WVPA - Workplace Violence Prevention Association

Just finishing up a great workplace violence employee training and TVRA at Elk Grove Water District. The group was super engaged and it was helpful to talk about high risk interactions related to water shut off. Thanks to Christopher Usher and Charles Taylor for helping with the walk through and Chris Taylor and Bethany Smith for helping with the reports. Headed south for training and walk through #2 DPREP Safety Division

Looking for an introductory threat assessment course to better prepare you for workplace threat? Consider joining our March class on threat assessment by joining here: https://lnkd.in/eEXTrTc2 Feel like you have things mastered? Join our advanced threat series staring next week on 11/12 from 10am-12pm PST and running the first Tuesday in December, January and February. https://lnkd.in/ej92XpRB Chris Taylor, Lisa Pescara Kovach, Ph.D., Brian Van Brunt, Jeff Solomon DPREP Safety Division

Part of any good Workplace Violence Plan is ensuring those in Human Resources and leadership have a good understanding of threat assessment concepts. Join Chris Taylor and Brian Van Brunt as they kick off a four-part threat assessment series defining involuntary celibate behavior and how these beliefs can escalate to a workplace attack like those that occurred in the Collier Township, PA LA Fitness Shooting (2009), the Tallahassee Yoga Studio Shooting (2018), and the Atlanta Spa Shootings (2021). Our four part series runs the first Tuesday of the month (10-12pm PST; 1-3pm EST) from November to February and supplemental materials, a recording of the program and a Challenge coin in Advanced Threat Assessment are included for $349 for the entire series. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/ej92XpRB Next up Understanding and Addressing White Supremacist Violence (12/10) with Brian Van Brunt and Lisa Pescara Kovach, Ph.D. The Analysis of Written and Social Media Threat (1/14) with Brian Van Brunt and Bethany Smith Inside the Mass Shootings Community: Threat References, Connections and Themes (2/11) with Brian Van Brunt and Jeff Solomon DPREP Safety Division WVPA - Workplace Violence Prevention Association

Second half of the day spent walking through cathedral school for boys with Christopher Usher and Charles Taylor. Just an amazing place to do a workplace violence prevention plan and TVRA/CPTED walk through. #safercorners #cpted #tvra DPREP Safety Division

Just finishing up a great workplace violence employee training and TVRA at Elk Grove Water District. The group was super engaged and it was helpful to talk about high risk interactions related to water shut off. Thanks to Christopher Usher and Charles Taylor for helping with the walk through and Chris Taylor and Bethany Smith for helping with the reports. Headed south for training and walk through #2 DPREP Safety Division

Just completed a great training with Dr. Chris Taylor on interviewing and threat assessment Southern Connecticut State University. Part of any workplace violence prevention plan is ensuring when a threat is identified, you have a clear and consistent process to address the risk and know when to work with police and other agencies.

Excited to be teaching our violence risk and threat assessment course starting virtually in October. These are from a recent threat case Brian Van Brunt is working this weekend. These are summaries for a triage assessment, suicide assessment and a full violence risk assessment. What risk factors and process are you using in your workplace to assess threat? How do you write up a report that can stand up to everyday human resource best practices? Join our class, starting on Thursdays in October from 10-12 PST. Recorded content is available for those who cannot make the live classes or who are looking for a refresher. Get certified in threat and violence risk assessment this fall! Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eW8UCVST Robert Scholz, Brielle Stark-Adler, Ph.D., Mary-Jeanne (MJ) Raleigh, Lisa Pescara Kovach, Ph.D., Karen Humphrey S., Kenneth Johnson, Chris Taylor, Brian Van Brunt, Bethany Smith, Elmo Banning, Poppy Fitch, Ed.D., Rachael Frost, Allison Frost, Tammy L. Hodo, Ph.D. Pronouns, She, Her, Hers DPREP Safety Division

Working as a Human Resources or Safety professional and looking to better understand threat and violence risk assessment in the workplace? Join Brian Van Brunt as he teaches a five-week certification threat assessment course on Thursdays in October (11-1 PST) on the topic of threat and violence risk assessment. Can't make a class? We have you covered. All class content is recorded and available for you to review in case of a missed class or as a refresher. We will discuss over a dozen case studies in workplace violence and give you the tools you need to be in compliance with SB553 in California and to have a research-informed threat process in your Workplace Violence Prevention Plan. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eW8UCVST The attached is a clip related to one of the many topics we will cover related to bias in the assessment and risk mitigation planning. DPREP Safety Division WVPA - Workplace Violence Prevention Association

Looking for something to do on this Tuesday? Join Brian Heider and Brian Van Brunt as we explore the importance of Behavioral Threat Assessment teams in the workplace. Don't have time to join today? Check out a recorded version of all of our trainings at www.wvpa.org Join us here from 1-2pm EST; 10-11am PST https://lnkd.in/gjCN5yDF We've attached a section on our workplace violence book here for reference DPREP Safety Division

Tomorrow at 10 am PT, join us for a FREE webinar looking at BIT/threat teams in the workplace. These multidisciplinary teams (beyond HR and security) meet regularly to review potential concerns that occur and develop risk mitigation plans. We will share how these teams operate and discuss the WVPA standards developed for workplace teams. Brian Van Brunt, Brian Heider, Bethany Smith, DPREP Safety Division, DPrep Inc, DPrep Workplace, https://lnkd.in/gjCN5yDF