Family violence and cyberstalking workshop 2 | Lorraine Sheridan & Troy McEwan
Tracks
Room 3
| Friday, July 24, 2020 |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Overview
3 hour workshop
Speaker
Associate Professor Lorraine Sheridan
Curtin University
Family violence and cyberstalking workshop 2
1:45 PM - 5:15 PMOverview
Family violence and stalking are common forms of targeted abuse that affect up to one in five Australians, but continue to be poorly understood. This expert day provides attendees with a detailed understanding of family violence and stalking, why they occur, their impact, and how best to address these behaviours.
The first half of the day will focus on family violence, discussing definitions, contexts, and the use of technology to facilitate abuse. Explanations for family violence will be examined, in addition to the effects of family violence on victims and how this impacts the continuation of abuse within a family or relationship.
The second half of the day will focus on stalking. Myths will be challenged, and the relationship between stalking and other interpersonal crimes (including family violence) will be explored. Primary stalker sub-types will be discussed, along with motivations for and likely roots of stalking behaviour. The impact of stalking on victims will then be discussed.
For both family violence and stalking, approaches to assessing risk will be discussed, and frameworks for structuring thinking about risk and risk management will be introduced. This forms part of a broader focus on optimal interventions, depending on perpetrator subtype.
Learning will be supplemented by case examples and group activity, and opportunities will be provided for participants to discuss relevant cases or issues. All content is informed by both research and best practice.
The first half of the day will focus on family violence, discussing definitions, contexts, and the use of technology to facilitate abuse. Explanations for family violence will be examined, in addition to the effects of family violence on victims and how this impacts the continuation of abuse within a family or relationship.
The second half of the day will focus on stalking. Myths will be challenged, and the relationship between stalking and other interpersonal crimes (including family violence) will be explored. Primary stalker sub-types will be discussed, along with motivations for and likely roots of stalking behaviour. The impact of stalking on victims will then be discussed.
For both family violence and stalking, approaches to assessing risk will be discussed, and frameworks for structuring thinking about risk and risk management will be introduced. This forms part of a broader focus on optimal interventions, depending on perpetrator subtype.
Learning will be supplemented by case examples and group activity, and opportunities will be provided for participants to discuss relevant cases or issues. All content is informed by both research and best practice.
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I have been working as a forensic psychologist for 20 years. I am recognised as a global expert on stalking and have published several books and more than 50 scientific papers on this subject. I have also published on the folowing topics: Islamophobia, racial and religious discrimination, suicide in prisons, celebrity worship, offender profiling, mentally disordered offenders, male rape, internet sex offenders, threat assessment, the role of psychology in forensic science.
In the UK I was one of a few accredited Behavioural Investigative Advisors ('offender profilers') and worked with the police on both active and cold cases. I regularly provide input to the police and other agencies (both public and private) in murder, domestic violence, stalking, and threatening communication cases.
Associate Professor Troy McEwan
Swinburne University
Family violence and cyberstalking workshop 1
1:45 PM - 5:15 PM.....
Dr. Troy McEwan is an Associate Professor of Clinical and Forensic Psychology at Swinburne University of Technology and a Senior Psychologist at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (Forensicare). Her research interests focus on improving understanding, assessment, and treatment of stalking and intimate partner and family violence. She has particular expertise in the development and evaluation of risk assessment instruments for these and other behaviours, with risk assessments she has co-authored in use by policing and other agencies around Australia and internationally. In addition to her academic work, Dr. McEwan is a clinical and forensic psychologist who has practiced in both inpatient and community forensic mental health settings since 2008, providing expertise to courts, correctional and mental health agencies. Dr. McEwan is currently the President of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law.
