90-Minute Recording of Audio Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast February 26, 2009 • $149

BITs–better know as Behavioral Intervention Teams–are currently being implemented at numerous colleges and universities to help maintain a healthy and safe environment for all students, faculty and staff.

BITs are specifically being used to help institutions identify early warning signs for incidents that include campus shootings, suicide attempts, and alcohol and drug abuse.

However, while the rationale for a BIT is clear enough, establishing and operating a BIT effectively is dependent on understanding and properly managing a wide range of factors. For many administrators, faculty and staff members who are new to the concept of a BIT, this opportunity can create as many questions as it provides answers.

Whatever stage your institution is at in implementing a BIT, you will benefit from hearing this new seminar. Led by Brett Sokolow, J.D. and W. Scott Lewis, J.D., nationally recognized experts on campus safety, security and high-risk student health and safety issues, Behavioral Intervention Teams: 20 Frequently Asked Questions provides you with valuable information on emerging trends and best practices in the formation and operation of successful BITs.

During this insightful, content-rich seminar, the following key questions are discussed:
  1. Why do we need a BIT?
  2. Who should be on our team?
  3. Is there an ideal team size?
  4. How often should the team meet?
  5. What are BIT recordkeeping best practices?
  6. What is the ideal function of a BIT?
  7. Who performs actual interventions?
  8. What should a BIT protocol include?
  9. How formal should the BIT operations be?
10. How transparent should BIT operations be?
11. What should be reported to the BIT?
12. Who should report information to the BIT?
13. How should information be reported to the BIT?
14. What feedback should reporters receive from the BIT?
15. How should the BIT communicate with the campus, and about what?
16. What is the role of the counselor(s) on the BIT?
17. Who should chair the BIT?
18. What are post-intervention best practices?
19. How can a BIT foster a culture of reporting?
20. How does a BIT successfully address privacy/confidentiality concerns?

In addition to discussing these questions, the seminar provides an opportunity to apply what you have learned in three table-top exercises. The exercises are short, hypothetical case studies that end with the question, “What should be done next?” and the presenters discuss the best answer for each case study.

Whether for one attendee or a group, it’s a great value at a single low fee!
The seminar CD is priced at just $249 per site, which means you can project it in a classroom or conference facility and invite others from your campus to watch. It’s an ideal way to share strategies and approaches with interested colleagues and other staff on how to start and maintain a successful BIT.

Who will benefit from this seminar:
• Presidents and boards of trustees
• Vice presidents of administration, business and finance
• Student affairs administrators
• Judicial administrators
• University legal counsel
• Risk managers
• Human resources staff
• Disability services personnel
• Residential life administrators
• Campus law enforcement
• Student activities and student development staff
• Student government representatives and leaders
• Campus ministry and clergy
• Facilities management staff
• Faculty
• Counseling services personnel
• Health services staff
• Campus crisis response teams
• Critical incident stress debriefing teams
• Behavioral intervention teams

Featured Higher Education Presenters:

Brett A. Sokolow, J.D.

W. Scott Lewis, J.D.

Available in CD or print transcript format. Presenter's handouts are included as a PDF on CDs and in hard copy with transcript purchases. CD orders generally ship within three to five business days following the live seminar date. Print transcripts (and CD/transcript binder sets) require additional time for publishing and processing and will be shipped approximately three weeks after the live program is held.

90-Minute Recording of Audio Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast February 26, 2009 • $149

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