The Preventive Behavioral Threat Assessment Introduction video is available for school districts and education support agencies that have implemented the Salem-Keizer Cascade Model or have adapted the model for use within their systems. It runs approximately 27 minutes and is intended as a brief review for behavioral threat assessment team members, as well as an information source or mandatory training for all staff members.  

 

The video:

• Introduces the Salem-Keizer Cascade Model, a comprehensive, prevention-focused behavioral threat assessment system.

• Highlights the features of the system, including its emphasis on a user-friendly, expeditious but methodical approach to identifying and managing situations that are escalating to potential violence.

• Reviews the working parts of the system—who does the work, how referrals are initiated, who supports the interventions.

• Reviews the risk factors and warning signs that suggest someone is considering a violent act as a solution to a problem. 

• Reviews the basic management strategies used within this system.

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View the trailer below.