Overview

The NSW College of Forensic Psychologists invites you to join us for an upcoming professional development webinar exploring the complex intersection between stalking behaviours and homicide delivered by Prof Troy McEwan.

This webinar will discuss and question the supposed relationship between stalking and homicide with reference to prior research and using data from a recent population study of Victorian homicides over 20 years. Implications for forensic psychology practice will be discussed.  

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this event, participants should be able to:

• Critique research methodologies linking stalking and homicide
• Understand the prevalence of stalking in homicide cases and homicide in stalking cases
• Identify factors in stalking cases that could indicate a greater risk of imminent and severe violence

Presenter(s)

Professor Troy McEwan

About the presenter(s)

Troy is a Professor of clinical and forensic psychology at the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology, and a Principal Psychologist at Forensicare. Her research focuses on improving understanding, assessment and responses to complex harmful behaviour such as stalking, family violence and firesetting. She has published over 90 articles, chapters and books on these topics, including several risk assessment guidelines and tools for stalking and family violence, and provides regular professional development activities for practitioners in Australia and internationally.

Notes

Target Audience

This event is primarily aimed at those working in the field of Forensic Psychology.

Duration of Access

This event will not be recorded. 

CPD

It is up to attendees to assess and determine how learning from this event aligns with the requirements of their learning plan. The providers accordingly do not make any representation that the event counts towards attendees’ CPD learning requirements. If an attendee determines themselves that the learning they complete aligns to their learning plan, then they can decide to count those hours towards their CPD requirements for the registration cycle.

The information in this presentation has been prepared in good faith and for educational purposes only. Therefore, the information is general in nature and should not be relied upon in the treatment of any condition and you should seek your own independent professional and/or legal advice concerning any specific issue. The APS accepts no responsibility for any errors, omissions or decisions relating to the information. The content should not be reproduced without permission or unless permitted by law.

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