2025 FTAM: FUNDAMENTALS OF THREAT ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT
October 22-23, 2025 | 8:00 AM - 12:45 PM PT | 11:00 AM - 3:45 PM ET
ATAP is pleased to host our “Fundamentals of Threat Assessment & Management (FTAM).” This eight-hour online course is designed to provide a thorough but succinct introduction to core TAM concepts, protocols, and recommended practices. This high-quality foundational session represents a “Threat Assessment 101” option that is easily accessible and delivered by experts with deep operational and research experience. Whether you’re new to threat assessment, interested in learning more, or just need to refresh your skills, the FTAM offers a comprehensive, convenient, and affordable training option for you.
As this webinar will reach an international audience, we will be making a recording of the sessions available for 48 hours following the event. The recordings will be available through a secured, password protected site, and an email will be sent out to registered attendees with required information to view the recordings.
Registration Rates:
• Members: $150
• *International Friends of ATAP: $150
*Must be a member of an international TAP, and have a non-US address
• Non-Member: $200
Group Discount Rates Available for Law Enforcement Agencies sending 10 or more individuals. Please contact staff@atapworldwide.org for more information.
Webinar call-in Information
Webinar login information will be provided to attendees the week before the event.
AGENDA (All times are PT) – (Subject to Change)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2025
8:00 - 8:10 AM
Welcome Remarks
Presented By: Dorian Van Horn, ATAP President
8:10 - 9:10 AM
BTAM foundations: key events, research, theoretical models, and evolution of practice
9:10 - 9:20 AM Break
9:20 - 10:20 AM
Building, Staffing, and Sustaining a Threat Management Team: Policy, Governance, Membership, and Processes
Presented By: Mario Scalora Ph.D., CTM, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Dorian Van Horn, Director, Threat Management MOC’s East, Kaiser Permanente - Threat Management
10:20 - 10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Legal Issues: Privacy, ADA, and Liability
Presented By: Molly Amman, J.D., CTM, Molly Amman Threat Assessment LLC
11:30 - 11:40 AM Break
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2025
8:00 - 8:10 AM
Welcome Remarks
Presented By: Dorian Van Horn, ATAP President
8:10 - 9:10 AM
Conducting an Assessment: Processes, SPJs, Factors to Consider and Levels of Concern
Presented By: Dave Okada, Principal, Safety and Threat Solutions
9:10 - 9:20 AM Break
9:20 AM - 10:20 AM
Threat Management Strategies: Designing, Implementing, and Verifying Effectiveness
Presented By: Mario Scalora Ph.D., CTM, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Lynn Van Male, Ph.D., CTM, Senior Director, Threat Management, Kaiser Permanente National Security Service
10:20 - 10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Mental Illness and Targeted Violence: implications for BTAM professionals
Presented By: Phillip Saragoza, Psychiatrist/Forensic Psychiatrist, Work Trauma Services Inc.
11:30 – 11:40 AM Break
11:40 AM – 12:40 PM
Case Example/Scenario Exercise: Pulling it All Together
Presented By: Andre Simons, CTM, VanSlyke Schouten Law, and Dave Benson, Principal, DJ Benson & Associates, LLC
12:40 PM – 12:45 PM
Conclusion and Wrap Up