October 30th, 2026 BTAM - International Scholars Academy - School Staff Only

K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management (BTAM) training is scheduled for Friday, October 30th 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)