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

  • When
    Thursday, December 17, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Gesher Jewish Day School, 4800 Mattie Moore Court, Fairfax, VA 22030
  • Spaces left
    45

  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) 

  
  

  
  

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• January 15, 2027 BTAM - Manassas Adventist - School Staff Only

  • When
    Friday, January 15, 2027
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Manassas Adventist 8225 Barrett Drive, Manassas, VA 20109
  • Spaces left
    50

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  K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management (BTAM) training is scheduled for Friday, January 15, 2027 at 9:00am. The following is the description of the training provided by the Virginia DCJS and facilitated by VCPE. 

  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

  • Updated group case exercise(s) 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• February 12, 2027 BTAM- Sullins Academy-School Staff Only

  • When
    Friday, February 12, 2027
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Sullins Academy- 22218 Sullins Academy Drive, Bristol
  • Spaces left
    50

  Register

  K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management (BTAM) training is scheduled for Friday, February 12, 2027 at 12:00pm. The following is the description of the training provided by the Virginia DCJS and facilitated by VCPE. 

  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

  • Updated group case exercise(s) 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• June 8, 2027 AAA Regional BTAM- School Staff Only

  • When
    Tuesday, June 08, 2027
  •  
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD
  • Spaces left
    50

  Register

  K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management (BTAM) training is scheduled for Tuesday, June 8th, 2027 at 8:00am. The following is the description of the training provided by the Virginia DCJS and facilitated by VCPE. 

  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

  • Updated group case exercise(s) 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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