SK Cascade BTA Courses
Courses by John Van Dreal
Public Consulting Group (PCG) is excited to offer three online courses, Behavioral Threat Assessment (BTA) 101,102 and 201: The SK Cascade Model. These on-demand, asynchronous, online courses can be purchased for individual, school, or district-wide use.
They were co-developed by PCG and John Van Dreal, author of the SK Cascade Model. This leading model was developed over 20 years ago by an educator for educators and the education community.
Behavioral Threat Assessment 101 (BTA101a & BTA101b)
LEVEL 1 BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT, PART 1
ABOUT THIS COURSE
With the SK Cascade preventive BTA system as a model, this course provides a template for building a sustainable, school-based threat assessment system composed of school site teams and community-based collaboration.
Participants in this course will:
- Review research and basic principles regarding threat assessment and threat management
- Learn the framework of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency threat assessment and management system that is protocol-driven, user-friendly, and designed for educators, school resource officers (SROs), school-based mental health professionals, juvenile justice services, and other education staff
- Receive training on the use of protocols for youth threat assessment
- Review the steps and developmental procedures necessary to implement the system
- Learn how to adapt the framework to existing community resources
- Engage in lab exercises and case reviews
Buy now! $100 per user per course
Behavioral Threat Assessment 102 (BTA102)
LEVEL 1 BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT, PART 2
ABOUT THIS COURSE
With the SK Cascade preventive BTA system as a model, this course builds upon the tools covered in BTA101 and includes auxiliary resources to provide community-based elements for the school site teams to use.
Participants in this course will:
- Review the steps and developmental procedures necessary to implement the Level 1 process covered in BTA101
- Explore auxiliary forms that support the Level 1 protocol from BTA101
- Address confidentiality requirements and laws related to BTA
- Participate in case exercises and conduct student threat assessments using Level 1 forms from BTA101
Buy now! $100 per user per course.
Behavioral Threat Assessment 201 (BTA201)
LEVEL 2 BEHAVIORAL THREAT ASSESSMENT
ABOUT THIS COURSE
Level 2 of the program provides learners with an understanding of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency, and community-based BTA system.
Participants in this course will:
- Describe the role and composition of the community-based Level 2 threat assessment system
- List the local and regional resources as well as the available youth-serving agency support for a Level 2 team
- Discuss the process for referral to a community-based Level 2 threat assessment support team
- Problem-solve the implementation challenges of the Level 2 team within a school district
- Apply knowledge through case study exercises
Buy now! $150 per user per course.
BTA Course Bundles
BTA course bundle discounts include:
- Level 1 Bundle | BTA101, BTA102
- All Three Bundle | BTA101, BTA102, BTA201
For requests of over 50 licenses, please contact us at ThreatAssessment@pcgus.com for pricing.