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Threat Assessment and Management in Virginia Public Schools: Model Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines 3rd Edition (July 2020) Overview of Updates

Description

In order to continue to progress and expand the knowledge of behavioral threat assessment teams, the DCJS Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety is pleased to announce a new threat assessment webinar that highlights and reviews the important updates to the Model Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines, which was updated in 2020.

Topics to be addressed

This is a 1-hour virtual training and topics to be covered include:

  • Key Updates to:

    • Virginia Law

    • Model Policy

    • Model Procedures

    • Guidelines for School Threat Assessment and Management

    • Resources

    • Threat Assessment and Management Forms

  • Q and A session

Who should attend?

The training is appropriate for members of school threat assessment teams including school administrators, student services personnel, teachers, counseling and mental health professionals, human resources 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 threat management efforts.

Partial In-Service Credit

Partial in-service credit hours will not be available for law enforcement and campus security officers due to the brief duration of the webinar.

Training Details

  • The training will be hosted via Zoom

  • Participants will receive the Zoom meeting and resource link prior to the training

Cost and Registration

There is no fee to participate in this webinar. Pre-registration is required.

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.