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Dr. Kathy Seifert - Violence Expert

Violence in society is prevalent, but more disturbing is the increase in the number of children as perpetrators and victims of violent crimes.

Dr. Kathy Seifert works to stop the cycle of violence. She has dedicated her practice to the prediction and prevention of violence in youth and family. Assisting parents, educators, social workers, criminal justice workers and others who care for and work with children, she helps them to understand:

how to recognize the seven warning signs of a violent personality
prevent youth violence
understand the causes and prevention of teen suicide
school based mental health services
and much more

The most important fundamental I want people to understand is that violence is preventable. People need to educate themselves. If you're not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.{{{2}}}

Dr. Kathy has five mental health clinics that employ 68 people. Testing, assessment, interventions, group, family, and individual therapy and expert witness testimony are carried out in these clinics. There is a prevention program called Healthy Families and a research/consultation program, as well. http://espsmd.com

About Dr. Kathy Seifert

With 30 years experience as a Psychological Forensics Specialist, Dr. Kathy Seifert is a recognized expert in the field of mental health, addictions and criminal justice work. She specializes in the assessments and treatment of attachment disorders, one of the conditions that can possibly make boys three times more likely to be violent later in their lives.

As one of the world's leading authorities, Dr. Seifert is world-renowned as the author of CARE 2(Chronic Violent Behavior Risk and Needs Assessment 2), a screening tool that is considered one of the world's most accurate predictive tools of future violence in children and teens and includes a complete intervention plan designed to counteract violent tendencies. She has also authored RME (Risk Management Evaluation) for women, the only assessment tool available that identifies violence risk factors in women. There is also the RME for men and for Sexual Offenders. The adult tools are being validated, but are available.

Speaking Topics

Dr. Kathyrn Seifert also offers her services as a lecturer. Titles, topics, and length of presentations can be easily customized according to your needs. You can find out about specific topics in the following categories:

Books

DrKathySeifert.com provides visitors with immediate access to all books authored by Dr. Seifert. Titles available include:

youth Violence: Theory, Prevention and Intervention, Springer Publishing, 2011
How Children Become Violent
Care-2 Manual and Assessment, with Care-2 Assessments available as quantity discount orders
Managing Stress and Trauma, available in PDF format
Relax: Your Life May Depend on It
Pathways to Inner Peace
and others.

Qualifications and Awards

Dr. Kathyrn Seifert received a 2006 Finalist Stevie's Award for Women in Business, and was a recipient of the 2007 Bronze Medal Award from Independent Publishers for her book, "How Children Become Violent: Keeping Your Kids Out of Gangs, Cults and Terrorist Organizations."

Her credentials are lengthy and include:

A PhD in Community and Social Psychology from the University of Maryland Baltimore campus
Diplomat (DABPS) in the field of forensic psychology, from American Board of Psychological Specialties
Fellow of the Maryland Psychological Association
President of the Maryland Psychological Association
Member of the RISC-Team (Risk Institute of Communication: Training, Education, Assessment and Management of Risk), an International group which studies issues related to risk and violence
Member of the American College of Forensic Examiners International and the American Psychological Association
One of Maryland's Top Woman Owned Business Awards from http://www.Diversitybusiness.com.

Testimonials

The Key Is Maternal Attachment, April 19, 2009
By Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin
Dr. Seifert has written one of the most important books for our time because she has made the critical issue of violence in children and adults understandable as to its origins. We must grapple with how to intervene much earlier on and we can no longer adhere to strict artificial categories such as political violence of terrorism vs. criminal violence of 'routine' homicide and/or domestic violence. Moreover as autism rates have skyrocketed we must realize that a segment of this population will become violent.
Dr. Seifert sketches out this difficult terrain in great detail and shows the impact of violence, genetics and bioneurological chemistry on the child's development set in the first relationship in life - the mother infant dyad.
I have read many books and articles on this subject as a psychoanalyst. I found hers to be unique and special because of her ability to demonstrate the universality of human predatory behavior. She is to be congratulated and I look forward to reading more of her work.
This is a book that should be required reading for counter terrorist experts and the military as well as law enforcement and for sure all those involved in the education of children and concerned citizens. Indeed it is a global work for our globally troubled times.
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Every organization working with our youth today needs Dr. Kathyrn Seifert's Care-2 Assessment and Manual. This is a long awaited and much needed tool to help all practitioners identify and provide a plan for our youth who need to be steered away from dangerous and aggressive coping skills and toward a pro-social productive life.
Dr. Linda Hebert-Ford
Creator of the acclaimed DVD program "Right Choices"

"How Children Become Violent" is a wonderful page turner about the roots of violence and the power that mental health prevention and early intervention can have on a child's development...
Deana Krizan, MSW, MPP,
Mental Health Association of Maryland

Resources

Visitors to DrKathySeifert.com have access to articles in MS Word and PDF format that cover topics including Female Violence, Attachment, Family Violence, Assessing Violent Youth, Causes of Violence, Preventing Future Violence and more. A monthly newsletter titled "Stop the Cycle" is also available to visitors by simply providing their name and email address.

Dr. Seifert is a renowned speaker and she continues to make herself available to organizations delivering exceptional insight into various topics. DrKathySeifert.com provides visitors the opportunity to contact Dr. Seifert directly regarding consultations concerning Stress Management, Violence Prevention and Risk Assessment, and Research and to learn more about the full range of services provided through her Outpatient Clinical Treatment Center, ESPS for at-risk children and their families.

Most aggressive children, if not all, have been exposed to violence at home or in the community. The more severe, negative events in a child's life, the higher the risk that he/she will react with violence. These kids need intervention. Suspension from school is not the answer. They need treatment. Sending them to residential centers where they’re removed from home is not what they need. We need to be treating them with the family. Otherwise a child comes back to the same situation, the same problem. Violence is preventable. Everyone can do something. We are the most violent of the industrialized nations. Something is wrong. We have a wonderful country, but we're building more prisons. Prisons, in and of themselves, don't work. We need to give them treatment and give it to them early or give it to them while they are in jail. We need to make an effort. The earlier treatment, the better the chances of preventing violence and aggressive behavior. Adults who have been violent are more difficult to treat and more complicated. Intervention takes a lot of effort. But everybody can change. It's just making sure everyone has the skill set.
Dr. Kathyrn Seifert