Safety Division Courses and Workshops
Communities of Faith
Each of our offerings can customized to your institution and your specific training needs. Most can be offered in person, live online, or as asynchronous courses.
A Team Approach to Assessing, Managing, and Mitigating Threat
Law enforcement professionals, in collaboration with community partners such as school counselors and administrators, are tasked with the job of keeping our schools, colleges, and workplaces free of violence and acts of targeted aggression, commonly known as mass shootings. This course offers a practical approach to recognizing and preventing violence in schools, colleges, workplaces, and communities. This course is designed to provide the terminology, assessment, and intervention skills needed to identify threats and develop a community-based, collaborative mitigation plan.
Designed for law enforcement professionals, but inclusive of all community partners, participants will learn how to develop a violence risk mitigation plan tied to a multi-disciplinary team assessment. They will review concepts related to targeted vs. affective violence, transient and substantive threats, risk and protective/anchor factors for targeted violence, and how BIT/CARE and threat teams operate in law enforcement agencies, schools, colleges, workplaces, and communities.
DPrep Safety brings together a diverse, experienced team of faculty to tackle this course from the perspectives of counseling, law enforcement, conduct, DEI, Title IX, and human resources. We provide an intersectional perspective that draws from the best research and practice in each of these fields. The multidisciplinary approach to threat assessment is a best practice supported by leading governmental organizations and subject-matter experts in the field.
More details on our Preparedness Page.
Advanced Intake and Interviewing Skills
Gathering information from another party is an important skill set that crosses over a number of fields, including threat assessment, Title IX, case management, conduct/discipline, and law enforcement/campus safety. This course is meant as an advanced track, moving the conversation beyond the interviewing and intake skills outlined in our BIT/CARE trainings. Our team teaches from decades of experience with an intersectional focus on counseling, law enforcement, campus safety, student conduct, and legal techniques.
More details at Threat Page.
Advanced Violence Risk and Threat Assessment
This course is designed for those who have completed previous threat assessment courses and have a working knowledge of the modes of violence, types of threats, and have a rubric or system they are able to use when assessing risk and threat. We will share advanced concepts related to social media threat assessments, involuntarily celibates (incel), the growing risk of white supremacist violence, report writing, and threat mitigation planning.
More details at Threat Page.
All Hazard Emergency Response
Large-scale emergency incidents and disasters can occur anywhere. When they do, being prepared in advance is one of the most important factors in a successful response. This workshop will provide the tools to enable administrators, students, faculty, and staff to manage a wide variety of emergency situations.
Crisis De-Escalation
Drawing on Dr. Brian Van Brunt’s work in his books A Faculty Guide to Disruptive and Dangerous Behavior and A Staff Guide to Addressing Disruptive and Dangerous Behavior on Campus, this training will explore the difference between disruptive and dangerous behavior in and outside the classroom. The training will cover how to de-escalate a crisis when it occurs and the importance of sharing this information forward with your BIT/CARE team.
Effective Crisis Communication
Knowing how to navigate and manage high-stakes communication at news conferences, during emotional conversations with community members, during hiring and firing meetings, when discussing performance improvement plans, and within the departmental chain of command is essential for those asked to speak for the department to third parties. It is essential to have a strategy for communicating effectively, avoiding errors, and managing ‘hot spots’ that addresses third-party concerns while maintaining the department's integrity and goals.
This course lays the groundwork for organizations to respond effectively to crises or significant events. While communication in daily situations is important, it is critical to distinguish daily communication practices from a crisis communication strategy. When done well, communication can build and sustain trust and effectively demonstrate transparency and authenticity.
More details on our Preparedness Page.
Mindset Active Assailant Training
DPrep Safety’s Mindset Active Assailant Training blends leading research from psychology, law enforcement, and military theory with our instructors’ practice and experience to emphasize early preparation before an attack. Through a trauma-informed approach to instructional design, we train teachers, administrators, and other employees to enhance their awareness of their surroundings. This awareness improves response time and empowers community members to act rather than freeze in fear or indecision. The Mindset program helps participants choose the best course of action, increasing the likelihood of survival.
More details on our Preparedness Page.
Protecting the Flock: Safety and Security for Communities of Faith
This course provides a layered security approach to protecting congregants. Houses of worship present a target to those planning violence against certain ideologies and communities and we have a duty to prepare to respond to these dangers. Our seasoned presenters will share with you the importance of developing a safety and security plan that includes both an assessment of physical security measures (cameras, fences, bollards, doors, refuge points) and behavioral threat assessment concepts (risk factors for targeted violence, behavioral indicators of potential violence,).
The training is useful for greeters, ushers, leadership team members, volunteers, members of your safety and security team, and any community members with past medical, law enforcement or psychological training. Drawing from core concepts in law enforcement, psychology,, and threat assessment, this training offers a wide range of content useful for new and seasoned teams alike. From crisis de-escalation skills to developing policy and procedures to responding in the event of an active threat, this program will offer clear, well-researched and practical advice proven to reduce the risk of violence and save lives.
This one-day course spends the two morning sessions introducing and reviewing key concepts related to emergency preparedness planning and the importance of adopting a prevention, intervention, and post-vention approach. Core concepts in physical security, as well as behavioral assessment of threat indicators, will be discussed. In the afternoon sessions, our team will share three programs developed by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency offered in a “train-the-trainer” capacity, leaving the group with the ability to teach core concepts related to the Power of Hello, Crisis De-escalation, and Behavioral Threat Indicators. The course will end with a review of key response training for an active shooter.
More details on our Preparedness Page.
Situational Awareness
Attending to potential safety and security concerns in the community and schools is the best way to get out ahead of violence, crime, assault, threats, and danger. This practical and engaging workshop brings the principles of situational awareness into the hands of student leadership and residential life staff. This program teaches life skills that are applicable to college and beyond.
Some practical examples include:
Staying safe online and with cash apps
Being aware at parties and knowing the risks
Understanding the signs of threat and dangerousness
Safety concerns at gas stations, in the residence halls, in rural settings, in parking lots, and at night
Talking to Kids About Scary Things: School Shootings, Suicide, and Trauma
What should you say to your child following a school shooting? How do you talk to them following the death of a friend or when they experience trauma?
Join us for some practical advice and a discussion with parents on this important issue. This program will address how to talk to kids after large critical incidents like school shootings, suicide, or other traumas occur. This practical and interactive workshop will help participants better prepare for these conversations with expert advice. Drawing from best practices in trauma response and culturally informed interventions, the workshop will offer practical advice and guidance to help primary and secondary students right after the trauma and in the days and months that follow.
Learn the importance of preparing for these conversations beforehand and of genuineness and authenticity in your responses.
Discuss how to talk about your children’s concerns from a culturally informed perspective, which is tailored to developmental stages.
Receive handouts, practical lists, online resources, and example scripts to use when talking to your children.
Have the opportunity to share with other parents who have walked through these experiences with their children.
Workplace Violence Prevention Plans
Required by California’s SB553 and recommended for all workplaces, these plans identify and mitigate potential risk factors for violence and include procedures for responding to violence and potential violence. DPrep Safety offers templates and can work with you to tailor them to your site’s needs. We also offer comprehensive site walkthroughs and can train your staff on how to prepare for and respond to potential violence.
