$BIT\/CARE Groundwork Certification$

A four-part course with Dr. Brian Van Brunt
About this Event

DPrep Safety has developed 35 standards for BIT/CARE teams. The central building blocks for a BIT/CARE team are directly connected to these standards, which are divided into four categories, 1) team definition (the team’s purpose and scope of activities), 2) team operations (how the team is organized to meet team goals), 3) case processing (how the team manages a case through the initial report), 4) Continuous improvement (supporting the on-going functioning of the team and ensures the membership is supervised and trained and that processes are reviewed and maintained). The standards form a starting place that allows teams to better understand the logistics required to build and operate a BIT/CARE team based on best-practice research standards. Whether your team is well-trained or just starting out, this overview of BIT/CARE core concepts lays the groundwork for the rest of our training together.

This course will meet over Zoom each Monday in February from 1:00 - 3:00 pm ET. Classes will be recorded and made available for those who are unable to attend a session due to scheduling conflicts. Group rates are available. Email [email protected] with questions.

DPREP SAFETY TEAM STANDARDS

Team definition outlines the team’s purpose and scope of activities.

Mission
Scope
Name
Team process
Membership
Multiple teams

Team operation defines how the team is organized to meet team goals.

Frequency of meetings
Leadership
Budget
Policies & procedures
Cultural awareness
Disability awareness
Website
Team presentation
Other marketing

Case processing describes how the team manages a case through the initial report, contextual information gathering, risk assessment, interventions, and documentation.

Receiving concerns
Concern forms
Information standards
Information sharing
Case discussion
Level of risk
Violence risk assessments
Psychological assessments
Interventions
Bias mitigation
Case management
Record keeping
Database utilization

Continuous improvement supports the team's ongoing functioning, ensures the membership is supervised and trained, and reviews and maintains processes.

Supervision & guidance
Training & development
Case evaluation
End-of-term reports
After-action reports
Needs assessment
Stress management

Your instructor, Brian Van Brunt, EdD, is the Director of Behavior and Threat Management for D-Prep Safety and the President of the Workplace Violence Prevention Association. Author of over a dozen books, Brian has spent time as a child and family therapist, university professor, assistant deputy director of training at Secure Community Network, partner at TNG, and president of the National Association for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment (NABITA). He is an internationally recognized expert in behavioral intervention, threat assessment, crisis preparedness, mental illness, and instructional design. Brian has provided consulting services to schools, colleges, and universities across the country and abroad on a wide variety of topics related to student mental health, counseling, campus violence, and behavioral intervention.