These four-hour trainings are designed for school building Level 1 Teams. Schools should consider including a school administrator, school counselor, school mental health therapist, and school resource officer on their Level 1 Team.

This training will cover the following material: 

• The basic concepts of threat assessment with a focus on youth risk factors.
• A brief review of supportive research and best practice prescriptive recommendations for assessment and management.
• The application of threat assessment concepts and research in a site-based protocol, called a Level 1 threat assessment.
• Direct instruction on conducting Level 1 threat assessments at a school level, including the process for referral to a community-based Level 2 threat assessment support team.
• Case review and lab exercises demonstrating the Level 1 threat assessment process.
• Question and Answer and problem-solving that addresses each school district’s unique needs.