Public Speaking
Presentation Topics
Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health
Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health
COVID-19 brought us an epidemiological and psychological crisis. This is the largest mental health impact in modern history. The increased isolation, changes to routine, changes to our jobs and the daily confrontation with our own mortality is an overwhelming stress that impacts all of us. Frustration and boredom related to the isolation of quarantine, inadequate supplies and access to health care for some, and insufficient or contradictory information about the virus from public health officials all add to our stress levels
Hostage Negotiations
Hostage Negotiations with the Mentally Ill:
Understand the mindset of a hostage taker; learn effective communication skills and different approaches to negotiating with a psychotic suspect, manic suspect, a suicidal and antisocial suspect
Fitness and Sanity Issues
Fitness and Sanity Evaluations
This presentation will differentiate between Competency to Stand Trial evaluations and Sanity evaluations. Definitions and statutes are provided as well as pertinent case laws.
Violence Risk Assessments
Violence Risk Assessment
Violence risk assessments are evidence-based procedures that identify historical and current risk factors as well as protective factors. Opinions as to risk can include risk for impulsive and situational violence as well as planned and predatory violence. Violence risk assessments are used in a variety of situations in criminal cases including pre-trial proceedings, mitigation, sentencing, and determining suitability for parole and probation and can be performed on individuals charged with domestic violence, battery and assaults as well as violations of Orders of Protection.
Sex Offenders
Sex Offenders and Child Porn
A general understanding of sex offenders including pedophiles and child porn offenders will be discussed. The elements of a sex offender evaluation will be described as well as the difference between contact offenses and non-contact offenses.
Serial Killers
Serial Kilers
Differentiate between mass murderer and serial killer; identify characteristics and types of serial killers ; provides a case study
Suicide Risk in Legal Professions
Suicide Risk in the Legal Profession
The unique factors of the legal profession and how they can potentially result in compassion fatigue, burnout, depression, substance abuse and suicide.
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Delinquency
Pathways to juvenile crime, rates of juvenile arrests and how adverse life experiences including trauma can change the developing adolescent brain and put a juvenile at risk for criminal behavior.
Trauma and PTSD
Trauma and PTSD
Symptoms of PTSD and trauma are discussed as well as what life events can result in traumatic responses.
Compassion Fatigue
Compassion Fatigue:
Differentiate between stress and burnout; explain vicarious trauma; learn to identify symptoms of compassion fatigue and provide strategies for preventing compassion fatigue
Women Who Kill Their Children
Women Who Kill Their Children
Define 5 motives of maternal filicide using a case study for each.
Mass Violence
Mass Violence
This presentation defines what mass violence is; summarizes the FBI/National Threat Assessment Center data on mass violence incidents; describes the types of active shooters; provides a case study of a mass violence attack
Systemic Racism
Systemic Racism
Understand the roots of systemic racism and its effects on the individual and social systems
Police Officer Mental Wellness
Police Officer Mental Wellness
How vicarious trauma and the unique factors of being a law enforcement officer can contribute to burnout, trauma, depression, PTSD and suicide potential.