Transforming Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment: Success Stories from NABITA and TNG

A large urban community college district noticed that despite operating under one system, its colleges had developed inconsistent approaches to civil rights compliance, resulting in varying policies, reporting practices, and decision-making across the district. When district leadership reviewed Title IX compliance, it became clear that behavioral intervention approaches were equally fragmented.

A large K-12 school district with nearly 1,200 teachers and staff saw an opportunity to enhance its Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) systems with robust and complementary staff training. The goal was to boost personnel skills and comply with a state grant requiring NABITA standards. Planning to implement behavioral intervention teams (BITs) across the district, they needed customized training for their diverse team of principals, superintendents, counselors, and faculty.

After attending NABITA’s Case Management Summit, a private liberal arts university decided to transition from its established partnership with another higher education case management association to NABITA. The university team was impressed by NABITA’s resources, business model, and teaching methods, seeing them as perfectly aligned with their goals. This promising collaboration allows them to engage in NABITA’s annual conferences, which provide valuable insights and opportunities for further growth.

A public liberal arts university in a small city identified an urgent need to reassess its student support services. An internal evaluation revealed significant overlap among various student affairs teams, resulting in inefficient resource use and potentially hindering student support outcomes. The Threat Assessment Team, Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT), and CARE team spent considerable time on duplicative services, leaving little time to address additional responsibilities.