Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) Foundations Workshop

What it is: An in-person workshop that blends didactic training and discussion, case studies, and interactive skill building to apply decades of field-tested, evidence-based practices in behavioral threat assessment and management. Designed for the mental health and first responder communities.The workshop is approved for 6 continuing education CE) hours, and attendance is limited to 60 participants.

Who it’s for: Leaders, supervisors, and front-line staff who work in mental health, emergency departments, hospitals, or law enforcement and would benefit from learning best practices in threat assessment and management as part of your work.

Topics Covered in the Workshop:

• The functions of violence and how each presents in a behavioral health crisis
• The pathway to intended violence model and its application in behavioral health
• Evidenced-based structured professional judgment (SPJ) tools
• The seven empirically validated proximal risk dynamics of violence
• The psychology of murder-suicide, and how it informs assessment
• The legal considerations and behavioral health interventions regarding violence (Tarasoff, Emergency Detentions, School Threat Assessment Legislation)
• Different strategies of law enforcement partnership in violence prevention
• Best practice verbal de-escalation for reactive violence risk from Project BETA
• Best practice threat management strategies for intended violence risk
• How the three primary functions of violence can each be effectively engaged, managed, and treated through behavioral health care