Holifield Psychological Services, Inc. Collaborations

John Van Dreal Consulting is a security consulting practice dedicated to assisting school districts and other organizations improve psychological safety and peace of mind by building effective systems for violence prevention, mitigation, and response. Using leading threat assessment models such as the Salem-Keizer Cascade System as a template, each project focuses on user-friendly applications that are tailored to the unique needs of the client and its culture, community, and budget. 

Headquartered in Salem, Oregon, John has trained or advised hundreds of behavioral threat assessment and security teams throughout the country, helping them improve their violence prevention efforts. Dr. Holifield recently became an Associate to provide training to school district teams outside of the San Luis Obispo County area.

Systemic, Collaborative Threat Assessment Training

This one- or two-day comprehensive training focuses on building a sustainable, community-based violence prevention and behavioral threat assessment system composed of school site-based Level 1 teams and a community-based Level 2 team. The Level 1 teams should include school administrators, school-based mental health professionals, and school resource officers. The Level 2 team should include district-level administrators and mental health and assessment practitioners, administrators, and practitioners from community mental health services, representatives from juvenile services and law enforcement, and other community agencies available to support the team.