Level 1 - Basic Threat Assessment ~ September 09, 2025
SDA, NOC, TAG, ESPD, IMAT, ESU CC, Distance Ed, BlendEd, Higher Ed, TLT
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
PDO Events - 2025-2026 ~ September 10, 2025
PDO, NOC, SDA, TAG, ESPD, IMAT, ESU CC, Distance Ed, BlendEd, Higher Ed, TLT
PDO Events for 2025-2026.
Educational Resources Committee includes PDO and Student Services
Educational Resources Committee includes PDO and Student Services
Level 2 - Threat Assessment Threat Communication ~ October 28, 2025
SDA, NOC, TAG, ESPD, IMAT, ESU CC, Distance Ed, BlendEd, Higher Ed, TLT
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
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