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• October 30th, 2026 BTAM - International Scholars Academy - School Staff Only

  • When
    Friday, October 30, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    International Scholars Academy, 4401 Village Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
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  K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management (BTAM) training is scheduled for Friday, October 30th at 12:00pm. The following is the description of the training provided by the Virginia DCJS and facilitated by VCPE. 

  K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management Training

  The goal is to provide K-12 threat assessment teams with the tools and resources necessary to conduct and manage threat cases effectively.

  Topics to be covered include:

  • What is a threat? What is concerning/aberrant behavior?

  • Rationale for the threat assessment approach to violence prevention

  • The principles of threat assessment

  • Understanding the Pathway to Violence

  • Roles and responsibilities of threat assessment teams

  • The importance of reporting, reporting mechanisms, and overcoming barriers to reporting

  • Investigating reports of concerning/aberrant/threatening behaviors

  • Assessing and classifying threats

  • The nexus between threat assessment and suicide risk assessment (mental health)

  • Information sharing and confidentiality

  • Understanding the goals of threat management and interventions

  • Updated group case exercise(s) 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• January 15, 2027 BTAM - Manassas Adventist - School Staff Only

  • When
    Friday, January 15, 2027
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Manassas Adventist 8225 Barrett Drive, Manassas, VA 20109
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    50

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  K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management (BTAM) training is scheduled for Friday, January 15, 2027 at 9:00am. The following is the description of the training provided by the Virginia DCJS and facilitated by VCPE. 

  K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management Training

  The goal is to provide K-12 threat assessment teams with the tools and resources necessary to conduct and manage threat cases effectively.

  Topics to be covered include:

  • What is a threat? What is concerning/aberrant behavior?

  • Rationale for the threat assessment approach to violence prevention

  • The principles of threat assessment

  • Understanding the Pathway to Violence

  • Roles and responsibilities of threat assessment teams

  • The importance of reporting, reporting mechanisms, and overcoming barriers to reporting

  • Investigating reports of concerning/aberrant/threatening behaviors

  • Assessing and classifying threats

  • The nexus between threat assessment and suicide risk assessment (mental health)

  • Information sharing and confidentiality

  • Understanding the goals of threat management and interventions

  • Updated group case exercise(s) 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• February 12, 2027 BTAM- Sullins Academy-School Staff Only

  • When
    Friday, February 12, 2027
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Sullins Academy- 22218 Sullins Academy Drive, Bristol
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  K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management (BTAM) training is scheduled for Friday, February 12, 2027 at 12:00pm. The following is the description of the training provided by the Virginia DCJS and facilitated by VCPE. 

  K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management Training

  The goal is to provide K-12 threat assessment teams with the tools and resources necessary to conduct and manage threat cases effectively.

  Topics to be covered include:

  • What is a threat? What is concerning/aberrant behavior?

  • Rationale for the threat assessment approach to violence prevention

  • The principles of threat assessment

  • Understanding the Pathway to Violence

  • Roles and responsibilities of threat assessment teams

  • The importance of reporting, reporting mechanisms, and overcoming barriers to reporting

  • Investigating reports of concerning/aberrant/threatening behaviors

  • Assessing and classifying threats

  • The nexus between threat assessment and suicide risk assessment (mental health)

  • Information sharing and confidentiality

  • Understanding the goals of threat management and interventions

  • Updated group case exercise(s) 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• June 8, 2027 AAA Regional BTAM- School Staff Only

  • When
    Tuesday, June 08, 2027
  •  
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD
  • Spaces left
    50

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  K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management (BTAM) training is scheduled for Tuesday, June 8th, 2027 at 8:00am. The following is the description of the training provided by the Virginia DCJS and facilitated by VCPE. 

  K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management Training

  The goal is to provide K-12 threat assessment teams with the tools and resources necessary to conduct and manage threat cases effectively.

  Topics to be covered include:

  • What is a threat? What is concerning/aberrant behavior?

  • Rationale for the threat assessment approach to violence prevention

  • The principles of threat assessment

  • Understanding the Pathway to Violence

  • Roles and responsibilities of threat assessment teams

  • The importance of reporting, reporting mechanisms, and overcoming barriers to reporting

  • Investigating reports of concerning/aberrant/threatening behaviors

  • Assessing and classifying threats

  • The nexus between threat assessment and suicide risk assessment (mental health)

  • Information sharing and confidentiality

  • Understanding the goals of threat management and interventions

  • Updated group case exercise(s) 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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