Violence Prevention Webinars

LGBTQ+ Mental Health Through the Lifespan

In this Webinar: Although substantial progress has been made pertaining to LGBTQ+ rights over the past decade, there is still a great deal of work that needs to be done in order to continue normalizing diversity in gender and sexual minority individuals. While young people in many states are beginning to come out and be… Read more »

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The Psychology of Violent Television: Why We Watch and How it Affects Us

In this Webinar: What are the psychological motives that make watching violent television so appealing? In this webinar, Drs. Sheldon Solomon and Jonathan Bassett review psychological theories that explain why audiences are drawn to violent television and the impact violent television has on us. Drawing on insights from both Separation Theory and Terror Management Theory,… Read more »

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The Origins of Violence in Child Abuse

    In this Webinar:  This Webinar will explore the dynamic links between untreated child abuse and violent behavior in adolescence and adulthood. The role of untreated childhood trauma in producing the “moral damage” and “emotional damage” evident in the lives of killers is substantial. This analysis is based upon the presenter’s 20 years of… Read more »

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Understanding and Preventing Violence

    In this Webinar:  This Webinar with Dr. Lisa Firestone explores the many causes of violence. What are some of the psychological roots of violent behavior? How can we understand violence as it occurs in our society? Dr. Firestone will highlight some of the risk factors for violence. She will further illustrate effective treatments… Read more »

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Understanding and Effectively Treating Violence

    In this Webinar:  This Webinar will summarize a theory of the causes and prevention of violent behavior, meaning the infliction of injury, especially lethal or life-threatening injury, on a person by a person. The topics discussed will include the evaluation and treatment of individuals who are actually or potentially violent. It will be… Read more »

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Understanding and Assessing Violence

    In this Webinar:  The prodigious rates of violence in our country establish a need for an understanding and accurate assessment of violence risk. This Webinar will address these concerns by providing participants with a developmental understanding of violence and a method for assessing violence risk. To more effectively deal with the monumental public… Read more »

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