TTP #104: Dr. Stephanie Leite – Threat Assessment & Management

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. “I have every printout of your Instagram posts from the school resource officer.” Dr. Leite, from our interview Threat assessment & management is something that few of us specialize in, yet it is incredibly important these days in the context of school violence. Dr. Stephanie Leite is here to talk about her practice and specialty in threat assessment and management, primarily with adolescents. Here are just a few things we touch on: * What is threat assessment & management? * The difference between targeted and reactive violence* Typical measures in a threat assessment* Risk factors for school violence Cool Things Mentioned * Stephanie provided an awesome handout with tons of resources from the show. You can download it here.* Stephanie also provided an article on the seven myths of mass murder* Stephanie’s website The Testing Psychologist podcast is now approved for CEU’s! I’m excited to announce that I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Stephanie Leite Dr. Leite received her Psy.D. from the University of Hartford, having previously achieved a Masters from Boston University and a B.A. from Carleton College. She currently practices in the state of Connecticut as a forensic psychologist and in the arena of threat assessment and management.  Dr. Leite’s practice has been devoted to forensic evaluations since 2003. In that time she has evaluated hundreds of people in risk, competency, custody, criminal and threat assessment cases. She is a licensed psychologist in the state of Connecticut, a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and the Association of Threat Management Professionals, where she serves as the vice president of the New England chapter. She is a founding member and recent past president of the Connecticut Psychological Association’s Forensic Division and was awarded the 2014 President’s award from the CPA. Dr. Leite held pre-doctoral training positions at Long Lane School and the NW Center for Families and Children, completed her internship at The Village for Families and Children and her postdoctoral studies at the Institute of Living. As an educator, Dr. Leite has been an adjunct professor at the University of Hartford’s doctoral program in psychology since 2015 where she has taught integrated psychological assessment, forensic psychology, and introduction to neuropsychology. She has taught ethics at the American International College as well as seminars for lawyers and Guardian Ad Leitems (GALs) through CT’s GAL Academy. She has led seminars at the Connecticut Psychological Association’s annual conference (2012, 2014, 2107) and the FBI’s TarGet and InfraGard programs (2014, 2015).