School Safety Solutions

• Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management: Behavioral threat assessments are a proven method of early intervention that can help prevent acts of targeted violence in school environments. We use an evidence-based, multi-disciplinary team approach to identify, evaluate, assess, and support students of concern who present a potential threat to themselves or others.
• Suicide Risk Assessment (SRA): SRA gives school districts the opportunity to implement a standardized, research-driven procedure to assess a student’s suicide risk. Our SRA process guides users to gather information relevant to a student’s history, synthesize the information into a prevention-oriented suicide risk level determination, and develop a safety plan, as appropriate.
• Problematic Sexual Behavior Assessment and Management: PCG’s sexual misconduct response (SMR) tool examines sexual misconduct through a normative versus non-normative lens to provide intervention for students of concern, mitigation of risk to others, and interventions and supports for students who are impacted by an act of sexual misconduct.
• Fire Misuse Behavior Assessment and Management: Public Consulting Group’s (PCG’s) solution for assessing and managing fire misuse behavior can help K-12 schools implement a case management approach to handle incidents of fire misuse by students.

Courses

Built by educators for educators, PCG’s BTAM solutions enable schools to identify, assess, and manage threats before they escalate. Our solutions are built on nationally recognized models, including the SK Cascade Model, authored by PCG’s resident expert John Van Dreal.

Methodologies

• SK Cascade Model: Pioneered by resident BTA expert John Van Dreal, the SK Cascade Model is a set of assessment protocols and safety planning procedures overseen and administered by a multi-discipline collaborative team to promote safe school environments. Our BTA solution fully supports Level 1 site-based assessment and Level 2 community-based assessment protocols used in the SK Cascade Model for threat assessment.
• Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG): Endorsed by Dr. Dewey Cornell, author of CSTAG, PCG’s solution is adaptable and aligns with your school’s BTA methodology and policy, including your state and local guidelines for CSTAG.
• National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) Model: We offer an out-of-the-box configuration that follows state and local guidelines for the NTAC model.
• Suicide in Schools (SiS) Model: PCG has consulted and worked closely with Dr. Terri Erbacher, Ph.D., to extend the capabilities of our Suicide Risk Assessment (SRA) system, so it incorporates her SiS assessment methodology. The SRA solution outlines a clear and effective process for users to follow when performing a risk assessment. The student risk assessment process aligns with your state and district-specific processes and procedures.
• Hybrid Model: PCG recognizes the importance of aligning with national leaders in the field of behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) but also understands that individual districts want the flexibility to tailor solutions to fit their unique needs.

Resources

Jon Van Dreal – Senior Advisor