Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment Association Annual Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- August 17, 2009

Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment Association Annual Conference

Today, NaBITA (The National Behavioral Intervention Team Association) announced its 1st Annual Conference and Call for Programs. This two-day international conference will be hosted by the University of Texas at San Antonio from December 10-11, 2009. NaBITA is the national association for behavioral intervention and threat assessment teams operating to prevent violence in schools, on college campuses, and in workplaces.

Dr. Rick A. Myer, Professor of Counseling and Psychology at Duquesne University will give the Keynote address, entitled: "Crisis Intervention and Prevention: The Three `C's." NaBITA's 2009 President, Brett A. Sokolow, Esq., issued the following statement:

We think participants will appreciate the format of the NaBITA Annual Conference, which has been given much thought and consideration by the NaBITA Conference Committee. In addition to Dr. Myer's speech, the conference has three types of presentation slots: Featured Speakers, Concurrent Sessions, and Roundtables. There are three Featured Speaker sessions in addition to the Keynote. Ten Featured speakers have been invited to present by the conference committee based upon their prominence and contribution to the thought, theory, practice and evolution of behavioral intervention efforts. Their topics have been assigned to them, with the intention of creating a dynamic and progressive Institute-style curriculum for participants. These Featured Speakers include: W. Scott Lewis, J.D., Saundra K. Schuster, Esq., Carolyn Reinach Wolfe, Esq., Elizabeth Brody Gluck, Esq., Michael Dolan, Aaron Hark, Mitchell Levy, Ph.D., Brian Van Brunt, Ed.D., Brett A. Sokolow, Esq. and Rick A. Myer, Ph.D.

The conference committee also recognizes that expertise exists beyond the ten featured speakers, and has slated four concurrent sessions so that practitioners from schools, college campuses and workplaces can share their promising models, valuable experience and professional expertise with the participants. Click here to access the Call for Programs or visit www.nabita.org. NaBITA invites and encourages the submission of program proposals. The Call for Programs submission deadline is September 1st.

The conference planners have recognized that learning is more powerful when participants get a chance to digest and apply the concepts shared at a conference. As a result, the conference incorporates Roundtable and panel sessions, to engage participants interactively. There are Roundtable sessions at the end of each day. On the first day, participants will be able to join themed Roundtables facilitated by the Featured Speakers based on topics of interest. On the second day, there will be track-based roundtables facilitated by concurrent session presenters and then a Featured Speaker panel to close the conference.

The NaBITA conference, in addition to offering three types of presentations, is designed to allow participants to follow presentations in three tracks, by level of sophistication. NaBITA intends this conference to be relevant to all participants, whether they are just beginning a team, have one already established, or have been doing behavioral intervention well for years. The three tracks are Basic, Intermediate and Advanced, and participants may follow their track, or jump around to topics that interest them.

Conference registration is open and details are posted on the conference site at www.nabita.org/annualconference.html.

For more information, contact:

Samantha Dutill, Associate Executive Director
NaBITA
610.993.0229
samantha@nabita.org
www.nabita.org