Build a Solid Foundation for Effective and Sustainable BIT Operations
This Focus Week delivers essential training for any Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) dedicated to campus safety, anchored in NABITA’s nationally recognized standards and best practices. Participants will also gain two practical risk assessment tools: the Structured Interview for Violence Risk Assessment (SIVRA), which provides evidence-based strategies for each and every case, and the Non-Clinical Assessment of Suicide (NAS), providing specific guidance when concerns of suicidality arise. These sessions equip BIT members and campus professionals with the skills to address behavioral issues confidently, consistently, and with care, while effectively reducing risks.
Learn About Multi-Registration Discounts
Registering for multiple courses or multiple participants is a great way to save. Register yourself or your team for two to four courses and receive a 15% discount; register for five or more and receive a 25% discount. Contact events@nabita.org to apply this discount to your order prior to submitting payment.
BIT Standards and Risk Assessment Focus Week
BIT Standards and Risk Assessment Focus Week Offerings: (Attend one, multiple, or all courses!)
- Behavioral Intervention Team Standards and Best Practices
- Structured Interview for Violence Risk Assessment (SIVRA)
- Non-Clinical Assessment of Suicide (NAS)
What’s a Focus Week?
Designed as an a la carte event, each individual focus week offers the flexibility to choose the courses that best suit your needs. Whether you prefer to attend a single session or multiple, each course stands alone while complementing the others to provide a well-rounded learning opportunity. This tailored approach allows participants to focus on the areas most relevant to their roles, ensuring a personalized and impactful training outcome.
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Behavioral Intervention Team Standards and Best Practices
This two-day certification course teaches NABITA’s 21 Standards for Behavioral Intervention Teams, which offer industry-leading best practices for effective BIT/TAT/CARE teams. Whether building a team or refining an existing one, this course will improve team performance based on NABITA’s standard operating procedures and protocols.
Discover the methodology behind defining a BIT/CARE/TAT team and team structure, including who should be on the team and what types of concerns the team should respond to. Participants will learn how to implement NABITA’s Risk Rubric for objective referrals, apply mandated assessments, and administer thorough interventions. Further insights will be offered into developing strategies for marketing and advertising the team. NABITA faculty members draw from their years of expertise, research, and literature in threat assessment, psychology, and law enforcement.
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Structured Interview for Violence Risk Assessment (SIVRA)
The SIVRA (Structured Interview for Violence Risk Assessment) is a research-based tool designed to deliver a consistent and objective evaluation of an individual’s risk of violence toward others. This assists Behavioral Intervention Teams (BITs) in proactively addressing the risk and protective factors that influence an individual’s willingness to engage in violence.
Originally developed in 2012, the current version of SIVRA taught in this course is an enhanced version featuring a refined assessment system focusing on 21 risk factors for violence, grounded in the most recent research. It includes an improved user guide, along with supplemental materials such as an interview template and suggested interview questions. Users familiar with the previous version will find the new tool better organized, with clearer descriptions of risk factors and easier scoring.
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Non-Clinical Assessment of Suicide (NAS)
This one-day certification course teaches research-based practices to assess, intervene, and manage suicide risk for students, both on campus and virtually. Using NABITA’s Non-Clinical Assessment of Suicide (NAS) tool, participants will learn how to triage the overall risk for suicide an individual poses. The tool relies on risk and protective factors to help non-clinical professionals conduct assessments.
NABITA’s expert faculty members will train participants in how to identify an individual who may be experiencing suicidal ideation, strategies for asking about suicide in a one-on-one appointment, and in-depth application of NAS as a suicide assessment tool. Additionally, participants will learn how to make an effective referral to clinical mental health services and deploy appropriate interventions based on the level of risk assessed using NAS.
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Frequently Asked Questions
NABITA Member Rates
- One-day Higher Education Courses
- Early Bird – $704.00
- Regular – $781.00
- Last Chance – $866.00
- Two-day Higher Education Courses
- Early Bird – $1,248.00
- Regular – $1,384.00
- Last Chance – $1,512.00
- One-day K-12 Courses
- Early Bird – $424.00
- Regular – $470.00
- Last Chance – $517.00
- Two-day K-12 Courses
- Early Bird – $585.00
- Regular – $645.00
- Last Chance – $713.00
- Workshop
- Early Bird – $424.00
- Regular – $470.00
- Last Chance – $517.00
NABITA Non-Member Rates
- One-day Higher Education Courses
- Early Bird – $829.00
- Regular – $919.00
- Last Chance – $1,019.00
- Two-day Higher Education Courses
- Early Bird – $1,469.00
- Regular – $1,629.00
- Last Chance – $1,779.00
- One-day K-12 Courses
- Early Bird – $499.00
- Regular – $554.00
- Last Chance – $609.00
- Two-day K-12 Courses
- Early Bird – $689.00
- Regular – $759.00
- Last Chance – $839.00
- Workshop
- Early Bird – $499.00
- Regular – $554.00
- Last Chance – $609.00
Early Bird pricing is available until 10 weeks before the course start date. Regular pricing ends 2 weeks prior to the start date of the event. Following the Regular Pricing period, Last Chance Pricing will be in effect until the start date of the event.
Multi-Course Discounted Rates:
- 1st grouped individual – full price of registration
- 2-4 grouped individuals – 15% discount on registrations
- 5+ grouped individuals – 25% discount on registrations
Please create your order, click the “Pay Later” option upon checkout, and reach out to events@nabita.org for discounts to be applied.
There are scholarships available for NABITA’s Risk Assessment Tools Focus Week. If your application is approved, you will be notified via email 2 weeks prior to your course start date. To apply, click here.
Those attending a certification course will receive a certification for the course as well as recertifying credits (CCCs) for any current certification for a 2-year time period.
All attending our courses will receive a digital badge denoting completion.
Once you register, you will have access to the NABITA Event Lobby. The lobby contains all materials for your course.
The Zoom link and course slides will be accessible 3 days prior to the start of your course. Please note you have access to the NABITA Event Lobby from the point of registration through 3-months post-course.