How long does it take to complete the HCR-20?
In clinical settings, completion of an accurate and thorough HCR-20 is time-consuming (up to 14 hours on average).
How does the HCR-20 work?
The HCR-20 scale has ten Historical-H items, five Clinical-C items, and five Risk-R items. The H items are based on empirical literature on violence risk assessment and tend to remain static over time. The C and R items are amenable to change with intervention and supervision.
What is the purpose of the HCR-20?
The HCR–20 Violence Risk Assessment Scheme Revised (Webster et al., 1997) is a structured professional judgment measure that provides guidelines for the assessment of risk for inpatient and community violence in people with mental disturbances.
How do you reference the HCR-20?
Full Citation for HCR-20 V3 Douglas, K. S., Hart, S. D., Webster, C. D., & Belfrage, H. (2013). HCR-20V3: Assessing risk of violence – User guide. Burnaby, Canada: Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute, Simon Fraser University.
What is SVR 20?
The SVR-20, V2 is an updated 20-item checklist of risk factors for sexual violence that were identified by a review of the literature on sex offenders.
When was the HCR-20 created?
1997
The HCR-20 was developed to help structured decisions about violence risk. Since the publication of Version 1 in 1995 and Version 2 in 1997, it has become the world’s most widely used and best validated violence risk assessment instrument.
Is HCR-20 an actuarial tool?
Studies have shown that the HCR-20 summary risk ratings of low, moderate, and high risk perform as well as, or better than, numerical (actuarial) use of the HCR-20. The HCR-20 has been translated into 15 languages.
Is the HCR-20 Actuarial?
Studies have shown that the HCR-20 summary risk ratings of low, moderate, and high risk perform as well as, or better than, numerical (actuarial) use of the HCR-20.
What Wavr 21?
The WAVR-21 – Workplace Assessment of Violence Risk – is a 21-item coded instrument for the structured assessment of workplace and campus targeted violence risk.
What is the SVR 20?
Where can I find HCR-20 version 3 materials?
Come back soon for information about obtaining other HCR-20 Version 3 Materials, including 1- and 2-page Ratings sheets, as well as sample reports, the HCR-20 Annotated Bibliography, and the HCR-20 Version 3 Risk Factor Literature Review and Rationale. These are also available through the Protect International on-line shop.
How many items are in HCR-20 violence risk assessment?
HCR-20 for Violence Risk Assessment. The HCR-20 Violence Risk Assessment Scheme is a 20-item violence risk assessment tool, accompanied by a 97-page user’s manual.
What are the risk factors in the HCR-20?
The 20 HCR-20 risk factors are dispersed across three scales: Historical (10 risk factors), Clinical (5 risk factors), and Risk Management (5 risk factors).
How long does it take to complete HCR-20 training?
This training program typically takes about 20 hours to complete and includes a review of the training videos, reading the HCR-20 Version 3 Manual, working through the case illustration, and scoring a clinical case using the HCR-20 Version 3.