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¹Dr. Kopelovich is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, and core faculty of the UW SPIRIT Lab, Center for Mental Health, Policy, and Law, and the Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Dr. Olson is a Research Scientist with the SMART Center, and Dr. Michaelsen is an Assistant Professor with the Center for Mental Health, Policy, and Law, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Dr. Wasser is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Deputy Medical Director for Community and Forensic Psychiatry at Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut. skopelov@uw.edu.

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An online course improved behavioral health professionals' knowledge and confidence in violence risk assessment. This training positively impacted clinical practice and patient safety, addressing a critical training gap.

Keywords:

training violence risk assessment workforce development

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Behavioral Health
Clinical Psychology
Public Safety

Background:

Behavioral health professionals require effective violence risk assessment training for patient and public safety.
Accessible, empirically-informed training in this area is currently limited for frontline providers and trainees.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate an online distance learning (ODL) course on clinical risk assessment.
To assess the course's reach, satisfaction, knowledge gain, competence, and practice impact among learners.

Main Methods:

An ODL course with modules on confidentiality, duty to third parties, and violence risk assessment was delivered.
221 learners (frontline providers and trainees) completed the course and were evaluated immediately and at six-week follow-up.

Main Results:

Immediate increases in knowledge and self-perceived competence were observed post-training.
Self-perceived competence significantly increased further at six-week follow-up.
Participants reported a moderate-to-high positive impact on their clinical practice.

Conclusions:

The ODL course effectively enhanced behavioral health professionals' knowledge and competence in violence risk assessment.
The training demonstrated a positive impact on clinical practice, contributing to improved patient and public safety.