K-12 Schools

A Review of Comprehensive School Site Safety Plans

Comprehensive School Site Safety Plans (CSSP) are designed to plan for and develop strategies to address various aspects of school safety on K-12 campuses. DPrep Safety will walk you through developing a sound plan that meets and exceeds state-mandated requirements. We will provide examples of how building your plan in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders will be essential to the success of the implementation and acceptance of the CSSP. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

A Trauma Informed Approach to Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

This workshop will cover common challenges students with disabilities face when seeking accommodations in K-12 schools, college/university settings, and during the transition from K-12 to post-secondary education. A collaborative BIT/CARE team can be an effective aid in connecting students who need services and support to fully access and participate in the educational setting. We will share their personal and professional experiences serving students with a range of disabilities to help them better access the tools they need to be successful in the classroom. They will present opportunities to collaborate, support, and create an inclusive educational experience with students with disabilities. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Addressing Criminal and Student Conduct Complaints

School resource officers (SROs), campus safety officers, and law enforcement often find themselves in the position of responding to both complaints and concerns that have criminal implications and those limited to school or college conduct and discipline policy violations (non-criminal). SROs and campus police should have a clear understanding and accompanying procedure of how to respond to both criminal and non-criminal matters as they impact the school climate. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com or visit https://www.dprepsafety.com/safety.

Addressing Disruptive and Dangerous Behavior

This workshop will offer practical guidance on the topics of addressing difficult and dangerous behavior. We will address common challenges related to disruptive and entitled behavior, mental illness referrals, and understanding the accommodation process. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Addressing Staff and Faculty Burnout

As they say on the airplane during the safety talk, put on your oxygen mask before helping others. We will review how unrelenting stress and fatigue transition into burnout and how this can be prevented through offering proper support, re-framing, and self-care. We will also review the role of compassion fatigue and how to support the everyday work of staff and faculty to keep them in the game for the long term. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Addressing Teasing and Bullying: A Guide for Parents

This program addresses the challenges of talking to your children about bullying and teasing behavior that occurs in school, with friends, and online. We will share the warning signs to look for, how to talk about these issues with their children, and the importance of understanding how a variety of factors may make children targets for teasing and bullying. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Advanced Intake and Interviewing Skills

Gathering information from another party is an important skill set that crosses over a number of fields, including threat assessment, Title IX, case management, conduct/discipline, and law enforcement/campus safety. This course is meant as an advanced track, moving the conversation beyond the interviewing and intake skills outlined in our BIT/CARE trainings. Our team draws on decades of experience, with an intersectional focus on counseling, law enforcement, campus safety, student conduct, and legal techniques. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com or visit https://www.dprepsafety.com/threat.

Advanced Violence Risk and Threat Assessment

This course is designed for those who have completed previous threat assessment courses and have a working knowledge of the modes of violence, types of threats, and have a rubric or system they are able to use when assessing risk and threat. Our team will share advanced concepts related to social media threat assessments, involuntarily celibates (incel), the growing risk of white supremacist violence, report writing, and threat mitigation planning. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com or visit https://www.dprepsafety.com/threat.

All Hazard Emergency Response

Large-scale emergency incidents and disasters can occur anywhere. When they do, being prepared in advance is one of the most important factors in a successful response. This workshop will provide the tools to enable administrators, students, faculty, and staff to manage a wide variety of emergency situations. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

BIT/CARE Framework Certification

Behavioral Intervention Teams (BIT) and Campus Assessment, Response & Evaluation (CARE) teams play a critical role in ensuring safety, support, and early intervention in schools, workplaces, and organizations. This two-part course equips you with the knowledge, skills, and protocols to effectively participate in or lead a BIT/CARE team. Our BIT/CARE Framework course is based on our 35 research-based best practices and provides guidance for new and seasoned teams in all phases of BIT, from gathering data to analyzing risk to developing interventions. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com or visit https://www.dprepsafety.com/certification

BIT/CARE Team Needs Assessment

When starting with a new community partner, whether they are just forming their BIT/CARE or threat team or have been in existence for years, we like to start with a needs assessment of the team. This process allows team members and key community partners to talk with our consultants via Zoom, complete a quantitative survey, and receive unique feedback on how the system is working and where there are opportunities for growth. When performing an assessment, DPrep Safety considers team functionality, processes, and community needs from multiple perspectives. This includes online surveys, one-to-one conversations, observing team meetings, and reviewing advertising/marketing materials, reporting forms, and policy and procedure documents. Our observations are compiled into a report and suggestions for training and/or team improvements. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com or visit https://www.dprepsafety.com/care.

Developing Effective Interventions

This course is ideal for BIT/CARE team members, law enforcement, resident directors, academic and career counselors, case managers, and orientation leaders to review the key factors in developing effective interventions. The skills needed to carry out this work include conducting an intake meeting, creating timely documentation,  and developing a risk mitigation plan that considers the individual’s race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, mental illness, physical disability, and religious and political beliefs. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com or visit https://www.dprepsafety.com/care.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Law Enforcement

Bias shapes how we see the world and how we choose to interact with others. The goal of this workshop is to better understand and mitigate bias in our processes. This training provides an opportunity to explore how each of us sees the world and widens the aperture of awareness when working with others through assessment, crisis de-escalation, and interventions. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com or visit https://www.dprepsafety.com/safety.

Documenting a BIT/CARE Case

This training provides an overview of how to create high-quality documentation and ensure that your team members contribute to your database on an ongoing basis. From avoiding short or emotional notes to being timely and non-technical in your descriptions, this training provides an excellent introduction and/or refresher to the importance of quality documentation. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Effective Crisis Communication Strategy

The purpose of strategic crisis communication is to lay the groundwork necessary for organizations to respond effectively in a crisis or significant event. While communication in daily situations is important, it is critical to understand the difference between daily communication practices and a crisis communication strategy. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com or visit https://www.dprepsafety.com/safety.

FERPA, HIPAA, and State Confidentiality

There are many ways BIT/CARE teams receive and share information within the team structure and with other key community partners. This training provides an overview of the three categories of information sharing and the limitations in each. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Gender Expression: Understanding Pronouns in the Classroom and Workplace

This workshop is about learning the terminology related to gender identity and other perspectives and worldviews on gender. Whether you are new to these ideas or simply want to learn more, we have a place for you in our classes. This training is not about shame, blame, forced change, demanded acceptance, or agreement. Our workshops have been designed to foster engagement and connection, promote belonging, and ensure safety for all groups of people. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Having the Hard Conversations

This workshop will review a wide range of challenging topics that are being addressed in our society, including political divides, mask and vaccine mandates, social justice movements, defund the police, abortion, antisemitism, and LGBTQI+ rights. We will offer a structured approach to engage in these topics with an eye towards civility, respect, and principled debate. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Helping Suicidal Community Members

This workshop will review the importance of looking for signs and symptoms of suicidal behavior and understanding how best to help them access services. Particular attention will be given to treatment-resistant individuals (e.g., those who do not wish to attend counseling) and groups that historically have underutilized services (e.g., LGBTQ+, African Americans). For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

How Worried Should I Be?: Understanding Social Media, Email and Student Writing (K12)

Drawing on his book, An Educator's Guide to Assessing Threats in Student Writing, Dr. Brian Van Brunt will teach participants what to look for when reviewing written and video content that may appear on social media, in email, or in creative writing assignments. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Impact vs Intent: Understanding Microaggressions and Bias

This workshop will provide an opportunity to better understand and define microaggressions, the unconscious manifestations of privilege that contain the potential to negatively impact marginalized groups, using examples related to gender, culture, race/ethnicity, mental health, generational differences, physical disability, and sexual orientation. We will provide a process for addressing microaggressions, along with a discussion of good/bad apologies, how to avoid the perfection problem, intent vs. impact, bias, and cultural humility. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

K-12 Threat Assessment: Standards and Best Practices for Behavioral Intervention Teams

This one- or two-day course delivers an interactive, in-depth look at the standards of practice for behavioral intervention team operating procedures and protocols, based on survey data, research, and literature in the fields of threat assessment, psychology, and law enforcement. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Managing Mental Illness

This workshop will offer practical guidance on the topics of managing mental illness concerns related to suicide and trauma. We will address common challenges when working with students and community members who experience severe, pervasive, and persistent mental illness and understanding the range of referral and treatment from outpatient therapy to inpatient treatment. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Marketing and Advertising Your BIT/CARE Team

This discussion focuses on the importance of educating your community on how to share concerns with your team. We will discuss creating brochures and handouts, and look at examples of PSA awareness videos and BIT/CARE websites. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Mindset Active Assailant Program

DPrep Safety’s Mindset Active Assailant Program blends the leading research in psychology, law enforcement, and military theory to emphasize early preparation before an attack, attention to your surroundings to improve reaction time, and wise choice of the best course of action to increase your chances of survival. Mindset teaches threat preparedness, awareness, and the development of critical decision skills to improve the chances of survival. There are many approaches to violent assailants and active shooters. Some prioritize fighting and defending against active assailants, while others focus on early readiness and live drills to form habits and ensure students and employees know what to do before the incident. The Mindset approach teaches proactive situational awareness connected to practical application. We build habits and muscle memory to respond quickly to levels of threat and danger. Mindset educates and empowers communities and educational institutions by providing best-in-class research and practical techniques to keep students, staff, faculty, and employees safe. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com or visit https://www.dprepsafety.com/safety.

Mitigating Bias in Information Gathering, Decision Making and Interventions

Bias shapes how we see the world and how we choose to interact with others. The goal of this workshop is to better understand and mitigate bias in our processes. This training provides an opportunity to explore how each of us sees the world and widens the aperture of awareness when working with others through assessment, crisis de-escalation, and interventions. This workshop emphasizes the importance of improving the accuracy and validity of our processes across the three critical areas of gathering information, making decisions, and developing interventions. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com or visit https://www.dprepsafety.com/safety.

Student Reunification and How It Works

Our experienced instructors will provide you with tools and training to lead you through a reunification process, including how to engage with first responders, parents, and the community. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Suicide and Underserved Populations

In this workshop, we will address the specific challenges faced by underserved populations related to mental health treatment and suicide prevention. Our speakers will address challenges faced by underserved populations such as Latino, Black, Asian, and non-traditional students, with special attention to the LGBTQI+ community. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Tackling Teasing and Bullying through Bystander Empowerment

Bullying and teasing behavior affects people of all ages. The impact of teasing and bullying leads to negative self-esteem, increased feelings of hopelessness, and problems in both work and academic performance. This workshop will explore signs and symptoms of bullying and offer an approach to address this behavior through bystander intervention and empowerment. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Talking to Kids About Scary Things: School Shootings, Suicide, and Trauma

This program will address how to talk to kids after large critical incidents like school shootings, suicide or other traumas occur. Drawing from best practices in trauma response and culturally informed interventions, the workshop will offer practical advice and guidance to parents. For more ,information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Threat Assessment and Management for Schools

This course is designed to provide law enforcement officers, SROs, first responders, school administrators, counselors, teachers, and mental health professionals with a practical approach to recognizing and preventing violence on school campuses. Participants will learn how to develop a violence risk mitigation plan tied to a multidisciplinary team assessment. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com

Threat Assessment in Practice

This immersive two-day course in New Orleans is designed to move threat assessment professionals from theory to practice. Led by Dr. Brian Van Brunt and the DPrep Safety team, participants will gain direct, practical guidance on the real-world challenges that threat assessment teams face every day, including interviewing subjects, analyzing social media, and creating accurate and defensible reports. For more information, contact bethany@dprep.com or visit www.btaminstitute.com

Understanding Bias, Microaggressions, and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

We will review concepts related to bias, microaggressions, and the trauma-informed perspective. We will demonstrate how to mitigate bias and help bring our unconscious preconceptions into the open, stressing the importance of moving forward while avoiding the pitfalls of perfectionism and political correctness. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.

Violence Risk and Threat Assessment Certification

This course addresses violence risk and threat assessment in workplaces, schools, colleges, and universities. This course will cover all aspects of threat assessment, including intake and interviewing skills, assessing written threats, and developing risk mitigation plans. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com or visit https://www.dprepsafety.com/certification.

Workplace Violence Prevention Plans

Required by California’s SB553 and recommended for all workplaces, these plans identify and mitigate potential risk factors for violence and include procedures for responding to violence and potential violence. DPrep Safety offers templates and can work with you to tailor them to your site’s needs. We also offer comprehensive site walkthroughs and can train your staff on how to prepare for and respond to potential violence. For more information or to schedule a training, contact bethany@dprep.com.