Article archive / September 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 1. Source pages: 6.
The Louisiana Coalition for Violence Prevention is teaming up with Dr. Frank Igou and his group from Louisiana Tech to design valid training systems for the Coalition’s program, the Coalition leaders said last week.
Dr. Igou is Associate Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology in the LaTech Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences.
Dr. John Simoneaux, a Coalition steering team member, said that the group will be working with Dr. Igou to develop ways to ensure that the training proposed by the Coalition will be scientifically designed. The goal is to improve clinicians’ and others’ ability to accurately detect those who could become violent and take needed steps to ensure general safety.
The Coalition for Violence Prevention is a group of professionals from various segments of the community, who have joined together to promote safety in Louisiana by strengthening early identification of those at risk of interpersonal violence. The group includes a cross section of leaders from school psychology, counseling, psychology, and social work.
Along with Simoneaux, other steering group members of the Coalition include Yael Banai, PhD, Bryan Gros, PhD, Bobette Laurendine, LCSW, and Cindy Nardini, LPC.
Dr. Frank Igou is currently the Program Coordinator of the Industrial/Organizational Master’s Degree Program at Louisiana Tech and a member of the core faculty for the Industrial/ Organizational Psychology PhD program. He is faculty advisor for Applied Research of Organizational Settings (AROS) a graduate student staffed consulting organization headquartered in Louisiana Tech’s Research Park.
Dr. Bryan Gros (L), Cindy Nardini, and Dr. John Simoneaux, discussing issues about violence prevention at a recent community training session.
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