Communication- Advanced Threat Assessment & Management

**Prerequisite:  Need to have taken Threat Assessment - Level I Training**

• Dealing with assessment challenges
• Assessing emerging issues related to threat assessment (e.g., extremism, social media, mental illness)
• Managing cases over time
• Coordinating management strategies with community resources

Threat Communication
Communication during times of uncertainty and high stakes is different than during regular times. Participants will learn how to craft messages using risk communication strategies in support of behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) activities. Objectives include:

* Describe how risk communication is different from regular communication
* Demonstrate construction of a message map using crisis communication principles
* Match communication strategies with threat assessment process
* Manage messaging strategies to increase reporting