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Level of Service Inventory-Revised: Screening Version (LSI-R:SV) Certified Training

US$515 Regular Price

-US$25 GIFR Member Price


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CE Credits: 6 Credits
Length: 6 Hours
Level: Intermediate
CE Eligibility: APA, ASWB ACE, ANCC, NBCC, NAADAC, CPA
Training Style: Video
Category: Risk Assessment and Management
Intended Audience: Mental Health, Correctional, and Legal Professionals

Training Description
Preliminary screening for general recidivism risk saves valuable time and resources in correctional, legal, and behavioral health settings. The Level of Service Inventory-Revised: Screening Version (LSI-R:SV) aids in this pursuit by offering a fast, friendly, and frugal alternative to administering full risk/needs assessments for all offenders. This workshop will train you in the use of the LSI-R:SV while earning 6 hours of valuable Continuing Education Credit.
The development of the LSI-R:SV will be discussed, item-by-item instructions will be given on how to reliably score the measure and interpret its findings, a review of the peer-reviewed research on the LSI-R:SV will be provided, and guidance will be put forth on how to apply LSI-R:SV reporting conventions. A case study will be employed to allow you to practice using the tool’s coding manual and to learn to avoid common administration errors. Attendees should have access to an LSI-R:SV manual and coding sheet purchasable through the instrument’s publisher, Multi-Health Systems. For details visit: http://www.mhs.com/
Trainer Biography
Ralph Fretz, PhD is a licensed psychologist and expert witness who is an official Master Trainer for the LSI-R, LS/CMI, YLS/CMI, and LS/RNR. Former award-winning Director of Assessment and Research at Community Education Centers, Dr. Fretz is a graduate of Columbia University and Seton Hall School of Professional Psychology. He has worked with a variety of populations including juvenile and adult offenders, sexual offenders, and psychiatric inpatients. Dr. Fretz’s work has been published in a number of leading scholarly journals, and he frequently speaks at national and international conferences.
Learning Objectives
This training is designed to help you:
  • Describe the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model of offender rehabilitation
  • Discuss the four generations of risk/need assessments
  • Learn to administer the LSI-R:SV
  • Practice administering the LSI-R:SV using a real-world case study

1 Sponsorship: Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. MHS maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts Continuing Education Credit sponsored by the American Psychological Association. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, provider #1371, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Global Institute of Forensic Research maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 6/8/2022-6/8/2025. Social Workers completing this course receive continuing education credits. Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. MHS maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) has been approved by NAADAC as an approved Continuing Education, Provider No. 144308. Programs that do not qualify for NAADAC credit are clearly identified. MHS maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Global Institute of Forensic Research (GIFR) has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education provider. ACEP No.6711. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. GIFR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Global Institute of Forensic Research (GIFR) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0337. Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0036.

2 Refund/Cancellation Policy: If you wish to request a refund on account of technical difficulties, please contact [email protected].

3 Commercial Supports: Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) reports no conflicts of interest in the development and sponsorship of this training. MHS receives no commercial support for its Continuing Education programs or from its presenters.

Note 1: The CPA's approval of an individual, group, or organization as a CE Sponsor or Provider is restricted to the activities described in the approved application or annual report form. The CPA's approval does not extend to any other CE activity the Sponsor or Provider might offer. In granting its approval, the CPA assumes no legal or financial obligations to Sponsors, Providers, or to those individuals who might participate in a Sponsor or Provider's CE activities or programs. Further, responsibility for the content, provision, and delivery of any CE activity approved by the CPA remains that of the CE Sponsor or Provider. The CPA disclaims all legal liability associated with the content, provision, and delivery of the approved CE activity.

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