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Training Seminars:
March 28, 2012
0845-1600 hrs.
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The Short-Term Assessment of Risk & Treatability: Introductory Training in Assessing Vulnerabilites & Strengths
Clinical and Forensic Applications of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised
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March 29, 2012
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Overview
Mental Health and the Justice System: Implications and Applications of Treatment, Research,
Policy and Law
Johann Brink, MB, ChB, BA Hons, FCPsych (SA), FRCPC, Conference Chair, Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission
The Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission of BC, an agency of BC Mental Health and Addiction Services, and our partners BC
Youth Forensic Psychiatric Services, Alberta Health Services and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia
are proud to present the 2012 conference on “Mental Health and the Justice System - Implications of Treatment, Research, Policy and
Law”. A broad range of papers, symposia, posters and workshops will address issues of local, national and international interest across
clinical, legal, administrative as well as ethical domains.
We are pleased to have three internationally renowned experts as plenary speakers: Dr Robert Hare, who recently received the Order
of Canada for his distinguised contributions to psychology, especially for his work on psychopathy will open the conference with a talk
entitled: “Psychopathy: Recent Developments, Controversies, and Directions for Research”. Dr. Robert McMahon from SFU, an expert on
youth violence, will speak on “The Promise of Prevention for Serious Conduct Problems in High Risk Youth” and Dr. Anthony Bailey, an
international authority on a fast developing challenge for forensic clinicians will bring us insights into Autism and Autistic Spectrum
Disorders.
On the first of the three conference days, attendees have the opportunity to attend workshops on psychopathy, and short term strength
based risk assessment. On days two and three an exciting range of Canadian and international speakers will address issues related to
current and emerging best practices in the assessment, treatment and service delivery models in Forensic Mental Health.
On behalf of our sponsors and the Organising Committee, it is my pleasure to invite and welcome you to the 8th Annual Pacific Forensic
Psychiatry Conference at the Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside Hotel, Vancouver from March 28–30, 2012.
Hope to see you there!
Opening Remarks
Alan Markwart, Senior Executive Director, Provincial Services, Ministry of Children and Family Development, British Columbia
Johann Brink, Director, Clinical Services & Scientific Director, Forensic Psychiatry Services Commission, BC Mental Health and
Addiction Services
Marni Bercov, Director, Justice Services, Acute & Tertiary Care, Addiction and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services
William Honer, Jack Bell Chair in Schizophrenia, Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Director, Institute of Mental Health,
University of British Columbia
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Planning Committee
Paul Anderson, MBA, CHRP
Director, Learning & Development, BC Mental Health &
Addiction Services, Coquitlam, BC
Barb Bell, ACMM
Conference Planning Coordinator, BC Mental Health &
Addiction Services, Coquitlam, BC
Marni Bercov, MA, RSW
Director, Justice Services, Acute & Tertiary Care,
Addiction and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services
Johann Brink, MB, ChB, BA Hons, FCPsych(SA), FRCPC
Director, Clinical Services & Scientific Director, Forensic
Psychiatric Services Commission, BC Mental Health &
Addiction Services, Coquitlam, BC; and Clinical Professor,
Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, BC
Anthony Dugbartey, PhD
Registered Psychologist, Forensic Psychiatric Services
Commission, BC Mental Health & Addiction Services,
Victoria, BC
Heather Gretton, PhD
Program Director, Program Evaluation and Research,
Youth Forensic Psychiatric Services, Burnaby, BC
Lyle Hillaby, LLB
Crown Counsel, BC Ministry of Attorney General
Training Day Choices
March 28, 2012 Identify the pre-conference seminar you
would like to attend and check the corresponding number.
Concurrent Session Choices
March 29 & 30, 2012 Identify the conference sessions
you would like to attend and check the corresponding
number(s). Please choose an alternative workshop in the
event seats are already filled in your first choice.
Note: Some sessions are scheduled for 30 or 45
minutes. You must select all sessions to total the 90 minute
concurrent session time slot. Seats are limited and will be
filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
See inside brochure for a list of sessions.
Angus Monaghan, MSW, BSW, BA
Senior Manager, Regional Clinics, Forensic
Psychiatric Services Commission, Nanaimo, BC
Tonia L. Nicholls, PhD
Senior Research Fellow, Forensic Psychiatry Services
Commission, BC Mental Health & Addiction Services,
Coquitlam, BC; Assistant Professor, Department of
Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Kulwant Riar, BSc, MBBS, FRCPC
Provincial Clinical Director, Youth Forensic Psychiatric
Services, Burnaby, BC
Nader Sharifi, BSc, MD, CCFP, ABAM, CCHP
Family Physician, Forensic Psychiatric Services
Commission, BC Mental Health & Addiction Services,
Coquitlam, BC
Roy O’Shaughnessy, MD, FRCPC
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry,
Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, BC
Moreen Tremblay, MSW, RSCW
Project Manager Training and Development,
Youth Forensic Psychiatric Services,
Kelowna, BC
Plenary Sessions
Psychopathy: Recent Developments, Controversies,
and Directions for Research
Thursday Morning - March 29, 2012
Robert D. Hare, Ph.D.
University of British Columbia & Darkstone Research Group
Vancouver, BC
Biography: Robert Hare is Emeritus Professor of Psychology,
University of British Columbia, where he has taught and conducted
research for some 35 years, and President of Darkstone Research
Group Ltd., a forensic research and consulting firm. He has devoted
most of his academic career to the investigation of psychopathy,
its nature, assessment, and implications for mental health and
criminal justice. He is the author of several books, including
Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among
Us, and more than two hundred chapters and scientific articles
on psychopathy. He is the developer of the Psychopathy Checklist-
Revised (PCL-R) and co-author of its derivatives, the Psychopathy
Checklist: Screening Version, the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version,
the Antisocial Process Screening Device, and the P-Scan (for use in
law enforcement). He consults with law enforcement, including
the FBI and the RCMP, and is a member of the Research Advisory
Board of the FBI Child Abduction and Serial Murder Investigative
Resources Center (CASMIRC). He also was a member of the
Advisory Panel established by Her Majesty’s Prison Service to
develop new programs for the treatment of psychopathic offenders.
His current research on psychopathy includes assessment issues,
developmental factors, neurobiological correlates, risk for recidivism
and violence, development of new treatment and management
strategies for psychopathic offenders. He and Paul Babiak have
extended the theory and research on psychopathy to the business
and corporate world, with the development of the B-Scan, an
instrument used to screen for psychopathic traits and behaviors, and
a book, Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go To Work. He lectures
widely on psychopathy and on the use and misuse of the PCL-R
in the mental health and criminal justice systems. Among his most
recent awards are the Silver Medal of the Queen Sophia Center
in Spain; the Canadian Psychological Association Award for
Distinguished Applications of Psychology; The American Academy
of Forensic Psychology Award for Distinguished Applications to
the Field of Forensic Psychology; the Isaac Ray Award presented
by the American Psychiatric Association and the American
Academy of Psychiatry and Law for Outstanding Contributions
to Forensic Psychiatry and Psychiatric Juriprudence; the B. Jaye
Anno Award for Excellence in Communication, presented by the
National Commission on Correctional Health Care; the R. D. Hare
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for the Scientific
Study of Psychopathy; the Canadian Psychological Association’s
Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International
Advancement of Psychology; the Canadian Psychological
Association’s D.O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions
to Psychology as a Science; and the Western Society of
Criminology Paul Tappan Award for Outstanding Contributions
to Criminology. He is an Affiliate Member of the International
Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship. In December 2010 he
was named to the Order of Canada.
Summary: The empirical study of psychopathy has increased
dramatically over the past few decades, from less than 20 articles per
year in 1990 to over 250 per year in 2010. It is becoming increasingly
clear that the importance and implications of psychopathy are not
confined to forensic populations. Among the more important
recent trends are (1) debates concerning the possible inclusion of
psychopathy in DSM5; (2) the contributions of behaviour genetics,
environmental forces, and their interactions to our understanding
of the development and maintenance of traits and behaviours that
lead to adult psychopathy; (3) the extension world in particular;
and (4) the rapidly expanding role of neuroscience in delineating
the nature of psychopathy, and in informing issues having to do
with moral and criminal responsibility. Brief commentaries will be
made on these issues, the concerns they generate for society, and
suggestions for the direction of research.
The Promise of Prevention for Serious Conduct
Problems in High-Risk Youth
Friday Morning - March 30, 2012
Robert McMahon, Ph.D.
Professor and LEEF BC Leadership Chair, Simon Fraser University,
Department of Psychology, Burnaby, BC; and Child & Family
Research Institute (CFRI), BC Children’s Hospital, Developmental
Neurosciences & Child Health, Vancouver, BC
Biography: Robert J. McMahon, Ph.D., is a Professor in the
Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University, where he
is the LEEF BC Leadership Chair in Proactive Approaches to
Reducing Risk for Violence Among Children and Youth. He is
also a Scientist Level 3 at the Child & Family Research Institute
(CFRI) at B.C. Children’s Hospital. To carry out the work of the
Chair, Dr. McMahon will direct a new Institute for the Reduction
of Youth Violence, which will be based at SFU and at CFRI. Dr.
McMahon’s primary research and clinical interests concern the
assessment, treatment, and prevention of conduct problems and
other problem behaviour in youth, especially in the context of the
family. He is a principal investigator on the Fast Track project,
which is a large, multisite collaborative study on the prevention of
antisocial behaviour in school-aged children that began in 1990
and continues today. It is the largest prevention trial of its type
ever funded by the U.S. Federal government. Dr. McMahon is
co-author of Helping the Noncompliant Child: Family-Based
Treatment for Oppositional Behavior (Guilford Press, 1981, 2003)
and of more than 175 scientific articles, chapters, and reviews. He
is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Prevention Science.
Summary: Children who begin to engage in high levels of conduct
problem behaviours during the preschool and early school-age
periods are significant risk for entry into the juvenile justice system
as adolescents. There is increasing evidence that early intervention
can serve a preventive function in altering the life-course trajectories
of at-risk youth. This presentation will provide a developmental
perspective on the development, escalation, and maintenance of
early-starting conduct problems; describe selected examples of
different types of preventive interventions and their evidence base;
and identify current challenges to the broad adoption of preventive
approaches to dealing with youth criminal behaviour.

Plenary Sessions
Concurrent Sessions
Forensic Aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Friday Afternoon - March 30, 2012
Anthony Bailey
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Biography: Dr. Anthony Bailey became Professor and Chair of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at UBC in July 2010. He took a
BSc in Experimental Pathology at the London Hospital Medical
College, where he subsequently graduated in Medicine in 1982.
After a year of Paediatrics he trained as a Child Psychiatrist at the
Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals and Institute of Psychiatry
(IoP) in London. Following an MRC Training Fellowship he
became an MRC Clinical Scientist and Head of the Autism
Section at the MRC Child Psychiatry Unit at the IoP, subsequently
the MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Research
Centre. In 2002, Dr. Bailey was appointed to the Cheryl and Reece
Scott Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford: the first
medical chair devoted to the study of autism.
Dr. Bailey’s research has investigated the neurobiological basis
of autistic disorders, using genetic, neuropathological and
neuroimaging approaches. Until his move to Canada, Dr. Bailey
coordinated the International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism
Consortium: a large international team of clinicians and scientists
brought together in 1995 to identify susceptibility genes for autism;
this group published the first complete genome scan of autism and
has been at the forefront of the UK’s contribution to understanding
the genetic basis of autism. At Oxford, Dr. Bailey built the first
Magnetoencephalographic Centre purpose designed for the study
of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders, which was
opened by HRH The Princes Royal in 2007. Dr. Bailey’s clinical
work focuses on teenagers and adults with Autism Spectrum
Disorders and he has worked extensively in the developing world
to assist in service development. Dr. Bailey has been a Director
of the Prior’s Court Foundation (a residential school for young
people with autism), Research Autism (the UK Charity devoted
to funding research into treatments for autism) and the Oxford
Playhouse Theatre. At Oxford he was a Curator of Libraries and a
member of the Committee for Museums and Scientific Collections
as well as the Continuing Education Board. Dr. Bailey has served
as an Editor of the Journal of Neural Transmission and is the
founding Editor-in-Chief of Autism Research: the Journal of the
International Society of Autism Research.
Learning Objectives:
1. Offending behaviour in ASD often evolves out of the
underlying autistic psychopathology.
2. Optimal management involves treatment of any comorbid
disorders, particularly anxiety and depression.
3. Relapse prevention requires integrating the individual into
society, particularly with respect to employment and social
networks.
Friday, March 30, 2012
16. Family-Based Interventions for Young Children with
Conduct Problems: Early Intervention as a Means of
Delinquency Prevention 1015-1145 hrs
Robert McMahon, PhD
Professor and LEEF BC Leadership Chair, Simon Fraser
University, Department of Psychology, Burnaby, British Columbia;
and Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI), BC Children’s
Hospital, Developmental Neurosciences & Child Health,
Vancouver, British Columbia
17a. Developing a Continuum of Best Practice Care for
Forensic Concurrent Disorders Patients 1015-1045 hrs
Devon Harabalja, MA, RCC
Concurrent Disorders and Counselling Therapist, Forensic
Psychiatric Hospital, Coquitlam, British Columbia
Colleen Calderwood, RPN, MA
Clinical Services Coordinator/CD Counsellor, Forensic
Psychiatric Hospital, Coquitlam, British Columbia
Karen Fisher, RPN, BGS
Concurrent Disorders Counsellor, Forensic Psychiatric Hospital,
Coquitlam, British Columbia
17b. An Evolving Psychiatric Rehabilitative Service in
Singapore’s Correctional System – Promises and
Challenges 1045-1115 hrs
Jerome Goh, MB, BCh, BAO MMed Psych, MSc
Forensic Psychiatry, Clinical Director, Institute of Mental Health,
Singapore, Singapore
17c. An Education and Activity Plan to Treat Metabolic
Syndrome, Obesity, and Overweight at a Forensic
Psychiatric Hospital 1115-1145 hrs
Nader Sharifi, BSc, MD, CCFP, ABAM, CCHP
Chair, Priorities and Evaluation Committee, Forensic Psychiatric
Services Commission, Coquitlam, British Columbia
Sindey Mehlhorn,
BCRPA Certified Personal Trainer, Recreation Therapist,
Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, Coquitlam, British
Columbia
Devon Harabalja, MA, RCC
Concurrent Disorders and Counselling Therapist, Forensic
Psychiatric Services Commission, Coquitlam, British Columbia
Johann Brink, MB, ChB, BA Hons, FCPsych(SA), FRCPC
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Services &
Scientific Director, Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission,
Coquitlam, British Columbia
18. Deinstitutionalization and Riverview Hospital
Redevelopment: Quantitative Data to Discern Fact and
Fiction 1015-1145 hrs
Tonia Nicolls, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of
British Columbia; Senior Research Fellow, Forensic Psychiatric
Services Commission, BC Mental Health and Addiction Services,
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Karen Petersen, PhD Student
Psychiatry University of British Columbia, Forensic Psychiatric
Services Commission, BC Mental Health and Addiction Services,
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Simone Viljoen, MSc, PhD Student
Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Forensic Psychiatric
Services Commission, BC Mental Health and Addiction Services,
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Duncan Greig, BA, MA Student
Psychology, Simon Fraser University; Forensic Psychiatric
Services Commission, BC Mental Health and Addiction Services,
Coquitlam, British Columbia
James Livingston, PhD
Researcher, Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, BC
Mental Health and Addiction Services, Coquitlam, British
Columbia
19. Attending to Non-Attendance: Exploring
Approaches to Reduce Risk for Attrition and Enhance
Client Safety 1015-1145 hrs
Heather McDougall, MA
Psychology Assistant, Forensic Psychiatric Services
Commission, Victoria, British Columbia
Mariel F. Miller, MA Student
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
Anthony T. Dugbartey, PhD
Psychologist, Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission,
Victoria, British Columbia
Robert Miller, MB, ChB
Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, Victoria, British
Columbia
20a. Procedural Justice in Mental Health/Criminal
Justice Systems 1015-1100 hrs
James Livingston, PhD
Researcher, Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission,
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Simon Verdun-Jones, JSD
Professor, School of Criminolgoy, Simon Fraser University,
Burnaby, British Columbia
Sarah Desmarais, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Mental Health Law & Policy
and Community and Family Health, Tampa, Florida
Johann Brink, MB, ChB, BA Hons, FCPsych(SA), FRCPC
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Clnical Services &
Scientific Director, Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission,
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Caroline Greaves, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission,
Coquitlam, British Columbia
20b. Ethical Issues and Decision Making for Improving
Outcomes for Women who Self-Injure in Custody
1100-1145 hrs
Di Bailey, BSc, MSc, CQSW, AASW Dip.Inn
Mental Health, Director of Research for the School of Social
Sciences, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Concurrent Sessions
Training Seminars
8. Getting Revved on Forensic Work: Optimizing Energy
and Enthusiasm by Creating a Personal Wellness Menu
1300-1430 hrs
Keira Stockdale, PhD
Provisional Psychologist, Young Offender Team, Child and Youth
Services, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Garry Perry, MA
Manager of Young Offender, Rural and Day Programs, Child &
Youth Services, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
9. BC’s Adult Guardianship Legislation: Preplanning
Options and Response to Abuse and Neglect in BC
1300-1430 hrs
Kimberly Azyasn, MSW
Director, Services to Adults, Public Guardian and Trustee of
British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Amanda Brown, MSW, RSW
Director, ReAct Response Resource, Vancouver Coastal Health,
British Columbia
10. From Rhetoric to Reality: Improving Experiences
of Care by Building Patient Engagement in a Forensic
Psychiatric Hospital 1300-1430 hrs
James Livingston, PhD
Researcher, Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, BC
Mental Health and Addiction Services, Coquitlam, British
Columbia, Vancouver
Johann Brink, MB, ChB, BA Hons, FCPsych(SA), FRCPC
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of
British Columbia; Clinical Services & Scientific Director, Forensic
Psychiatric Services Commission, BC Mental Health and
Addiction Services, Coquitlam, British Columbia
Colleen Calderwood, RPN, MA
Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, BC Mental Health
and Addiction Services, Coquitlam, British Columbia
Alicia Nijdam-Jones, BA
Researcher Assistant, Forensic Psychiatric Services
Commission, BC Mental Health and Addiction Services,
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Sara Lapsley, BA
Peer Support Coordinator, Forensic Psychiatric Services
Commission, BC Mental Health and Addiction Services,
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Team P.E.E.R.
(Patients Empowered & Engaged as Researchers), Coquitlam,
British Columbia
11. IRCS-Assessing and Managing the Most Complex
Needs Youth: Alberta Experience 1500-1630 hrs
Vinesh Gupta, MBBS, DPM, MRCPsych, PGCME
Forensic Psychiatrist & Chief Child and Adolescent, Alberta
Hospital Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta
Judith Barlow,
Executive Director, Young Offender Branch, Correctional
Services, Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security,
Edmonton, Alberta
Patricia Yuzwenko,
Associate Senior Counsel, Youth Criminal Defence Office,
Alberta Hospital Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta
12. The Community Forensic Mental Health Service:
A Solution in Search of a Problem 1500-1630 hrs
Robert Miller, FRCPC
Psychiatrist, Forensic Psychiatric Services, Victoria, British
Columbia
Mariel Miller, BAH MA
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
Heather McDougall, MA
Psychology Assistant, Forensic Psychiatric Services, Victoria,
British Columbia
Anthony Dugbartey, PhD
Psychologist, Forensic Psychiatric Services, Victoria, British
Columbia
13. RAPP-TAPP-Come & Open the Door! 1500-1630 hrs
Wendy F. Acton, MSW
Community Mental Health Services Team Leader, Vanier
Children’s Services, London, Ontario
14a. Pathways through Forensic Mental Health Services
– Pacific Rim Perspectives 1500-1545 hrs
Johann Brink, MB, ChB, BA Hons, FCPsych(SA) FRCPC
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British
Columbia; Clinical Services & Scientific Director,
Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, BC Mental Health
and Addicition Services, Coquitlam, British Columbia
Bharat Saluja, MD Psychiatry, MSc Psychotherapy
Forensic Psychiatrist, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Todd Tomita, MD, FRCPC
Forensic Psychiatrist, UBC, Private Practice, CSC, Vancouver,
British Columbia
Jerome Goh, MB, BCh, BAO MMed Psych MSc
Forensic Psychiatry Clinical Director, Institute of Mental Health,
Singapore
14b. The Gender Paradigm in Domestic Violence
Research and Policy 1545-1630 hrs
Don Dutton,
Professor of Psychology, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, British Columbia
15. Victoria Integrated Court: ACT Services and the
Criminal Justice System Meet in Efficiencies and
Effectiveness (Panel) 1500-1630 hrs
Ian Musgrave,
Clinical Director, ACT/Tertiary Services, Vancouver Island Health
Authority, Victoria, British Columbia
Honourable Ernie Quantz,
Provincial Court Judge, Victoria, British Columbia
Honourable Robin Baird,
Judge, Victoria, British Columbia
Rick Sanderson,
ACT Clinician, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria,
British Columbia
John Ducker,
Deputy Chief, Victoria Police Department, Victoria, British
Columbia
Training Workshop A – Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tonia Nicholls, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of
British Columbia; Senior Research Fellow, Forensic Psychiatric
Services Commission, BC Mental Health and Addiction Services,
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Christopher Webster, PhD, FRSC
Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario;
Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Simon Fraser University,
Burnaby, BC; Senior Research Consultant, Forensic Psychiatric
Services Commission, British Columbia
A. The Short-Term Assessment of Risk & Treatability
(START): Introductory Training in Assessing
Vulnerabilities & Strengths (7-hour Training Seminar)
Summary: Physicians, nurses, social workers and other frontline
health care staff are routinely called upon to assess the risk
for violent behaviour in hospital as well as in community-based
patients. In this capacity they are required to make decisions and
provide recommendations regarding the admission, discharge, and
management of persons who may pose a risk of violence to self or
others. This remains a challenging task, with divergent approaches
and instruments available to assist with these decisions. Traditional
approaches have focused largely on individual risk factors while
neglecting to consider clients’ strengths or external/environmental
triggers, and have been concerned mainly with long-term risk to
others. This workshop will provide training in the “Short-Term
Assessment of Risk and Treatability” (START; Webster, Martin,
Brink, Nicholls, & Middleton, 2004), a 20-item clinical guide for
the dynamic assessment of seven risk domains (violence to others,
suicide, self-harm, being victimized, substance use, unauthorized
absence, and self-neglect). The START represents a refinement
in the assessment of dynamic risk factors in that it provides for
the differential coding of both patient strengths and needs,
while allowing for the recording of case specific risk factors. The
START is intended for interdisciplinary use and each of the 20
items is assessed according to succinct descriptions provided in the
published manual.
This workshop will review the theoretical and empirical literature
that bears on the development of the START and supports its utility
as a clinical evaluation and planning guide and research tool. We
will describe the development, design, format and implementation
of the START and provide results from ongoing research. The
workshop will provide basic training on the START, focusing
on how it can inform decision-making regarding risk to self and
others on the seven risk-related domains. The START is intended
for use with adults with mental, personality and substance related
disorders and is expected to have relevance to correctional, civil,
and forensic patients in the community or institutional settings.
Training Workshop B – Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Adelle Forth, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology,
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
B. Clinical and Forensic Applications of the Hare
Psychopathy Checklist-Revised
Summary: The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)
is widely accepted as the most reliable and valid clinical method
for assessing psychopathy. The PCL-R uses interview and
collateral (e.g., file) information to score 20 items that measure the
interpersonal, affective, and social deviance/lifestyle components of
psychopathy. The PCL-R was designed to measure the construct
of psychopathy, but because psychopathy is related to general,
violent, and sexual reoffending, the PCL-R increasingly finds
use in dangerous offender, sexual predator, and civil commitment
proceedings and as an important factor in the assessment of risk
in a variety of forensic populations. It also is used as an aid in
the determination of sentencing options, treatment suitability,
and institutional placements. The widespread use of the PCL-R
for making decisions that potentially have a great impact on
individuals and on society makes it imperative that the instrument
be administered only by qualified clinicians and researchers, and in
accordance with accepted professional and ethical standards.
The aims of the Workshop are to (1) provide an overview of theory
and research on psychopathy, its measurement, and its implications
for the mental health and criminal justice systems; (2) discuss
the uses and potential misuses of the PCL-R; and (3) provide
participants with training and practice in the administration,
scoring, and interpretation of the PCL-R.

Conference Program
Concurrent Sessions
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
0800 - 0845 Registration
0945 - 1015 Health Break
1145 - 1300 Lunch
1430 - 1500 Health Break
1600 Adjourned
0845 - 1600 Concurrent Full Day Training Seminars
0730 - 0830 Registration
0830 - 0845 Welcome & Opening Remarks
0845 - 0945 Plenary Address:
Psychopathy - Recent Developments,
Controversies, and Directions for Research
Dr. Robert Hare
0945 - 1015 Break
1015 - 1145 Concurrent Sessions 1 - 5
1145 - 1300 Lunch
1300 - 1430 Concurrent Sessions 6 - 10
1430 - 1500 Health Break & Poster Sessions
1500 - 1630 Concurrent Sessions 11 - 15
1630 - 1800 Wine & Cheese Event
0800 - 0830 Registration
0830 - 0845 Introductions
A. The Short-Term Assessment of Risk &
Treatability (START): Introductory
Training in Assessing Vulnerabilites
& Strengths
B. Clinical and Forensic Applications of
the Hare Psychophathy Checklist-
Revised
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
0845 - 0945 Plenary Address:
The Promise of Prevention for Serious
Conduct Problems in High-Risk Youth
Dr. Robert McMahon
0945 - 1015 Health Break & Poster Sessions
1015 - 1145 Concurrent Sessions 16 - 20b
1145 Lunch (plated lunch served)
1230 - 1330 Plenary Address:
Forensic Aspects of Autism Spectrum
Disorders
Dr. Anthony Bailey
1330 - 1400 Poster Awards/Prize Draw
Concluding Remarks
Thursday, March 29, 2012
1. Cultural Understanding of Asian American Youth’s
Suicidal Behaviors in Forensic Psychiatric Services
1015-1145 hrs
Caleb Kim, PhD
Associate Professor, Loyola University Chicago, Illinois, USA
Linda Kim, JD
Mediator, Attorney, Naperville, Illinois, USA
2a. Using Social Bonding Theory to Understand ‘Recovery’
in a Forensic Mental Health Hospital 1015-1045 hrs
Alicia Nijdam-Jones, BA (Hons), MA Student
School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby,
British Columbia
James Livingston, PhD
Researcher, Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, BC Mental
Health and Addiction Services, Coquitlam, British Columbia
Simon Verdun-Jones, JSD
School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby,
British Columbia
Johann Brink, MB, ChB, BA Hons, FCPsych(SA), FRCPC
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of
British Columbia; Clinical Services & Scientific Director, Forensic
Psychiatric Services Commission, BC Mental Health and Addiction
Services, Coquitlam, British Columbia
2b. Treating ADHD in Corrections: Weighing the Good
Against the Bad (Panel) 1045-1145 hrs
Ann Vosilla, RN, ASCFS (Hons)
Liaison Officer, BC Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies
in Health (CADTH), Vancouver, British Columbia
Adil Virani, BSc(Pharm), Pharm D, FCSHP
Director, Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services Professional Practice,
Education & Burnaby Hospital Fraser Health, Providence Health
Care, Provincial Health Services, Vancouver Coastal Health,
Assoicate Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Derryck H. Smith, MD, FRCPC
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Samer Nuwwareh, BDS, Msc
Clinical Research Officer, CADTH, Ottawa, Ontario
Candice Murray, R Psych
Co-Clinic Head, Provincial ADHD Program, Children’s and
Women’s Mental Health Programs, Vancouver, British Columbia
3. Behavioural Modification in a Forensic Psychiatric
Hospital: Controversies, Challenges, Empirical Evidence
and Multidisciplinary Perspectives 1015-1145 hrs
Caroline Greaves, PhD
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Research Assistant, Forensic
Psychiatric Services Commission, BC Mental Health and Addiction
Services, Coquitlam, British Columbia
Barry Cooper, PhD, R Psych
Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission, BC Mental Health
and Addiction Services, Coquitlam, British Columbia
Emlene Murphy, MD, FRCPC
Youth Forensic Psychiatric Services, Burnaby, British Columbia
Oddie Wong, RPN
Psychiatric Nurse, Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission,
BC Mental Health and Addiction Services, Coquitlam, British
Columbia
Jennifer Beneteau, MSc, PhD Student
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia
4. The BC Forensic Sex Offender Program: Program
Optimization Across Urban, Rural and Remote Settings
1015-1145 hrs
Heather Scott, PhD, R Psych
Clinical Director of Forensic Sex Offender Program, Forensic
Psychiatric Services Commission, Victoria, British Columbia
Angus Monaghan, MSW
Director of Regional Programs, Forensic Psychiatric Services
Commission, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Jason Winters, PhD
FSOP Research Coordinator, Forensic Psychiatric Services
Commission, Vancouver, British Columbia
5. Relationship Building, Problem Solving and Family
TIES: A Family Centered Cognitive Behavioural
Approach to Helping Troubled Youth – Part I 1015-1145 hrs
Robert Calame, BSW
Coordinator of Aggression Replacement Training Programming,
Batshaw Youth and Family Centres, WOLF Social Competencies
Inc., Montreal, Quebec
Kimberlee Parker, BSc
Aggression Replacement Training Programming Specialist,
Batshaw Youth and Family Centres, WOLF Social Competencies
Inc., Montreal, Quebec
6. Relationship Building, Problem Solving and Family
TIES: A Family Centered Cognitive Behaviour Approach
to Helping Troubled Youth – Part II 1300-1430 hrs
Robert Calame, BSW
Coordinator of Aggression Replacement Training Programming,
Batshaw Youth and Family Centres, WOLF Social Competencies
Inc., Montreal, Quebec
Kimberlee Parker, BSc
Aggression Replacement Training Programming Specialist,
Batshaw Youth and Family Centres, WOLF Social Competencies
Inc., Montreal, Quebec
7. The Journey from Prison to the Community:
Aboriginal Offenders Share their Stories of
Transformation 1300-1430 hrs
Teresa M. Howell, PhD
Registered Psychologist, Institute for Aboriginal Health, University
of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia