Threat Assessment and Management Courses

Certified Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Courses

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Master Trainers within the Office of Preparedness and Response are certified to instruct a suite of three courses covering topics in Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Best Practices and Techniques. Through the National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) Office, our instructors can offer a 3-hour, 1-day, or 3-day courses, described below. 

Participants will be empowered to recognize the warning signs of targeted violence, triage reported concerns, and address threatening or concerning behaviors before an individual escalates to violence.

Within the context of UIC, these courses will prepare campus community members, leaders, and responders to recognize, report, and manage warning signs and concerning behaviors that have the potential to pose a threat of campus violence. UIC’s reporting structure, behavioral threat assessment and management process, and prevention resources will be built into the curriculum.

To request a course, contact ready@uic.edu. 

 

NTER - National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program Office

Course Length Description
Threat Evaluation and Reporting Overview 3-hour The Threat Evaluation and Reporting Overview (TERO) is a three-hour introductory training intended for the public and community members who play a role in identifying threats or observable behaviors that may concern others. The TERO emphasizes the importance of community involvement and raises awareness about the behavioral approach to violence prevention.
Basic Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course 1-day The Basic Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (B-TERC) is a one-day, 8-hour training intended for multi-disciplinary federal, state, local, tribal and territorial partners to include those involved in education, education, homeland security, law enforcement, emergency management, healthcare, legal, and public safety or security. Participants are equipped with the tools to identify and report warning signs or observable behaviors that may concern others as well as recognize intervention strategies to move individuals off a pathway to violence. The B-TERC emphasizes the importance of increasing community involvement in seeking help for individuals, and respecting their privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.
Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course 3-day The Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (TERC) is a three-day course intended for multi-disciplinary federal, state, local. tribal and territorial partners and practitioners to include those involved in homeland security, law enforcement, emergency management, education, healthcare, legal, and public safety or security. Participants are taught how to apply Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) best practices to assist in preventing mass violence by identifying those threats or observable behaviors that may indicate the potential for violence. The TERC teaches students to utilize a four-step BTAM model to identify, inquire, assess, and manage individuals who display threats or observable behaviors that may concern others. The TERC prepares BTAM teams to develop intervention techniques designed to move individuals away from conducting a potential attack. It emphasizes the importance of community involvement in violence prevention - to include supporting interventions for individuals while respecting their constitutional rights, privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.