FIRST STEP

Advanced Student Threat Assessment & Intervention Response Program

March 7 - 8, 2018

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

FIRST STEP is a two-day advanced professional development course that gives you the skills, materials, and confidence to quickly and accurately determine if a student who has made a threat to attack your school truly poses a threat to himself and others.

Those who possess these skills are invaluable members of their community & profession!

Who should attend?:

• School Resource Officers
• Principals/Vice Principals
• Superintendents
• DARE Officers
• SRO/Police Supervisors
• Police Officers
• School Safety Teams
• Teachers
• Counselors
• Deans of Students
• Sheriffs/Police Chief's

With FIRST STEP, you'll be able to assess, intervene, and manage a dangerous student and guide your school community to respond quickly and appropriately.  You will also learn how to:

• Conduct comprehensive student safety assessments
• Implement effective intervention techniques to prevent a school attack
• Identify what stage a student is on The Path to Violence
• Distinguish threatening from non-threatening behaviors
• Identify indicators of imminent or impending danger
• Assess (read) student behaviors and determine their true risk level
• Predict future student behaviors & calculate potential risk of each
• Predict future student behaviors & calculate potential risk
• Administer effective descipline to students who have made a threat
• And so much more...

Cost:

$395.00 per person

It takes TEAMWORK to prevent violence!  For agencies that register 3 or more participants, we'll give you the same number in free seats!!

Registration:

For more INFORMATION & to REGISTER online http://www.peoplearetheprize.com, or call 540-577-7200.  Class size is limited

Location:

Cheektowaga Police Department

3223 Union Road

Cheektowaga, NY 14227