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 THREATS USING SOCIAL MEDIA, SIVRA-­‐35 AND THE NEW ORLEANS INTERVIEWS TRAINING Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Presented by Brian Van Brunt, Ed.D. Participants will receive one year of SIVRA-­‐35 tool access 8:30 AM-­‐10:15 AM: Assessing Threats Made with Technology: Text to Email, Web to Social Media Today's technology allows an aggressor to share a direct communicated threat via a text message, website, blog or email. A person may share a Facebook status update that creates hysteria in school or campus. The presenter will walk you through recent case studies of direct communicated threats and offer guidance in terms of BIT, conduct and counseling response. Each case will serve to illustrate the central premise of the program: rapid detection and intervention of social media and other forms of leakage must be paired with thoughtful, research-­‐based assessment and management to truly mitigate potential threat. 10:15 AM -­‐10:30 AM Break 10:30 AM -­‐12:00 PM: SIVRA-­‐35 http://nabita.org/resources/sivra-­‐35/ More and more campuses are looking to in-­‐source the capacity to perform violence risk assessments by behavioral intervention and threat assessment teams. The Structured Interview for Violence Risk Assessment (SIVRA-­‐35) is a thirty-­‐five-­‐item inventory designed by Brian Van Brunt, Ed.D., that is used to assist Behavioral Intervention Team members and clinical staff in conducting a more thorough and research-­‐based violence risk assessment. Those who complete the SIVRA-­‐35 training can administer the SIVRA-­‐35. The SIVRA-­‐35 is designed as a structured interview and can be used by residential life staff (such as hall directors and executive housing directors), campus police, conduct officers, counselors, and psychologists, student affairs administrators, and anyone connected with the campus student of concern or Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT). Unlike other psychological tests focused on threat and danger to others, the SIVRA-­‐35 is designed with non-­‐clinical language and can be completed accurately by those without psychological or forensic training. 12:00 PM -­‐1:00 PM Lunch 1:00 PM -­‐3:15 PM: Completing SIVRA-­‐35 and discussion of scoring Based on his upcoming book in partnership with the American Counseling Association, Harm to Others: The Assessment and Treatment of Dangerousness, Dr. Van Brunt has put together a training for counselors, conduct officers, law enforcement and student affairs administrators to learn the foundational skills needed in order to conduct a threat assessment on a student of concern. This advanced training takes staff beyond the knowledge of the SIVRA-­‐35 risk factors, to better explore the foundational and practical skills of: •Building rapport with the student •Describing the nature of the interview to the student Dangerousness and violence, from a student, faculty or staff member is difficult, if not impossible to accurately predict. This training topic offers research based techniques and theories to provide a foundational understanding and improved awareness of the potential risk. The training should not be seen as a guarantee or offer any assurance that violence will be prevented. © NaBITA, 2014 •Addressing non-­‐compliance and defensiveness during the interview •Overcoming defensiveness and forming trust •How to use circular questions to assess key risk factors •Working with referral sources to form interview questions •Address differences in culture, gender, and diversity •Develop treatment plans to guide the next steps •Avoid overcommitting to future actions •Collecting data into a report back to the referral source 3:15 PM -­‐3:30 PM Break 3:30 PM -­‐4:30 PM: CheckMate: A Rampage Violence Prevention Program The game of chess is simple to learn, but difficult to master. CheckMate is a rampage violence prevention program from NaBITA that can help to protect your campus. CheckMate can be presented as a training on your campus by Brian Van Brunt, Ed.D., creator of the program. CheckMate can also be taught to a team of trainers for your campus, so that it can be facilitated as needed for groups on your campus. CheckMate uses the pieces of a chess set as exemplars to demonstrate risk factors related to rampage violence. While everyone on your campus need not be familiar with the game of chess to use CheckMate, this program teaches students, staff, and faculty members to identify the warning signs of violent behavior. Each chess piece memorably represents a cluster of risk factors associated with potentially violent behavior. The metaphor is taught through the use of dozens of case examples and indelible video clips that engage the audience. Key research is offered with accessible terminology for those who work with students on the “front lines.” While the intent is not that participants become experts at violence prevention, they will become more aware of the risk factors associated with violence, allowing them make critical identifications and share information with those who can take action. Dangerousness and violence, from a student, faculty or staff member is difficult, if not impossible to accurately predict. This training topic offers research based techniques and theories to provide a foundational understanding and improved awareness of the potential risk. The training should not be seen as a guarantee or offer any assurance that violence will be prevented. © NaBITA, 2014