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The Risk-Need-Responsivity Model: An Evidence-Based Approach to Reducing Juvenile Recidivism

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CE Credits: 0 Credits
Length: 1 Hour
Level: Introductory
CE Eligibility: APA, ASWB ACE, ANCC, NAADAC, CPA
Training Style: Video
Category: GIFR Membership Exclusive
Intended Audience: Mental Health, Correctional, and Legal Professionals
Accessibility: To learn more about accessibility accommodations contact [email protected].

Training Description
With the prison population increasing in over 70% of countries worldwide, governments have increasingly turned their attention to the issue of reoffending, also known as recidivism. Although many evidence-based models have been put forth over the years to reduce juvenile recidivism rates, there is little question that the most dominant is what is referred to as the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Model. This brief training will focus on defining the key underlying principles of the RNR Model as well as the role that risk/need assessment tools play in the RNR Model's implementation.
Trainer Biography
Jay P Singh, Ph.D., is Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. Former Senior Clinical Researcher in Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology for the Department of Justice of Switzerland and fellow of the Mental Health Law and Policy Department at the University of South Florida, he completed his graduate studies in psychiatry at the University of Oxford. Since this time, he has lectured for Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth, and UPenn. He was promoted to Full Professor at Molde University College in Norway in 2014.
Learning Objectives
This training is designed to help you:
  • Describe the underlying principles of the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model
  • Discuss peer-reviewed research underlying the efficacy of the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model
  • Identify the role of risk/need assessment tools in the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model
  • Explain the benefits of implementing risk/need assessment tools in practice

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.

Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.), provider #1371, formerly Global Institute of Forensic Research, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 6/8/2025-6/8/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 0 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.

Multi-Health Systems Inc. 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. Multi-Health Systems Inc. is solely responsible for all aspects of the programing.

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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.

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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.

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