STA001 - Ohio School Threat Assessment
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Description

Ohio School Threat Assessment is part of 2023 Continuing Professional Training. 

 

This course is a combination of best practices from leading school-safety experts, including the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center. Ensuring the safety of Ohio’s schools encompasses multiple components, including:

  • Physical security
  • Emergency management
  • Violence prevention in the form of a threat assessment process

This CPT training can serve as the starting point for implementation of a process that will need to be customized to the specific needs of your school and the larger community.

 

Details

  • The course is 3 credit hours.
  • The course is approximately 3 hours long, with 11 modules that contain content, plus an optional survey.
  • Each content module varies in length from 8 minutes to 27 minutes.
    • The module descriptions include the approximate length of each module so that you can plan accordingly.
  • Complete all 11 content modules to earn 3 credit hours for CPT 2023.
Modules
Continuing Professional Training (CPT) Acknowledgment Form
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CPT Acknowledgment Form (Required)
Ohio School Threat Assessment Introduction
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17 minutes | This module discusses the importance of why all schools should develop a comprehensive targeted violence prevention plan and how school resource officers can participate. Watch all 11 content modules in their entirety in order to complete the course. A reference guide and vulnerability guide have been provided as resources to accompany the course.
Establish a Multidisciplinary School Threat Assessment Team
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27 minutes | This module describes the first step in developing a comprehensive targeted violence prevention plan: establishing a multidisciplinary threat assessment team that will direct, manage, and document the process. ​
Define Prohibited and Concerning Behaviors
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27 minutes | This module explains how schools need to establish policies defining prohibited behaviors that are unacceptable and therefore warrant immediate intervention.
Create a Central Reporting Mechanism
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8 minutes | This module emphasizes the importance of a central reporting program that allows students, parents, and teachers to anonymously report behaviors that make them feel unsafe, so trained experts can respond.
Determine the Threshold for Law Enforcement Intervention
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17 minutes | This module shows the range of experts, law enforcement, and school officials around the state of Ohio that handle these matters and when they involve law enforcement.
Establish Assessment Procedures
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16 minutes | This module explains the need for clear procedures that, when followed, form an accurate picture of the student’s thinking, behavior, and circumstances to inform the assessment and identify interventions.
Develop Risk Management Options
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22 minutes | This module discusses options to evaluate whether a student is at risk for self-harm or harming others and why each student who comes to a team’s attention will require an individualized management plan.
Create and Promote Safe School Climates
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25 minutes | This module details a crucial component of preventing targeted violence at schools: developing positive school climates built on a culture of safety, respect, trust, and social and emotional support.
Conduct Training for All Stakeholders
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21 minutes | This module outlines the final component of a plan: identifying training needs for all stakeholders, including school resource officers, administrators and staff, faculty, students, parents, and law enforcement.
Ohio School Threat Assessment Conclusion
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10 minutes | This module shares some insights from a new U.S. Secret Service report that studied 41 shootings in K-12 school buildings in the U.S. from 2008 to 2017.
Guide to the Ohio School Vulnerability Assessment
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19 minutes | This module covers the importance of conducting vulnerability assessments to assess the security needs of the school district, outlines the state's excel report, and provides contact information for questions.
End-of-Course Survey
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Your candid and honest feedback about the course is greatly appreciated.
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