Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) Northern CA Chapter

Elevate your expertise in threat management by signing up for the Certified Threat Manager? (CTM) Exam in Colorado Springs on November 13th! This is your opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in the field. The exam will take place at the Colorado Springs Police Department, and qualified professionals are encouraged to apply. With application fees increasing in 2025, now is the perfect time to get certified. Take the next step in your career—apply today to become a Certified Threat Manager! https://lnkd.in/gjcuR9Rh #CertifiedThreatManager #ThreatAssessment #CTMExam #CareerAdvancement

Winter Social & Presentation! Howdy NorCal, it's been a few. Please come out and join us for our Annual Winter Social and what I am sure will be an excellent presentation by?James S. Cawood, Ph.D., CPP, CTM?! Details are below. If you intend on coming, please be sure to RSVP and select "in-person" so that we can get an accurate headcount for the catered lunch. Looking forward to seeing everyone there! Structured Professional Judgement (SPJ) Violence Risk Assessment Tools: What are their value, how do they work, and how do I use them properly? December 13, 2024 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST Hybrid Event! Register Here: https://lnkd.in/gYWE8amx Location:?California Lottery Headquarters, 700 North 10th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811 *Parking instructions: Lottery HQ overflow parking lot with three entrances on North 10th Street. **Lunch will be provided following the training for those attending in-person. Virtual:?Please note that virtual attendance link will be sent in your event confirmation email Cost:?No charge for members/non-members Training Information:?The use of Structured Professional Judgement violence risk assessment tools in encouraged by best practice guidelines to provide more objective and evidence-based assessment of the level of risk posed by persons of concern. However, many practitioners do not use any tool to aid in their assessments, while some use tools that are not appropriate for their current case, and other just use the tool inappropriately. All of these actions weaken the credibility and defensibility of their violence assessments; while also weakening the insights they can bring to any response or intervention efforts to increase the success of their violence mitigation efforts. In this session, Dr. Cawood will explore these issues, information on important concepts that need to be understood when deciding on which tools to use and how to understand their strengths and weaknesses for a particular case, and provide practical insights into how practitioners can begin to incorporate SPJ tools and related processes into their assessments and case management practices. Speaker:?James S. Cawood, Ph.D., CPP, CTM?

Elevate your expertise in threat management by signing up for the Certified Threat Manager? (CTM) Exam in Colorado Springs on November 13th! This is your opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in the field. The exam will take place at the Colorado Springs Police Department, and qualified professionals are encouraged to apply. With application fees increasing in 2025, now is the perfect time to get certified. Take the next step in your career—apply today to become a Certified Threat Manager! https://lnkd.in/gjcuR9Rh #CertifiedThreatManager #ThreatAssessment #CTMExam #CareerAdvancement

Another great NorCal chapter meeting, at a great venue in our capital! Thank you to Hector R. Alvarez, MSPsy, CTM for a great presentation on workplace threat assessment. As always, filled with practical information from real world experience. Thank you to Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) Northern CA Chapter for a professional event (as always), especially president Byron Wong, and past president Chris Stevens, PhD, CTM. Looking forward to the next one! #threatassessment #publicsafety #training #leadership #professional #ATAP

There’s still time to register if you are looking for some great training!!

Registration is open to spend two, half-days with some of the leading experts in behavioral threat assessment and management and enhance your knowledge and application of the foundational principles and practices of the profession. Register Here:

And just like that…. It’s all over. It has been wonderful two days and we want to say a very heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped to make our inaugural Threat Assessment Symposium a success! Byron Wong Nick Berberian, CPP, CTM , Hector R. Alvarez, MSPsy, CTM Shoko Kokubun, Chris Stevens, PhD, CTM Andrew Lemen D M Also a huge thanks to our extremely talented and insightful speakers! Greg Concepcion Nick Matulonis & Steven White Andrew Lemen & Joshua Meyers Jeff Gentry, CTM, NREMT, CPII Tony Cavanagh & Brent Miller David Okada Dewey Cornell Vern Pierson Rachel Conn Hector R. Alvarez, MSPsy, CTM Nick Berberian, CPP, CTM D M We hope to see everyone (and more!) for the next one!

It was a pleasure speaking at the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) Northern CA Chapter’s Threat Assessment Symposium today. We got to have a great discussion on SB 553 and workplace violence prevention and response.

And just like that, the Inaugural Northern California Threat Assessment Symposium is under way! Very excited to bring two days of amazing speakers and of course… networking!

We’re so excited to be hosting our inaugural NorCal Threat Assessment Symposium! We’re setting up to be ready for you all. See you soon! And we have our first checkin!!!