Static-99R Booster Session: Changes in Coding Rules and Summary of Recent Research

Anton received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Simon Fraser University in 1998. Over the course of his career his primary areas of interest have included forensic psychology and addictions. In addition to completing a Master’s practicum through the Forensic Services Commission of British Columbia he also completed a doctoral level clinical internship at Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta with a specialization in addictions. He accepted a position with the Correctional Service of Canada (Pacific Region) in 1997 and provided treatment and assessments for violent and sexual offenders. In 2004 he became the Senior Psychologist for Sex Offender Programming and before leaving the Correctional Service of Canada in 2009 also acted as the Chief of Psychology. He has also worked as a psychologist at the Drug Treatment Court of Vancouver and more recently the Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and Addictions. Anton has maintained a private practice that has included forensic risk assessment and treatment since 2000. He has provided sex offender treatment services for the Forensic Services Commission since 2009 and has given presentations on sex offender issues and risk assessment at national and international conferences. He is a national trainer for the Static-99R which is the most widely used actuarial measure for predicting risk of sexual recidivism. He has also provided expert testimony to the courts with regard to sex offender issues and is on the list of those designated to provide Dangerous Offender assessments as an amicus curiae. Finally, He is also a member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) and recently served as the co-chair person at the 2011 ATSA conference.