Threat Assessment and Management in Schools and Campuses: Enhancing the Nexus

Description

Professionals from public institutions of higher education have been actively engaged in threat assessment and management programs since at least 2008, when the Virginia General Assembly enacted legislation requiring all public IHE’s to implement and operate such programs. Since 2013, public schools have operated in accordance with similar statutory requirements. The Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety (VCSCS) has provided a wide range of training to support school and campus threat assessment teams in serving the needs of their educational communities.  To support continuous improvement of these teams, VCSCS continues to offer training opportunities to enhance the knowledge and skills related to the practice of threat management in educational settings.

This workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to:

1. Learn and engage on topics impacting schools and campuses that are not covered in foundational training sessions.  These topics will focus on opportunities for greater collaboration, communication and coordination between schools and campuses where appropriate.  Such topics may include, but not be limited to:

   1. Threat Assessment and Management: The Nexus Between School and Campus Settings

   2. Enhancing Information Sharing: Considerations for Practice

   3. Threat Assessment and Management Involving Intimate Partner Violence: Domestic/Dating Violence, Stalking, Predatory Sexual Assault/Misconduct and

   4. The Nexus of Threat Management and Title IX

2. Practice application of skills and lessons learned through small group work on case scenarios addressing issues that may impact both schools and campuses.

Who should attend?

The workshop is appropriate for members of school and campus threat assessment teams including (but not limited to) school/campus administrators, student services personnel, instructional staff, counseling and mental health professionals, human resource personnel, attorneys, and law enforcement and security personnel; as well as staff from regional community mental health and law enforcement agencies that may be involved in school or campus threat management efforts.

The workshop is intended for those who have completed a school or campus basic threat assessment training course.

Partial In-Service Credit

Law enforcement and school/campus security officers will receive partial in-service credit hours for this training.

Transportation, Lodging, and Meals

Participants are responsible for their transportation, lodging, and meal expenses.

Training Time and Details

Registration begins at 7:30 am

Training begins at 8:00 am and concludes at 4:30 pm

Cost and Registration

Pre-registration is required. There is no cost to attend this training.

Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Therefore, anyone who registers will receive a confirmation. It is the responsibility of the DCJS assigned course director to review the roster and make a final determination on acceptance into the course. Registrants not accepted will be notified via the email address provided during registration.

COVID-19 NOTICES

Participants will be required to complete a Participant Screening and Waiver prior to attending the training. This will be emailed to registrants before the training and will also be available to complete at check-in on the day of the training.

PLEASE NOTE: DCJS is preparing and planning to continue holding training sessions and conferences after a resumption of normal activities. Every effort will be made to hold this scheduled training, however, due to the uncertainty of the progression of the COVID-19, this training may require rescheduling. You will be notified by email if this training is rescheduled. We appreciate your flexibility and understanding.