Once they've got the proper training, says Stock, psychologists need to let companies know they're available. Sending out marketing materials, giving workshops and affiliating yourself with firms that already do this type of work are key ways to establish a practice in the field. Although the financial rewards of this specialty are large, says Stock, so are the responsibilities. Since those who make threats don't take off evenings, weekends and holidays, neither can Stock and his partners. And the emotional pressures can be intense, too.
Sleepless nights come with the territory.
D.C. A new theory of workplace violence Over the last decade, a risk-management consulting firm called Incident Management Group has developed a database filled with hundreds of names. They're all people who have threatened to kill in the workplace and who have been evaluated by forensic psychologists. Now psychologist Harley V. Stock, PhD, the managing partner of the Hallandale, Fla., firm has drawn on the database to create a new theory about why workers make threats. Difficulty forming bonds with others throughout their lives. Past threats, whether in the current workplace or a former one.