SAPROF - Youth Version
The SAPROF-Youth Version offers guidelines for the assessment of protective factors for violence and otherwise criminal risk in juveniles and young adults (12-23). Particularly for youth protective factors present a vital aspect of the individual in his or her environment. Evaluating these strengths in addition to risks offers a more comprehensive view of the young individual, offers hope, and inspires positive goal setting and intervention planning. The SAPROF-Youth Version tool is in increasingly widespread use across the globe.
SAPROF - Youth Version
Common questions SAPROF-Youth Version
Are protective factors the opposite of risk factors?
FAQ’s will be updated shortly
Assessing protective factors for youth
The SAPROF – Youth Version (SAPROF-YV) was developed over 10 years ago as an altogether new tool specifically intended to offer a positive addition to juvenile and young adult violence risk assessment in (forensic) youth care (age 12-23). It contains 16 dynamic protective factors regarding resilience, motivation, relations and environment for juvenile / young adult violence risk.
The SAPROF-YV can be used to complement (predominantly) risk-focused assessment tools, such as the SAVRY, the YLS/CMI or the JSOAP. Combining risk and protective factors in this way aims to create a more comprehensive and balanced risk assessment of future violent and/or sexually violent behavior for juveniles and young adults.
The SAPROF-YV proves useful for the assessment of protective factors in various settings, such as forensic psychiatry, general psychiatry, probation services, youth detention, addiction care, education, supported housing, pre-trial assessments, (school) threat assessments, etc. In addition to violence, the SAPROF-YV protective factors predict various outcomes, including non-violent criminality, self-harm, and other negative and positive community outcomes. The tool was originally developed in Dutch (2014), and subsequently translated into English, Spanish, German, French and other languages.
In addition to the professional rated SAPROF-YV, more recently a SAPROF-YV self-assessment version and a SAPROF-YV network-assessment version have also been created. These highly simplified questionnaires include pictograms for easy understanding of each protective factor. Experience from clinical practice shows the self-assessment is particularly useful as interview tool, which invites the service user to contemplate on their on protective factors and tell their story. Feedback from service users and service providers is very positive regarding the application of the self-assessment as a means to converse about protective factors and collectively formulate positive treatment goals.
Manuals, training, and electronic use
The SAPROF manuals are only available as paper books. They can be ordered from several bookstores, as well as directly from this website. Translations in various languages are also available from the translators. The books are printed in high quality with a spiral binder for easy and sustainable use.
Complementary to the comprehensive professional rated tools, additional SAPROF Self-assessment and SAPROF Network-assessment questionnaires are also available.
It is highly recommended to attend training in the use of the SAPROF before applying the tool in practice.
Training workshops can be attended on-demand online (available shortly) or by means of live online or in-person training. Through the workshop you will learn about protective factors and become familiar with the tool. You will practice coding the SAPROF, learn about integrating risk and protective factors and contemplate on drawing conclusions from the assessment and how this translates into positive treatment goals and risk management.
SAPROF or Risk Screener open training
345,-
Risk Screener 245,-Date and time to be announced!
- Dr. Michiel de Vries Robbé
Training SAPROF adult, youth, child or Risk Screener adult, youth - online live event
SAPROF in-company training
2000,-
Price for up to 8 participants + 85,- per additional participantDate and time to be announced!
- Dr. Michiel de Vries Robbé
SAPROF adult, youth, or child training for your organization
For organizations who wish to appoint their own in-house SAPROF trainers, a train-the-trainer program is being offered. If you would like to become a SAPROF trainer, please contact us for more information on the opportunities to attend the train-the-trainer program.
Embedding the digital SAPROF rating forms in local electronic patient filing system is possible through a license agreement with SAPROF international based on a fair use policy. Please contact us for inquiries in this regard.