Resume

Personal

Ricky D. Hawks
Phone: [801] 782-3551 Fax: [801] 782-6543
Address: 3670 Quincy # 101, Ogden, UT 84403

Education

B.A. Weber State College, l978 Major: Psychology Minor: Child Development
M.Ed. Brigham Young University, l978 Counseling Psychology
Ed.D. Brigham Young University, 1987 Educational Psychology

Employment

2012-2018: Qualified Forensic Evaluator for Division of Human Services
Conducted a variety of forensic evaluations including Competency and Diminished Capacity / Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity evaluations. Evaluations include DSM-V Diagnoses. Evaluations have been peer reviewed.

2012-2018: Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional. Forensic Evaluator for Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD)
Conducted a variety of forensic evaluations including Competency and Diminished Capacity / Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity evaluations. Evaluations include DSM-V Diagnoses of Intellectual Disability and Related Conditions (ID.RC). Evaluations have been peer reviewed.

2012-2018: Qualified Forensic Evaluator for Juvenile Mental Health Division of Human Services.
Conducted a variety of forensic evaluations including Competency evaluations. Evaluations include DSM-V Diagnoses. Evaluations have been peer reviewed

1977-1978: Clearfield Job Corps, Professional Counselor

1978 to 1988: Weber County Department of Substance Abuse

Duties included:
Group, family, and individual substance abuse therapy
Development of youth treatment program including:

CUE assessment instrument
Facilitator for D.U.I. Groups
Administrative Substance Abuse Youth Team Leader
24-hour crisis on call

1987 & 1996: Part-time faculty Brigham Young University Educational Psychology Department. Topics: Alcohol and Drugs & DSM-IV

1987-1995: Psychology Intern and Psychologist at Davidson Clinic-a free standing out-patient mental health clinic.

Duties included:
Psychological assessment for psychiatrist and local psychiatric hospitals.
Oversee testing procedures.

1996 to present: Self-employed psychologist.

Duties included:
Developing risk assessment and management techniques
Teaching and consulting on risk assessment and management techniques
Perform original research
Perform various psychological assessments

1993 to 1995: Adjunct faculty to Weber State University Psychology Department

Honors & Memberships

Voted “Outstanding Young Men in America-1986”
Member of “American Psychological Association” APA #6291-7099
Member of the “Society for Personality Assessment”
Member of “Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers”
Member of “American Association of Suicidology”
Trainer for the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI)-1993
Selected by the National Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) to participate in the “Volunteers in Spiritual Communities for Prevention” March 7 -10, 1994; Rockville, MD.
Faculty for “Utah Juvenile Sex Offender Clinical Symposium” May 6, 1994; Logan, UT.
Designated as “Expert for people with mental retardation” in Weber & Morgan Counties
Designated as “Alienist” for various court proceedings
Designated as “Designated Examiner” by Utah Division of Mental Health
Licensed in Utah (1988) as a Psychologist #115258-2501
Listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology #41044
Appointed to Utah NOJOS task force for developing juvenile sexual assessment guidelines (1997).
“Distinguished Service To AMCAP Award”, The Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists (October 2004).
Appointed by Utah Governor to “Advisory Board on Children’s Justice” (August 2006).

Conferences & Groups Presented At

“Risk Assessment in the Schools”. Davis School District School Counselors. January 10, 2007. Kaysville UT.
AMCAP-Association of Mormon Counselors and psychotherapist
State Federation for Drug Free Youth-Conference [l986-l988]
Weber State University-Psychology, Sociology, and Corrections departments[1985-1988]
Youth in Trouble Conference-sponsored by Utah State Corrections [1988 and 1992]
State Substance Abuse Conference-sponsored by State of Utah [l988-91, 1994]
Senator Orrin Hatch’s 7th Annual Women’s conference [1991]-Overcoming Codependence.
Center for Studies of The Family-19th Annual Conference-sponsored by BYU [1992]
Families Alive 12th annual Conference sponsored by Weber State University [1992]
Weber State University And Dayspring’s 3rd Annual Conference on Addictions [1993]
Weber State University and Dayspring’s Annual Conference on Addictions [1995]
Utah State Mental Health Conference [1995]-Developments in Risk Assessment.
Weber County Public Defender’s Association, Ogden Utah [5/96] Topic: Psychosexual and Corroborative Evaluations.
Utah State Mental Health Conference, Park City Utah [5/96] Topic: Developments in Risk Assessment.
Weber Human Services, Ogden Utah [10/96] Topic: PREDICTS Risk Model of Risk Assessment.
National Recovery Forum ’96, Salt Lake City Utah [10/96] Topic: Alcohol & Drugs.
Farmington Bay detention staff, Ogden Utah [10/96] Topic: The Juvenile Sexual Offender.
13th Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology. Sponsored by American College of Forensic Psychology. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada [4/97] Topic: Preferred Guidelines for Risk Assessment.
1997 U.S. Army AMEDD Behavioral Science Short Course. Tampa, Florida [4/97]. Topic: Practice Guidelines for the Assessment, Management, and Communication of Risk.
Northridge Mental Health Center, Clinical staff Tampa, Florida [4/97]. Topic: Practice Guidelines for the Assessment, Management, and Communication of Risk.
Utah State Mental Health Conference, Park City Utah [5/97] Topic: Evaluating Juvenile Sex Offenders Using the Sexual Behavior Assessment (SBA).
Utah State Mental Health Conference, Park City Utah [5/97] Topic: Risk Assessment
13th Annual Uniformed Services Social Work & 11th Annual DoN Conference, Baltimore Maryland [10/97] Topic: Practice Guidelines for Assessing Risk.
Utah State Dept. of Corrections Sex Offender Task Force Committee, Salt Lake City Utah [2/26/98] Topic: Assessing Sexual Risk.
1998 U.S. Army AMEDD Behavioral Science Short Course. Atlanta Georgia [4/98]. Topic: What’s New with Risk Assessment.
Spectrum-Sexual Risk in Assessment and Treatment. Sponsored by Behavioral Technology Inc. Salt Lake City, Utah [5/14/98]. Topic: Practice Guidelines for Assessing Imminent Sexual Risk.
Utah Adult Protective Services Annual Conference. Park City, Utah [5/15/98]. Topic: Understanding Competence.
Juvenile Sex Offender Symposium. Utah NOJOS. St. George UT. [5/28/98]. Topic: Assessing Sexual Risk and Related Risk Factors.
47th Annual School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies sponsored by University of Utah [1998] Topic: Targeting the Religious Organizations.
U.S. Army Annual Worldwide Family Advocacy Training Conference [7/98]. Salt Lak City UT. Topic: Risk Assessment.
5th Annual Domestic Violence Treatment Provider’s Conference [9/98]. Park City UT. Topic: Risk Assessment.
Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington D.C. [9/98]. Topic: Risk Assessment.
U.S. Army Fort Richardson [9/98]. Anchorage, Alaska. Topic: Risk Assessment.
32th Annual American Association of Suicidology Conference [4/99]. Houston, Texas. Topic: Risk Assessment.
L.D.S. Social Services Clinical Services Meeting, BYU, Provo UT. [4/21/99].Topic: Risk Assessment.
Social Work Dept. Ft. Drum. [8/99]. New York. Topic: PREDICTS Risk Worksheet.
Social Work Dept. Ft. Monmouth. [8/99]. New Jersey. Topic: PREDICTS Risk Worksheet.
U.S. Army Reserve Officers. Bethesda, MD. [8/29/99]. Topic: Overview of Risk Social Work Dept.
Walter Reed Medical Center. Washington D.C. [8/30/99].Topic: PREDICTS Risk Worksheet.
Utah’s organization of SARS [9/27/99] Salt Lake UT. Topic: PREDICTS Risk Threat of School Violence Worksheet.
Utah’s organization of SARS [9/28/99] Salt Lake UT. Topic: PREDICTS Risk School Sexual Harassment/Assault Worksheet.
21 Annual Utah Fall Conference on Substance Abuse [9/29 &30/99]. Ogden UT. Topics: Violence Assessment in School and The Environment: The Key to Risk Assessment & Management.
Advanced Clinical Training sponsored by The Utah Network on Juveniles Offending Sexually (NOJOS) [10/8/99]. St. George, UT. Topic: Sexual risk.
Assessing School Violence. Four Corners School Districts [2/3/00].Castle Dale, Utah
School of Social Work, BYU, Provo UT [2/11/00]. Topic: Risk Assessment.
15th Annual Conference of the National Adolescent Perpetration Network, Denver, Colorado [2/14/00]. Topic: The Sexual Environment: Key to Risk Assessment and Management.
2002 Utah Public Mental Health Conference. Provo, Utah [5/9/02].Topic: Basic Elements of Risk Assessment.
NOJOS Training. Salt Lake City, Utah [10/30/03] Topic: Sexual Behavioral & Risk Assessments.
Veteran’s Hospital-mental health staff, Salt Lake City, Utah [11/12/03] Topic: Risk Assessment for Harm to Self and to Others.
NOJOS Line Staff Academy. Ogden, Utah [1/29/04]. Topic: Identifying Risk.
From Perpetration to Prevention: A Comprehensive Approach to Sexual Violence in Utah. Topic: Assessment of Perpetrators. Salt Lake City, Utah [9/21&22/04]. Sponsored by NOJOS, UCASA and others.
Assessment of the Juvenile Sex Offender. Sponsored by NOJOS. Salt Lake City, Utah [1/24/05]
Annual Conference of the National Adolescent Perpetration Network, Denver, Colorado [2/14/05]. Topic: Sexual Risk Assessment.
Assessment of the Juvenile Sex Offender. Sponsored by NOJOS. Salt Lake City, Utah [3/9/05].
Risk Assessment: Meeting the Standard of Care. Sponsored by American College of Forensic Psychology. 21st Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology. Newport Beach, California [4/14/05].
Risk Assessment. U.S. Army Medical Command Center. Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio Texas [3/14/06].
Risk Assessment: Meeting the Standard of Care. Sponsored by American College of Forensic Psychology. 22nd Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology. San Francisco, Callifornia [3/16/06].
Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory. Sponsored by Weber Human Services, Ogden Utah. [3/10 & 3/24 2006].
Risk Assessment: Meeting the Standard of Care. 39th American Asscoiation of Suicidology. Seattle, Washington. [April 29, 2006].
Risk Assessment: The Standard of Care. Comprehensive Guidance Training. Sponsored by Utah State Office Of Education, Salt Lake City, Utah. [6/15/2006].
School Risk For Self-Harm. Boise, Idaho. [November 7, 2007].
School Risk For Self-Harm. Lewiston, Idaho. [November 30, 2007]
School Risk For Self-Harm. Idaho Falls, Idaho. [January 15, 2008]
School Risk For Self-Harm. Twin Falls, Idaho. [February 14, 2008]
School Risk For Self-Harm. Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. [March 20, 2008]
Army Conference Suicide Risk Assessment. San Antonio, Texas. [February 7-8, 2007]
Army Conference Suicide Risk Assessment. Atlanta, Georgia. [April 10-13, 2007]
2011 NOJOS Case Manager / Line Staff Conference. Salt Lake City, UT [March 16, 2011]
NOJOS Assessment & Evaluation of Youth That Offend Sexually-Maintaining a Standard. Salt Lake City, UT [February 23, 2012]
2nd District Juvenile Court Judges. Sexual Risk. Farmington, UT. [January 17, 2014]
Intervention & Treatment of Sexual Violence Conference.”Standards-Best Practice, Research Based, Evidenced Based Assessment” Salt Lake City UT. [March 27-28, 2014]
Generations Conference. “Suicide” Salt Lake City UT. [April 7, 2014]
2014 Juvenile Judges Spring Conference. “NOJOS Juvenile Sexual Assessment” Bryce City, UT [April 9, 2014]
2016 NOJOS Assessment & Evaluation Symposium. West Valley, UT [February 26, 2016]
2018 Utah 5th Annual Sexual Violence Conference. Sandy, UT [March 4 & 5]. Importance of Evaluation Sexual Risk Among Juvenile and Adult Sex Offenders.
Myths and Realities Of Modern Pornography Use. Cache Children’s Justice Center 12th Annual Training Day. Feb.27, 2019
NOJOS Advanced Academy 2019, St. George, Utah [9/19/2019]. Topic: Using Technology to Engage Parents in Prevention.
2019, Utah Fall Substance Abuse Conference Committee, St. George [9/18/2019].Topic: Using Technology to Engage Parents in Prevention.

Continuing Education

MMPI-2 and Rorschach Workshop, February 23-25, 1990. San Francisco, CA.
Rorschach Workshop, January-March 1990. Weber State. University Ogden, UT.
MMPI-2 and MMPI-A Workshop, November 3-4, 1990. Las Vegas, NV.
Trained in the administration of SASSI, Winter 1991. Salt Lake City, UT.
Specialized training in forensic evaluations, Fall 1991. Kevin Gully, Ph.D., Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake, UT.
Rorschach Workshops Assessment of Children and Adolescents, February 14-16, 1992. Los Angeles, CA.
Forensic Evaluator Seminar, March 20-21, 1992. University of Utah School of Medicine. Salt Lake City, UT.
Eighth Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology, April 9-12, 1992. San Francisco, CA.
Investigation and Assessment of Offenders, Victims & Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, November 18, 1992. Salt Lake City, UT.
Rorschach Tutorial, January 27-31, 1993. San Francisco, CA.
Assessment and Treatment of the Sexually Reactive Child, July 9, 1993. Ogden, UT.
Weekend Advanced Rorschach Tutorial, November 14 and 15, 1993. San Francisco CA.
Contemporary Applications, February 26-March 3, 1994. Waikoloa Hawaii. Courses included: Preparing for DSM-IV, Forensic Use of the MMPI, Alcohol Use Inventory, Children’s Depression Inventory, Conner’s Rating Scales, and The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised.
Highlights of the DSM-IV Videoconference, June 4, 1994. San Diego CA.
Assessing and Treating Juvenile Sex Offenders. Judith V. Becker, June 10, 1994. Park City UT.
Mental Health Law Policy and Practice Annual workshop, July 28-29, 1994. Salt Lake City, UT.
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers 13th Annual Workshop, November 9- 12, 1994. San Francisco, CA. Courses included: Psychopathy & the PCL-R: Clinical & Forensic Application, Predicting Recidivism Among Sex Offenders, and Social & Cognitive Components of Sexual Offending.
American Board of Forensic Psychology Workshop, January 19-21, 1995. San Diego, CA. Courses included: Diagnostic & Structured Interviewing: Applications for Forensic Evaluations; Risk Assessment: Implications for Evaluation, Intervention and Decision- making; And Preparing for the Diplomate Exam in Forensic Psychology- ABPP.
Constitutional Law-Civil & Criminal, March 28, 1995. Court sponsored workshop. Ogden UT.
Understanding Sexual Assault, By A. Nicholas Groth, Ph.D., September 8, 1995. Utah Correctional Association Fall Training. Ogden UT.
Predicting Sexual and Violent Recidivism, By Vernon L. Quinsey, Ph.D; October 26 & 27, 1995. Milwaukee, WI.
Juvenile Court (Criminal Justice 235), By Dr. Michelle Heward; September 26- November 7, 1995. Weber State University, UT.
Civil & Criminal Liability (Criminal Justice 312), by Dr. John Caine; January 2-February 27, 1996. Weber State University, UT.
American Board of Forensic Psychology Workshop, April 18-20, 1996. Las Vegas, NV. Courses included: Effective and Ethical Expert Testimony; Civil Forensic Applications of the MMPI-2; And Recent Legal, Ethical and Professional Developments.
Designated Examiner Training, Utah State Mental Health Conference. May 16, 1996. Park City, UT.
Clerkship at Utah State Prison with Dr. Paul Bramwell. Topic: Malingering. August 1996-May 1997.
Legal Aspects of Counseling. American Counseling Association, January 25, 1997. Salt Lake City, UT.
13th Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology. Sponsored by American College of Forensic Psychology. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. April 17 & 18, 1997.
Level II: Introductory Clinician Training for the Plethysmograph. Behavioral Technology Inc. Salt Lake City, UT. October 13-14, 1997.
Advanced Topics in Risk Assessment. Sponsored by American Academy of Forensic Psychology. Hilton Head Island, So. Carolina. January 28 & 29, 1998.
Juvenile Sex Offender Symposium. Sponsored by NOJOS of Utah. St. George UT. May 28, 1998.
32th Annual American Association of Suicidology Conference. Houston, Texas. April 15 & 16, 1999.
2nd Annual Forensic Conference. Provo, Utah. November 4 & 5, 1999.
15th Annual Conference of the National Adolescent Perpetration Network, Denver Colorado. February 14, 2000.
Diminished Mental Capacity –An Elusive Legal Concept, Salt Lake, UT. January 9, 2001 Sponsored by Utah State Hospital Creighton Horton & Mark Moffat.
Legal and Ethical Risks and Risk Management in Professional Psychological Practice: Sequence I: Risk Management in Specific High Risk areas. Sponsored by APA and UPA. Salt Lake City, UT: January 26, 2001
LDS Family Services Conference. Salt Lake City, UT: October 5, 2001.
Understanding, Assessing and Treating Sexual Offenders. Medical Educational Services. Salt Lake City, UT: March 15, 2002.
Maintaining Quality Forensic Mental Health Services. Utah State Hospital, Provo, UT.November 5 & 6, 2002.
Forensic Evaluation Training. The National Children’s Advocacy Center. Huntsville, Alabama. April 7-9, 2003.
Legislative Updates. Utah State Hospital, Provo, UT. April 30, 2003.
Designated Examiner Training for Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. St. George UT. September 12, 2003.
AMCAP Conference, Salt Lake City, UT. October 3 & 4, 2003 22nd Annual Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) Research and Treatment Conference. St. Louis Missouri, October 8-11, 2003
The Assessment and Evaluation of the Juvenile Sex Offender: Developing a Standard. Utah Network on Juveniles Offending Sexually (NOJOS). Salt Lake City, UT, October 30, 2003.
Treating the Sexually Traumatized Adolescent. Life-Line 3rd Annual Professional Luncheon. Salt Lake City, UT. February 6, 2004.
9th Annual Children’s Justice Symposium-2004. The Homestead, Midway UT. June 1-3rd 2004.
Annual Conference of the National Adolescent Perpetration Network, Denver, Colorado [2/14/05].
American College of Forensic Psychology. 21st Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology. April 14-17, 2005. Newport Beach, California.
Children’s Justice Symposium 2005. May 31-June 2, 2005.Midway, Utah.
2005 Forensic Examiner Training. August 30, 2005. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Forensic Evaluation Training. November 7-9, 2005.The National Children’s Advocacy Center, Huntsville, Alabama.
Juvenile Sexual Offense Recidivism Risk Assessment Tool-II (JSORRAT-II). Douglas L. Epperson, Ph.D. November 22, 2005. Salt Lake City, Utah.
American College of Forensic Psychology. 22nd Annual Symposium in Forensic Psychology. San Francisco, Callifornia [3/16/06].
2006 Forensic Examiner Training. April 21, 2006, Salt Lake City, Utah.
39th American Asscoiation of Suicidology. Seattle, Washington. [April 29, 2006].
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) Research Based Training for Child Forensic Interviewing. Farmington, Utah. [May 3 & 4, 2006]
2007 Forensic Examiner Training. April 26, 2007, Salt Lake City, Utah.
AMCAP Fall Convention 2008 Peace, Hope and Strength: Finding Refuge from the Storms of Life. Salt Lake City, Utah. [October 3, 2008]
American Psychological Association, Continuing Education n Psychology. From Child Sexual Abuse to Adult Sexual Risk: Trauma, Revictimization, and Intervention 2007. [December 4, 2007]
The Children’s Justice Symposium/Domestic Violence Conference 2008. [May 13-15, 2008]
Violence Risk Assessment and Management (Kevin Douglas): American Academy of Forensic Psychology, Las Vegas, Nevada [September 19, 2008- 7 hrs]
Risk Assessment and Managment in Corrections (Jennifer Skeem) [September 18, 2008- 7 hrs]
Forensic Examiner Training, The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health; Utah State Hospital, Provo, Utah. [November 19, 20, 208- 16 Hrs]
The Utah Children’s Justice Symposium: Role of the Medical Provider in Child Abuse Cases (Rich Kaplan) [May 12, 2009]
The Utah Children’s Justice Symposium: Seeing Red: Identifying and Responding to the Red Flags of Child Abuse (Rachel Mitchell) [May 12, 2009]
The Utah Children’s Justice Symposium: Investigation Best Practices With a Peer Review Component (Troy Little and Travis) [May 12, 2009]
The Utah Children’s Justice Symposium: Recent Research Affecting Child Abuse Investigations and Prosecutions (Chris Newlin) [May 13, 2009]
The Utah Children’s Justice Symposium: Preparing the Prosecution Expert Witness for Direct and Cross Examination (Rachel Mitchell and Allison M. Foster) [May 13, 2009]
The Utah Children’s Justice Symposium: Interviewing Victims with Special Needs (Chris Newlin) [May 13, 2009]
The Utah Children’s Justice Symposium: Using Anatomical Dolls and Drawings in Forensic Interviewing: Pros, Cons and Controversies (Linda Cordisco Steele) [May 13, 2009]
The Utah Children’s Justice Symposium: Forensic Interviewing: Current Issues Affecting Child Abuse Investigation and Prosecution (Linda Cordisco Steele) [May 13, 2009]
Risk Management Workshop. [October 23, 2009]. Utah Psychological Association. Salt Lake City, UT.
AMCAP Spring 2010 Convention. [April 1 2010]. Salt Lake City, UT.
The Monarch 21 System and Plethysmography. [July 15, 2010] Salt Lake City, UT.
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) Conference 2010. [October 21 & 22, 2010]Phoenix, Arizona.
2011 NOJOS Case Manager / Line Staff Conference. [March 16, 2011] Salt Lake City, UT. (6 hrs)
2011 NOJOS Clinical Intensive Conference. [May 11, 2011] Snowbird, UT. (3.75 hrs)
2011 Annual Forensic Examiner Training Conference. Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. [August 25, 2011] Salt Lake City, UT. (7 hrs)
Children’s Justice Center- Interview Format. (Travis Peterson) [December 13, 2011] Davis County CJC, UT. (6 hrs)
NOJOS Assessment & Evaluation of Youth That Offend Sexually-Maintaining a Standard. Salt Lake City, UT [February 23 & 24, 2012] (11 hrs)
2012 Annual Forensic Examiner Training Conference. Salt Lake City, UT. (Mark Siegert, Ph.D.; Ivan Kruh, Ph.D.) [August 23, 2012] (6 hrs)
Revolutionizing Diagnosis & Treatment Using the DSM-5. Salt Lake City, UT. (Jack Klott, MSSA, LISW, CSW, MINT) [September 13, 2012] (6 hrs)
31st Annual ATSA Conference. Denver CO. [October 17-19, 2012] (18 hrs)
Adolescent Brain Development Training. Salt Lake City UT. (Barbara Sullivan, Ph.D.) [October 25, 2012] (5 hrs)
Revolutionizing Diagnosis & Treatment Using the DSM-5. Salt Lake City UT. (Martha Teater, LMFT) [May 2, 2013] (5 hrs)
2013 Annual Forensic Examiner Training Conference. Salt Lake City UT. (Patricia Zapf, Ph.D. & Ivan Kruh Ph.D.)[October 17, 2013] (7.5 hrs)
Intervention and Treatment of Sexual Violence Conference.(Sponsored by Commission on Criminal & Juvenile Justice, Utah Sexual Violence Council, Utah Office for Victims of Crime, and NOJOS) Salt Lake City UT.[March 27,28, 2014] (14 hrs)
Generations Conference. “Suicide” “Ethics” Salt Lake City UT. [April 7, 2014](14 hours)
2014 Juvenile Judges Spring Conference. “NOJOS Juvenile Sexual Assessment” Bryce City, UT [April 9, 2014][3 hrs]
Hot Topics in Ethics & Risk Management in Psychological Practice. Jeff Younggren, Ph.D. California Psychological Association. Los Angeles, CA [May 31, 2014) [6 hrs]
2014 Annual Forensic Examiner Training Conference. Sponsored by Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health.(October 8 & 9, 2014) [12 hrs]
2015 Level II Clinician Training: The Monarch 21 System and Plethysmography. Sponsored by Behavioral Technology, Inc.(May 14-15, 2015) [12 hrs]
2015 Annual Forensic Examiner Training Conference. Sponsored by Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. (November 4, 2015) [8 hrs]
2016 NOJOS Assessment & Evaluation Symposium. Sponsored by NOJOS. (February 26, 2016) [5.25 Hrs – 2 hrs Ethics Training]
2016 Brain, Sex & Gender from Conception to Death. Dr. Stephanie Sanders. Sponsored by NOJOS. (May 11, 2016, Snowbird, UT) [6 hrs]
2016 Digital Ethics and DOPL Tips Seminar.Dr. DeMille. (June 2, 2016 Sandy UT) [6 hrs Ethics]
2016 ATSA Conference, Different Roles Same Goals: Preventing Sexual Abuse. (November 2, 3 & 5, Orlando, Florida). [18 hrs]
2017 The Utah Network on Juveniles Offending Sexually. Advanced Academy. (September 14 & 15, Park City, UT). [11.5 hrs]
2017 Juvenile Attainment Training. Sponsored by Department of Human Services. (November 2, Salt Lake City, UT). [6.0 hrs]
2017 Annual Forensic Examiner Training Conference. Sponsored by Division of Substance Abuse & Mental Health. (November 3, Salt Lake City, UT). [6.0 hrs]
2018 NOJOS Assessment Conference. Dr. James Worling. (February 16, 2018 Salt Lake City, UT). [6.0 hrs]
2018 Utah Sexual Violence Conference. (April 4 & 5 2018, Sandy UT). [10 hrs]
2018 Utah Forensic Legal Conference. (April 6, 2018, Provo UT). [6 hrs]
2018 District Attorney Training- Mental Health Issues for Prosecutors. (Sept 5, 2018, SLC UT). [6 hrs]
2018 NOJOS Advanced Academy- Connecting the Dots to Healing. (September 20-21, 2018, St. George UT). [11 hrs]
2018 Annual Forensic Examiner Training Conference. (November 2, 2018, Provo UT). [8 contact hrs].
Cache Children’s Justice Center 12th Annual Training Day, Utah (February 27, 2019) [8 contact hrs].
Training for Juveniles’ Competence To Proceed Evaluations. Sponsored by the State of Utah. SLC Utah (April 8 & 9, 2019) [15.5 hrs].
Forensic Legal Conference 2019. Sponsored by the State of Utah. SLC Utah (June 7, 2019) [6.0 hrs].
2019, Utah Fall Substance Abuse Conference Committee, St. George, Utah (September 18, 2019) [6 hrs].
NOJOS Advanced Academy 2019, St. George, Utah (September 19 & 20, 2019) [11 hrs].
Best Practices in the Evaluation of Adjudicative Competence – Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (January 9-10, 2020) Palo Alto University [14 hrs].
The Addictive Brain & Compulsive Sexuality, Utah Department of Corrections. Bob and Gale Stringham (July 10, 2020) [4 hrs].
Polygraphs, Ocular-motor Deception Test, And District Attorney Office Screening of Sex Crime Cases, Utah Department of Corrections. (October 16, 2020) [3 hrs].
Assessing and Managing Risk in Psychological Practice, 2nd Edition. American Insurance Trust (August 25, 2020)[8 hrs].
Training ‘101’, Quarterly Progress Reports, And Reunification, Utah Department of Corrections. (January 22, 2021)[3 hrs].
VASOR-2 and SOTIPS, Utah Department Of Corrections. Salt Lake City, UT (June 17 & 18, 2021) [14 hrs].
The Psychology of Neuropsych and MS, Utah Psychological Association, (October 22, 2021) [3 hrs],
Just Ethics: Professional Ethics, Decision-making & The New Science of Morality. Utah Psychological Association. (January 21, 2022) [6 hrs].
NOJOS Assessment Conference 2022. NOJOS Organization. (February 22, 2022) [6 hrs]. West Valley City, Utah.
NOJOS Case Management and Line Staff Conference 2022. (February 9-10, 2022) [11.5 hrs]. West Valley City, Utah.
Reunifications Guidelines. (April 15, 2022) [4 hrs]. Salt Lake City. Utah Dept. of Corrections.
DSM-5 TR. (August 26, 2022) [2 hrs]. Utah Psychological Association. Zoom Meeting.
NOJOS 2022 Advanced Academy (September 15-16, 2022) [12 hrs]. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Utah Department of Corrections (January 20, 2023) LGBTQIA+ Sensitivity, Trauma Informed Treatment, & Victim Advocate Roles [4 hrs]. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Utah Psychological Association (February 10, 2023) The Trust Ethics and Risk Management Workshop [6 hrs]. Online Workshop.
Utah Department of Corrections (April 21, 2023) LSRNR, VASOR, and SOTIPS [3 hrs]. Salt Lake City, Utah.
NOJOS 2023 Advanced Academy (Sept 21-22, 2023) 12 CEU hours of training including 4.5 hours suicide prevention and ethics training. [12 hrs] Ogden, Utah
Ethics within Risk Needs and Responsivity. Sponsored by Utah Dept of Corrections-Sex Offense Task Force. Salt Lake City, UT. October 20, 2023.[4 hrs]
Registry Information, AP&P Processes. Sponsored by Utah Dept of Corrections-Sex Offense Task Force. Salt Lake City, UT. January 12, 2024. [4 hrs]
NOJOS 2024 Advanced Academy Conference Ogden Utah. August 5-7, 2024. Including 6 hrs assessment and 1.5 hrs of suicide training. [18.5 hrs]
Therapist 101 & Working with Mandated Populations. Sponsored by Utah Dept Of Corrections- Sex Offense Task Force. Salt Lake City, UT. October 25, 2024. [4 hrs]

Research & Writings

S.A.V.E…More Than A Four-Letter Word. AMCAP November 1985.
Alcohol Use Trends Among LDS High School Seniors in America From 1982- 1986. AMCAP Vol. 15, #1, 1989.
Alcohol Use Among LDS And Other Groups Teaching Abstinence. In: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Reviews. Watson R.R. (ed) Published by Humana Press Inc. 1991.
Religion and Drug Use. Journal of Drug Education Vol. 22, #1, 1992.
Adolescent Substance Use and Codependence. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 55: 261- 268. 1994.
Family and Religious Influences on Adolescent Substance Abuse. Youth and Society. June 1993
Guest Editor for Family Perspective professional journal, entitled “Religious Aspects of Addiction and Codependence.” BYU, Vol 27, #1, 1993.
Hold On To Hope: Suggestions for LDS Codependents, a book co-authored by Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone. Published by CFI, 1993.
Religious Organizations. In: Handbook on Drug Abuse Prevention. Coombs, R. H. & Ziedonis, D. (eds) Published by Allyn and Bacon. 1995.
Practice Guidelines for the Assessment, Management, and Communication of Risk: A Theoretical Model. American Journal of Forensic Psychology. Vol. 16, #3, 1998.
Expert field reviewer for the following articles:
Expert field reviewer for Department of Health & Human Services of draft protocols published by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) on the Screening and Assessment of Alcohol-and Other Drug Abusing Adolescents and Treatment of Alcohol and Other drug -Abusing adolescents. March 1993; Simple Screening Instruments for Outreach for Alcohol and other Drug Abuse and Infectious Disease. September 1993.
Expert field reviewer for Department of Health & Human Services of draft protocol published by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) on Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) October 1994.
Expert field reviewer for Department of Health & Human Services of draft protocol published by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) on The Role and Current Status of Patient Placement Criteria In the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders (TIP), 1995.
Reviewed manuscript The Selfish Brain: Coping with Chemical Dependence by Robert L. DuPont, Jr., M.D. September 1992.

Dr. Rick Hawks, PC