Behavioral Threat Assessment And Management - 15-Minute Focus

In 15-Minute Focus: Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management for K-12 Schools, Dr. Melissa A. Louvar Reeves explains the interrelated factors that play a role in a person's decision to plan and carry out an act of violence.

In this book, you'll discover:

• Why schools should establish BTAM teams and protocols
• How to establish a BTAM team
• Identifying and reporting concerns
• Establishing protocols for evaluating threats
• How teachers, administrators, counselors and the community can work together to mitigate troubling behavior and ensure student success
• Ways to assist struggling students as they transition to adult life after high school

Educators, administrators, and school counselors have been trained on how to respond to a student who is suicidal or despondent. This book helps translate those skills to assist someone who is thinking about harming others.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Center for Youth Issues (May 13, 2021)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1953945457
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1953945457
• Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - 12
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.3 x 8.4 inches