December 17, 2026 BTAM - K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management

K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management (BTAM) training is scheduled for Thursday, December 17th at 10am.

This event is only open to the hosting school staff and VCPE Accredited and Candidate private schools. This event is not open to the public.

DCJS 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

• Group case exercise(s)