CAMFT approved CEU Provider #10018906Threat Assessment and Tarasoff TrainingMental Health Provider Training
with Dr. Adare Toral
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Research Papers
Toral, A. (2025). Threat assessment knowledge and training needs for therapists. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, 12(4), 271-290. https://doi.org/10.1037/tam0000241
Toral, A. & DiBlasi, T. (in press). The Duty to Protect: Mental Health Professionals’ Understanding and Limitations. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management.
Evidence-Based Threat Assessment Training
Effective threat management requires evidence-based tools. Rooted in original California-focused research, my threat assessment workshops train clinicians, school teams, and community leaders to recognize warning behaviors, understand Tarasoff reporting, and implement proactive intervention strategies.
Available Tarasoff and Threat Assessment Trainings
2-hour CEU-approved training
Therapists, Tarasoff, and Threat Assessment
Educational goals:
Develop an understanding of the duty to protect/Tarasoff and its use in threat assessment
Identify warning behaviors for violence and how these can be used in Tarasoff and breaking confidentiality
Be able to differentiate necessary criteria for the various requirements of breaking confidentiality (i.e. 5150, duty to report, duty to protect, privilege)
Learning objectives:
Participants will identify three professional issues that may affect a mental health provider’s willingness to engage with a threat assessment team
Participants will be able to explain the differences for breaking confidentiality per HIPAA, state codes, and professional associations
Participants will be able to explain the use of 3 warning behaviors in relation to Tarasoff and breaking confidentiality
Online threat assessment training recordings.