Speakers
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Kelly A. Watt (PhD)Director and Threat Assessment SpecialistDr. Kelly A. Watt is a Director and Threat Assessment Specialist at Protect International Risk and Safety Services Inc. She’s also an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Simon Fraser University and a Workplace Consultant at Competence Center Bergen. Kelly’s expertise is in clinical-community forensic psychology with special interests in violence risk assessment and management, victim safety planning, coordinated community responses, and threat assessment teams.
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Gérard Labuschagne (PhD)Threat Assessment SpecialistGérard is a Threat Assessment Specialist at Protect International. He received his BA, MA, and PhD degrees in Psychology and his MA degree in Criminology from the University of Pretoria. He also received his LLB degree in law from the University of South Africa. His work focuses on violence risk assessment and management. He is licensed as a Clinical Psychologist in South Africa, is an Advocate (Barrister) of the High Court in South Africa, and is qualified as a Certified Threat Manager (CTM) by the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals in the United States. Outside of Protect International, Gérard is an honorary associate professor in the Department of Forensic Medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand. Prior to moving to Canada, he was the head of the behavioural sciences unit of the South African Police Service, where his responsibilities included criminal profiling and other investigative support for violent and serial crimes, hostage negotiation, and threat assessment, and resigned at the rank of Brigadier.
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