{"product_id":"15-minute-focus-behavioral-threat-assessment-and-management-for-k-12-schools-brief-counseling-techniques-that-work-paperback","title":"15-Minute Focus: Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management for K-12 Schools: Brief Counseling Techniques That Work - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelissa A. Louvar Reeves\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e15-Minute Focus: Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management for K-12 Schools, \u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery year, stories about violence in schools make headlines around the world. And every year, questions surface: How could this have been prevented? What were the warning signs? What changes do we need to make in our schools and communities to prevent this from happening yet again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will help answer those questions, as you learn about the factors that affect decision-making, and the role of Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) in managing students' troubling behaviors, mitigating risk for the school and community, and directing students onto more positive pathways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy schools should establish BTAM teams and protocols\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to establish a BTAM team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentifying and reporting concerns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstablishing protocols for evaluating threats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow teachers, administrators, counselors and the community can work together to mitigate troubling behavior and ensure student success\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWays to assist struggling students as they transition to adult life after high school\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducators, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Melissa Reeves, Ph.D., NCSP, LCMHC is Past-President of the National Association of School Psychologists, a nationally certified school psychologist, licensed clinical mental health counselor, and licensed special education teacher. Most recently she was an Associate Professor at Winthrop University, and has over 20-years' experience working in public schools, a private school, and day and residential treatment programs. Dr. Reeves is a co-author of the PREPaRE Crisis Prevention and Intervention curriculum and travels nationally and internationally training professionals in crisis prevention and intervention, threat and suicide assessment, trauma and PTSD, and cognitive-behavioral interventions. She is a Senior Advisor for Safe and Sound Schools, an organization founded by two parents who lost their children in the Sandy Hook tragedy, and senior consultant with Sigma Threat Management Associates, an Ontic company. Dr. Reeves has authored multiple books and publications focusing on school safety and trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767610409248,"sku":"9781953945457","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e1efa60c8671a58326e64e164a5a8b04.webp?v=1780313667","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/15-minute-focus-behavioral-threat-assessment-and-management-for-k-12-schools-brief-counseling-techniques-that-work-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}