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BIT/CARE Framework

Team Development

BIT Team Standards
CARE Audit Tool
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A Guide to Terminology in Risk/Threat Analysis
Documentation and Case Notes
BIT/CARE Team Development Checklist
Marketing Your Team
BIT/CARE Team Guide Template
The CASE Process
Building the Team - Conduct
Working with Students with Disabilities
Inside CARE Volume 1
College Case Study - Bill and Eric
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Threat Assessment Basics

An Exploration of the Risk, Protective, and Mobilization Factors Related to Violent Extremism in College Populations
The Evolving Nature of Threat and Violence Risk Assessment in College Counseling Centers
Behavioral Threat Assessment Units
The Role of Warning Behaviors in Threat Assessment: An Exploration and Suggested Typology
Beyond the Red Flags
Threat Assessment Glossary
Social Media Basics
Types of Threat

Intake and Interviewing

Advanced Interview Skills
How Trauma Impacts the Brain
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Impression Management
Bias Mitigation
Safety in the Title IX Environment
Establishing Rapport
Trauma Reactions

Interventions

Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire
Common Challenges for Minorites Accessing Mental Health Treatment
Referral Checklist and Service Audit
Boston University's Leave of Absence Guide
Creating Intervention Plans
Working with Resistant and Difficult Students
Bystander Empowerment
Helping Student Veterans
Understanding Thought Disorders
Understanding Bipolar Disorder
Faculty Guide to Managing Mental Illness and Disruptions
Common Challenges for Minorites Accessing Mental Health Treatment
Working with Autistic Students
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What is Autism?
01:28
Personality Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #34
10:58
Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders
01:29
7 Problems Only Anxious People Understand
01:50
I’m Bipolar, But I’m Not…
03:14
What is Depression?
03:46
Bystander Empowerment
Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy

Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy

College Students and Mental Illness
Understanding Autism and Asperger's
Working with Students with Disabilities
Person First vs. Identity First
01:24
What is Autism?
01:28
Autism, ASD, & Asperger's
02:17
Working with Autistic Students
09:31
Jeanne and Brian discuss assumptions
06:01
Emotional Intelligence
Life = Risk

Life = Risk

Situational Awareness
Online Safety and Avoiding Scams
Cybersecurity
Situational Awareness Challenge
01:00
The Levels of Situational Awareness
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Girl Hiding Behind Car
01:22
Pig Butchering
00:50
Cyber Aware: Use 2-Step Verification
00:20
Cyber Aware: Strong Passwords
00:29
Four Easy Ways to Stay Safe Online
01:34
Recognize and Report Phishing
01:01
Mindset: Teach Run, Hide, Fight
Mindset: Situational Awareness
Mindset: Emergency Considerations for Deaf Students
Mindset: Run, Hide, Fight
Mindset: Evacuating Safely
Mindset: OODA Loop
Active Assailant Preparedness
Mindset: Alerts
FBI: Run Hide Fight
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ACTIVE SHOOTER
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Run  Hide  Fight  FBI Active Shooter Training
04:30
Active Shooter Preparedness: Access and Functional Needs – What You Should Know
09:31
Active Shooter Preparedness: Options for Consideration
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Fort Lauderdale Airport
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Aurora Movie Theater
01:22
Dallas Love Field
00:27
All-Hazard Emergency Response
Flooding
Bomb Threats
Protect Your Home from Wildfires
Building Your Emergency Kit
Radiation Emergencies
Fire Safety Tips
Tornado Safety
Bomb Threat Awareness for College Students
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How Prepared Are You for a Hurricane?
01:30
Hurricane Intensity Scale
00:33
Sharks in the Street During Hurricane Nicole
01:29
FBI: Run Hide Fight
04:36
FEMA - Know the Dangers of Smoke
00:30
Using a Fire Extinguisher
01:09
Classroom Earthquake
03:45

NIMS and ICS Training

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training Program identifies those courses critical to train personnel capable of implementing all functions of emergency management. This program establishes the NIMS core curriculum to ensure it adequately trains emergency and incident response personnel to all concepts and principles of each NIMS component.

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NIMS Trainings - links to FEMA site

Supply Examples

The following products may be helpful as school emergency preparedness staff review their site needs. Any recommendations of materials are solely for reference and do not constitute an endorsement of a product by WVPA or DPrep Safety.

"Boo-boo Kits"

Add boo-boo kits in strategic locations and include them in lockdown supply kits.

First Aid Kit

Tourniquet and Wound Packing

Most deaths in mass casualty events are due to blood loss. Staff should be trained in Stop-the-Bleed.

Stop the Bleed Supplies
Bleeding Control Kit

Security Seals

These easy-to-break seals can help secure equipment like AEDs and overdose treatment kits.

Security Seals

Overdose Kits

Staff should be trained in the use and application of overdose treatments.

Narcan
Naloxone Kit

Anti-Choking Tools

These devices can prevent choking. Staff needs to be trained on their proper use.

VitalVac Kit
LifeVac Kit
Arixmed Kit

Fire Blankets

While not a substitute, these low-cost devices can supplement your existing fire extinguishers. 

Fire Blanket

Window Pulls

In a lockdown/barricade, windows need to be covered quickly and easily.

Hideaway Helper window covering
Nightlock window covering

Door Locking Devices

Work with your local fire marshal to install devices to aid in securing rooms during a lockdown.

DoorJammer
Brinks door security bar
TeacherLock
The Boot
Bolo Stick

Mobile Duress Apps

In a lockdown/barricade, windows need to be covered quickly and easily. Learn more about Duress Alarms.

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Ok Alone
Blackline Safety
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