K-12 Threat Assessment

This course is ideal for both new teams and teams looking to formalize and improve their operation. Through open and interactive discussion, the presenters will engage participants in a discussion on the standards and strategies for deploying best practices for their team.

Topics covered include:

• History and philosophy of BITs

• Defining BITs – Three phases of a BIT: gathering information, assessment, intervention 

• Prevention vs. Threat Assessment

• FERPA and the BIT

• Team name and establishing the team

• Team leadership, membership and meeting frequency

• Role of the counselor on the BIT

• Team mission and scope 

• Team policy and procedural manual

• Developing a budget for the team

• Overview of objective risk rubric usage

• Overview of violence risk factors

• Data related to gun violence

• Understanding threat

• Case study application of assessing threat

• Defining core qualities of a threat assessment

• Differentiating threat assessment from psychological assessment

• When to conduct the assessment and who is best suited to do it

• Utilizing a range of interventions to respond to case by risk level 

• Discussion of ADA and the direct threat test

• Defining case management and who it serves

• Case management as an intervention and support technique

• Nurturing the referral source and utilizing anonymous reporting

• Record-keeping

• Team training