Threat assessment and management evolved from practices used to assess and manage potential risk of violence. This K-12 school team training will help your school form or enhance the team that will focus on identifying, assessing and managing the risk/threat of violence posed by students, staff, and community members toward the school community. Schools are encouraged to participate with a team of at least 4 members (e.g., administrators, faculty/staff, security or law enforcement partner, and mental health partner). The purpose of threat assessment teams are distinct from issues addressed by safety teams, student behavior teams, and crisis response teams; though all of these school teams may be implicated in strategies for monitoring and managing potential threats. Teams will leave the workshop with sample protocols to adapt for use in their school environment. The objectives for this two day training include:

1.  Identify and use the principles of threat assessment and management in school settings
2.  Demonstrate effective strategies for assessing risk
3.  Formulate strategies for monitoring and managing risk
4.  Describe effective threat assessment and management protocols appropriate for school settings
5.  Apply principles of threat assessment and management to case examples

A Safety (and Security) Team is a group of individuals who are committed to andresponsible for assessing any safety risks or security threats that could affect their school, staff, and students. This group is responsible for safety and security planning, prevention, and disaster preparedness and response.

A Threat Assessment Team is a group of officials that convene to identify, evaluate, and address threats or potential threats to school security. Threat assessment teamsreview incidents of threatening behavior by students (current and former), parents, school employees, or other individuals.

A Crisis Team is a group of individuals trained to provide trauma mitigation and education in the aftermath of a critical incident.

Basic Threat Assessment
Threat assessment and management evolved from practices used to assess and manage potential risk of violence. This training will help your school form or enhance the team that will focus on identifying, assessing and managing the risk/threat of violence posed by students, staff, and community members toward the school community. The purpose of threat assessment teams is distinct from issues addressed by safety teams, student behavior teams, and crisis response teams, though all these school teams may be implicated in strategies for monitoring and managing potential threats. Objectives include:
Module 1
•       List concerning behaviors in K-12 Educational Settings
•       Distinguish between targeted and reactive violence
•       Demonstrate understanding of the “Pathway to Violence” model
Module 2
•       Identify behavioral risk factors for targeted violence
•       Evaluate communications for warning signs of targeted violence
Module 3
•       Justify levels of concern for targeted violence risk
•       List school-based interventions appropriate for low, moderate, and high levels of concern
•       Apply the six steps of the threat assessment approach to case examples
Module 4
•       Identify multi-disciplinary team members for the school threat assessment team
•       Explain the processes needed to formalize the school threat assessment team process
•       Describe strategies to facilitate reporting of concerning behaviors