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The document is a Rating Sheet for Version 3 of the HCR-20, a tool used for evaluating risk factors related to violence and antisocial behavior. It includes sections for recording personal information, historical and clinical scales assessing past and recent problems, and a risk management scale for future issues. The sheet is designed to facilitate the assessment of an individual's potential for serious physical harm and includes recommendations for reassessment.

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How long does the HCR-20 take to complete?

This 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.

What is the HCR-20 protocol?

Historical Clinical Risk Management 20 (HCR-20) It is intended to help professionals determine the risk for psychological and physical interpersonal violence by examining 20 items related to an individuals history (H), clinical presentation (C), and risk management problems (R).

What is the HCR-20 rating scale?

The HCR-20 takes its name from three scales Historical, Clinical (present), Risk Management (future) and from the number of items (20) that it measures. Each risk item has a three-level rating structure with specific rating guidelines (Low, Moderate, or High).

What is the HCR-20 summary?

HCR-20 is a structured clinical guide which looks at the risk of future violence. It contains extensive guidelines for the evaluation of not only the presence of 10 historical, 5 clinical and 5 risk management variables, but also their relevance to the patient being assessed.

What is HCR assessment?

The HCR-20 is the most widely used violence risk assessment tool in the world,1 and in the UK it has become the ubiquitous gold standard for the risk assessment of violence in forensic services.

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