This important and timely workshop focuses on assisting school personnel and mental health professionals to improve their understanding of models of risk and threat assessment.
Tennies will discuss the characteristics of adolescent development that makes this process so challenging as well as the changes in our society that have contributed. The differences and commonalities of threat versus forensic risk assessments are reviewed as well as the findings of the Safe School Initiative by Homeland Security and Department of Education, which form the foundation to understand the principles of threat assessment. Tennies will introduce you to the threat matrix for decision-making about the level of risk of threats to assist participants in developing more precise ways to assess threats made in school settings.
In the afternoon, the elements and examples of forensic risk assessments are reviewed. Dynamic versus static risk and protective factors are delineated. Specific risk management interventions and strategies are provided with time for small group activities to individualize these strategies for your own organization.
Early bird fee: $55.00 if registration fee is paid by 11/15/19.