Services Provided:

Identifying and training key Level I in-building school staff members in the administration of the Salem-Keizer Cascade Threat Assessment Model the threat screening process of students or situations of concern.
Coordination of Level II threat assessments in which a trained regional multidisciplinary team meets to assesses risk and assists schools with creating holistic interventions and threat management strategies.
Preparation of timely written threat assessment summaries following the regional Level II assessment team staffing process.
Available to consult with school districts and communities on the development of a K-12 Student Threat Assessment System.

Level 1 Screening

Parents and school staff complete a questionnaire/interview form that asks for important information about the student’s behavior, strengths and challenges. A safety and support plan is developed based on the screening information that is gathered and/or a referral is made for a Level II Assessment.

Level 2 Assessment

The threat assessment team expands to include community resources. Community team members are from city and county law enforcement, public mental health, trauma mental health expertise, juvenile court services, and the Department of Children, Youth and Families. This team is specifically trained in the Threat Assessment process and receive on-going advanced level threat assessment/management training. They provide support, additional resources, and help develop a plan for the student with the goal of increasing safety for the student and school community.

Experienced Staff

Our staff has a unique skill set and combined 40 years of experience in mental health, child welfare, law enforcement, adult probation, juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention, behavior management, and crisis intervention. We are well connected to local community experienced district administration resources.

Staff expertise deepen the scope of the Threat Assessment Program:

Provides informative Level I consultations and training for school administrators.
Shifts the threat assessment focus to more school support at Level I to empower school staff to handle difficult situations.
Further equips building staff with more evaluative tools, and will pilot a sexual incident screening and self-harm/suicide screening protocols.
Integrates public mental health case management (DCR, MCAT, WISE Team Services, and Managed Care Organizations), which leverages additional resources for students.
Facilitates information sharing among districts by tracking and notifying district safety officers of high risk students moving between districts.

NorthEast Washington ESD 101

Threat Assessment

NorthEast Washington ESD 101