August 7, 2026, - BTAM - Word of Life Christian Academy - REGISTRATION REQUIRED

K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management (BTAM) training is scheduled for August 7, 2026, at 10 am. The following is the description of the training provided by the Virginia DCJS and facilitated by VCPE. I've shared the pre-work link for this event below. Please read through the pre-work material before the event.

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) 

Prework will be provided after you register.