiences and professional insights. Session 03: Let’s Talk Writing Risk in Human Terms, April 24, 2026, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET: Discuss the challenges of translating complex assessment data into clear language that communicates risk, uncertainty, and potential for change to courts, agencies, clients, and families without reducing people to their worst actions.

Paraphilias can be complex and often misunderstood—but accurate assessment is key to effective and ethical treatment. In this training, Dr. Nikole Nassen guides clinicians in distinguishing between atypical sexual interests and paraphilic disorders, clarifying when these interests become clinically or risk-relevant. Participants will learn practical strategies for assessment and treatment, from helping clients manage paraphilic interests and behaviors to incorporating trauma-informed approaches, safety planning, and pharmacological options. Real-world case examples and a sex-positive, evidence-based framework will help clinicians apply these insights in practice.

Justice-involved clients often face the dual challenges of substance use and complex life circumstances. In this engaging webinar, Dr. Séan Foy introduces Solution-Focused Harm Reduction (SFHR)—a compassionate integration of harm reduction’s pragmatic, nonjudgmental stance with Solution-Focused Therapy’s strengths-based, goal-oriented approach. Participants will learn how this innovative framework fosters respectful, collaborative relationships that emphasize clients’ goals, possibilities, and existing strengths—whether or not abstinence is the outcome. Dr. Foy will demonstrate practical ways to apply SFHR to support individuals struggling with substance use or other high-risk behaviors, helping professionals enhance engagement and achieve more meaningful, sustainable results.