Using Threat Assessments in the Prevention and Intervention of active shooters
Tragic events across the country in recent years have highlighted the dangers posed by targeted violence and active shooters. To identify, evaluate and manage potentially threatening situations affecting our communities, multi-disciplinary Threat Assessment and Management programs must be developed to evaluate and address violence and threats of violence made toward members of the community. Using evidenced-based processes focused on Trust, Training, and Technology, we can significantly reduce the risk and anxiety surrounding these events. This presentation provides real-life examples of Threat Assessments the speaker has investigated and takes you through the parallel journey of investigators and victims, each with unique yet similar frustrations, emotional impacts, and identified gaps in the processes.
Safety, Security, and Emergency Management within the healthcare community, amid a Pandemic.
Description:
During these uncertain times, security and emergency management officials are being tasked with countless duties to mitigate risk. It is not enough that we keep people safe; we must take on the added role of ensuring people feel safe and focus on reducing anxiety. Pandemics place unexpected burdens on health care professionals, infrastructures, employers, and medical resources. It is crucial to anticipate the stresses associated with this work and put in place supports for health care workers. Preparing and responding to a pandemic involves communication, training, coordination of scare resources, innovative violence reduction strategies, long term planning, and in the moment, decision making.
This presentation is designed to provide tools and resources to educate clinical leaders, emergency managers, executives, agency trainers, human resources, and security officials based on lessons learned during the pandemic response in a large healthcare setting.
Reducing Healthcare Violence through an environment of care Community Policing based Security Strategies
Workplace violence is one of the largest occupational hazards facing healthcare workers today. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, between 2011 and 2013, just over 70 percent of all workplace assaults occurred in healthcare or social service settings.
Violence reduction programs should be focused on developing a system-wide approach that recognizes every health care system is a community, with every floor being a unique neighborhood, each with different dynamics. Building trust, transparency and training along with implementing a system-wide strategy focused on reducing risk and anxiety through exceptional experience based nontraditional contacts, staff training, professionalism and critical incident response, forms the basis from which a strong security program is built.
Learning Objectives
- Understanding actual workplace violence statistics and prevention in healthcare. Identification of actual workplace violence warning signs focusing on pre-incident indicators.
- How to create workplace violence scenario-based training designed for the healthcare environment. De-escalation and Conflict Resolution training techniques. Employee Awareness training development.
- Development and implementation of CPTED (Crime Prevention through Environmental Design) techniques, panic alarms, ID keys, passcodes, and cameras.
- Fostering a culture of safety through the development of trust, transparency, and training.
- Safe termination of employees using proper room set up, communication and security procedures
- Understanding, Active Shooter vs. Targeted Violence, Intimacy Effect, Spillover Effect. Predatory Incidents vs. Impulsive/reactive incidents. How to create upstanders from bystanders to help prevent violence.
Creating a Safer School Environment through Prevention, Intervention, and Response
Objectives:
Understanding school violence statistics, myths, prevention methods and best practice models. Topics such as Active Shooter vs. Targeted Violence, Intimacy Effect, Spillover Effect, Predatory Incidents vs. Impulsive/Reactive Incidents, and How to create Upstanders from Bystanders to help Prevent Violence.
How to develop a community culture that involves the four pillars surrounding school violence prevention: Educators, Community, Family, and Law Enforcement.
How to implement community policing-based school security models focused on trust, transparency, and training. These include engaging stakeholders using nontraditional methods, applying CPTED principles and changing traditional incentive models to reshape how a community approaches school safety and security.
Achieving a Culture of Zero Violence: Leadership Strategies to Improve Healthcare Safety and Security Programs
Violence is one of the largest occupational hazards facing healthcare workers today. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, between 2011 and 2013, just over 70 percent of all workplace assaults occurred in healthcare or social service settings. Violence reduction programs should be focused on developing a system-wide approach that recognizes every health care system is a community, with every floor being a unique neighborhood, each with different dynamics. Building trust, transparency and training along with implementing a system-wide strategy focused on reducing risk and anxiety through exceptional experience based nontraditional contacts, staff training, professionalism and critical incident response, forms the basis from which a strong security program is built.
- How to implement community policing-based security models focused on trust, transparency, and training. These include engaging stakeholders using nontraditional methods, applying CPTED principles and changing traditional incentive models to reshape how security officers approach security.
- How to effectively implement security strategies such as firearms programs, Taser Programs, and Security K-9 Programs. Topics such as policy development, selection, and training along with clinical engagement prior to implementation.
- How to create law enforcement-based training scenarios designed for the healthcare environment clinical environment. Role-playing, simulation, use of proper venues, training safety, along with effective use of force simulators will all be covered.
September 30, 2024
Brian was fantastic to work with - from scheduling and preparation to his presentation at our annual conversation. He was professional, dynamic, and connected with the audience. Brian's presentation included applicable, tangible material for our attendees with real-world examples and scenarios that helped to highlight strategies and considerations for developing a safety and security approach for healthcare facilities to reduce risk for patients, staff, and visitors. We were thrilled to have Brian join us and highly recommend him!
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