LIVE: Threat Assessment: A Behavior-Based Approach to Preventing Mass Attacks in Public Spaces
September 20, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
September 20, 2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pacific
2 Hours | 2 CEs
$125 Registration | Live Virtual Training via Zoom
Lina Alathari, PhD presents a live virtual professional training program on Threat Assessment: A Behavior-Based Approach to Preventing Mass Attacks in Public Spaces in partnership with the American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP).
Ensuring the safety of our communities is a responsibility that belongs to everyone. For over 20 years, the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) has continued to lead the field of behavioral threat assessment by conducting research, training, and consultation on the prevention of all forms of targeted violence. This presentation will highlight NTAC’s latest research report, Mass Attacks in Public Spaces: 2016-2020, which analyzed 173 attacks that resulted in harm to three or more individuals in the United States.
These attacks impacted a variety of locations, including businesses/workplaces, schools, houses of worship, military bases, community service providers, residential complexes, public transportation sites, and open spaces.
The report provides an unprecedented foundational understanding of the behaviors, circumstances, and personal factors that lead to mass violence. The presentation will also focus on how communities can use a multidisciplinary threat assessment approach to identify, assess, and intervene with individuals exhibiting concerning or threatening behaviors and mitigate their risk of causing harm.
This is a live program only and will not be made available on demand. If you are unable to attend live, please contact customer service 48 hours before the live event to request a refund.
Program Outline
- NTAC's mission and research on Targeted Violence in various contexts
- Overview of the findings from NTAC's latest research on mass attacks in public spaces
- The U.S. Secret Service Threat Assessment Model and the behavioral themes to guide threat assessment and management
- Case studies of perpetrators of mass attacks
Intended Audience
This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.
Experience Level
This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Presented By
Lina Alathari, PhD
Dr. Alathari is the Chief of the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC), where she oversees the agency's research, training, and consultation programs on behavioral threat assessment and the prevention of targeted violence, including school violence, workplace violence, attacks...
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe NTAC's research examining perpetrators of targeted violence and mass casualty attacks
Describe how the U.S. Secret Service Threat Assessment Model is used as the foundation for prevention
Describe the importance of gathering additional information to provide context on the behaviors/communications exhibited by an individual who elicited concern in others
Describe how creating a behavioral management plan to support individuals in crisis can reduce the likelihood of them engaging in a harmful act
Describe NTAC’s mission with the resources NTAC offers to support threat assessment programs, as well as locate the POC/website to find more information
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Program Partner
American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP)
We are proud to partner with The American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP) for this training. ABPPSP became a fully affiliated specialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) on October 21, 2011. Police and Public Safety Psychology is concerned with assisting law enforcement and other public safety personnel and agencies in carrying out their missions and societal functions with optimal effectiveness, safety, health, and conformity to laws and ethics. It consists of the application of the science and profession of psychology in four primary domains of practice: assessment, clinical intervention, operational support, and organizational consultation.
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