On Friday, January 24 (9:00-3:30pm), UW Tacoma’s School of Social Work and Criminal Justice will host leading experts and practitioners in school-based threat management. The event will serve as a training for practitioners doing work in schools such as threat assessment, school safety, and restorative practices. It will feature real-world case studies as well as emergent research and approaches to better integrate practices of threat assessment and restorative justice.
This event is free for attendees. Morning refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.
Date: January 24, 2025
Time: 9:00am – 3:30pm
Place: MLG 110, University of Washington Tacoma
Featuring:
- John Van Dreal, school psychologist with over 35 years of experience in threat assessment and management, behavioral intervention, and school security
- Courtenay McCarthy, lead school psychologist in student preventive behavioral threat assessment and management for Salem-Keizer Public Schools
- Kirsten Rue, Superintendent of the Griffin School District in the South Puget Sound
- Kimberly Tennant, Assistant Principal of North Thurston High School
- Dr. Eric Madfis, Professor and Director of the Violence Prevention and Transformation Research Collaborative in the School of Social Work and Criminal Justice at the University of Washington Tacoma
