Behavioral Threat Assessment for Schools: Virtual Training & Online Resources

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Threat assessment is a critical component of preventing school shootings and other targeted violence on campus.

The Arkansas Center for School Safety assists Arkansas school districts, both public and private, to develop effective behavioral threat assessment teams and processes.

This program is funded through U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance grant 2019-YS-BX-0089. There is no charge for these resources and trainings.

THE CENTER’S GRANT PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING FREE RESOURCES TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS:

Threat Assessment Toolkit:

The toolkit includes guidance and resources for implementing a behavioral threat assessment team and introduces the concept of threat assessment in schools.

Introduction to Behavioral Threat Assessment ONLINE:

This one-hour course will highlight research findings regarding the thoughts and behaviors of individuals who perpetuate acts of targeted violence, processes to develop a school threat assessment team and guidance on community engagement and overcoming the Bystander Effect.

Basic Behavioral Threat Assessment:

This seven-hour course, to be delivered virtually, will explore the basic procedures and guidelines for threat assessment teams. Topics will include strategies for diverting students on a violent trajectory, components of threat assessment policies and procedures, defining and identifying behaviors for assessment screenings and levels of interventions needed to deter acts of violence. PLEASE NOTE: This course includes interactive scenarios designed for actual behavioral threat assessment teams. It is recommended that all members or potential members of a school threat assessment team should attend the same course delivery.

2025 CLASSES:

JANUARY 30: Virtual Delivery
FEBRUARY 26: Virtual Delivery

Advanced Behavioral Threat Assessment:

This seven-hour course focuses on tabletop exercises and is based on research and best practices in the area of school threat assessment and on the experiences of the instructors’ co-authoring the U.S. Secret Service/U.S. Department of Education model of school threat assessment. (Prerequisite: Completion of the Basic Behavioral Threat Assessment course.)

2025 CLASSES:

MARCH 26: Virtual Delivery
APRIL 15: Virtual Delivery
MAY 15: Virtual Delivery
JUNE 4: Virtual Delivery

For more information: Latrese Atkins at [email protected]  501-570-8095.