2023 ATAP Winter Conference | Preliminary Agenda

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Preliminary Agenda

The Association of Threat Assessment Professionals and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement present

Conference Information

The Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) and Florida Department of Law Enforcement are pleased to present the 2023 ATAP Winter Conference, designed to address major issues surrounding mass shootings and other public attacks, workplace violence, school/campus violence, domestic violence, assassination of public figures and other situations involving the prevention of targeted violence. A variety of nationally recognized speakers will give presentations on current information, research and techniques relating to the industry.

Who Should Attend:

• Law Enforcement

• Prosecutors and Private Practice Attorneys

• Corporate Security, Legal, and Human Resources Professionals

• School/University Administrators, Resource Officers, and Counselors

• Mental Health and Behavioral Science Professionals

• Psychologists

• Executive Protection Professionals

• Threat Assessment Practitioners & Researchers

• Victim/Witness Coordinators

• Probation/Parole Officials

Professional Credits: American Psychological Association (APA) Certified Protection Professionals (CPP)

The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (NUPPC) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The NUPPC sponsors this event and maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For more information regarding continuing education credits for psychologists, please click here

Registration Rates:

*ATAP Members: $725

Non-Members: $850

**Students: $550

*New Applying Members: Please contact the ATAP office to secure the member rate during registration.

**Students must be enrolled in a graduate program in the field of criminal justice or psychology, and must provide school and instructor’s name as a reference.

Security and Admission Security procedures at the conference will require calling a phone number from a registered cell phone and may also require a picture I.D. for picking up conference materials. A visible display of the conference badge will be required at all sessions and events. By registering and attending the conference, attendees agree that they and their personal property will be subject to search, as requested, before or during attendance at any conference session or event. Refusal to allow the requested search will be grounds for uncompensated revocation of access to all conference sessions and events. ATAP retains the right to refuse and/or revoke admission to any and all conference events to any person who, in ATAP’s sole discretion, presents a threat of harm to themselves or others, and/or whose conduct or presence has or will cause disruption to the conference.

Registration Information

Registration is capped at 750 attendees. Once the 750 attendee cap has been met, ATAP will reopen registration for spots made available due to cancellations on a predetermined schedule that will be posted on the ATAP Conference page.

Register immediately for the ATAP 2023 Winter Conference by completing the online registration form. If you’re an ATAP member, make sure to log into the website to receive member pricing! All conference pre-registrations must be received by January 20, 2023. You may pay online with a credit card, or send check payments to:

ATAP

808 R Street, Suite 209 Sacramento, CA 95811

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By registering for the ATAP Winter Conference, registrant assumes full responsibility for ensuring that payment of their registration is submitted to ATAP within thirty (30) days of the closure of the event. If an attendee can have payment made through a third party (employer), then ATAP accepts payment from third party payers (e.g. the registrant’s employer), but it is the full responsibility of the registrant to ensure that payment is made. ATAP is not responsible for pursuing payment from third parties. Registrants whose fees are not paid within 120 days of the event will be unable to register for future ATAP events until payment is received.

ATAP Attendee List:

Registered attendees of the Winter Conference will be listed within the conference mobile app, listing their names, agencies, phone numbers and email addresses of all registered conference participants. Attendees wishing to opt out of having their information printed in the roster may do so during the registration process Attendees registering after January 20, 2023 may not be listed in the 2023 ATAP Winter Conference attendee list.

Cell Phone Requirement:

ATAP Winter Conference attendees will use a cell phone check in process that relies on cell phone numbers provided during the registration process. Attendee cell phone numbers will not be shared with any other entity, nor will attendees be called by ATAP. To ensure a smooth registration process, please provide a cell phone number that will be used during the event.

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellation notices must be made IN WRITING and received by ATAP no later than January 20, 2023. All cancellations received on or by January 20, 2023 will be refunded less a $50 processing fee. There will be no refunds for cancellations made after January 20, 2023. Please send cancellation notices to staff@atapworldwide.org.

COVID-19 Personal Responsibility and Liability Waiver:

By attending the ATAP Winter Conference you voluntarily assume all risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury related to exposure to COVID-19, and release ATAP from liability for any injury or harm that may result from attending the Winter Conference. ATAP’s goal is to ensure a safe meeting environment. As such, you also agree to abide by any prevention or safety measures that ATAP, the Hilton Lake Buena Vista Hotel, the Orange County health department, or the State of Florida may have in place during the Event. ATAP will be adhering to CDC recommended guidelines at the time of the event as they pertain to exposure to and quarantine requirements of COVID-19.

Additional Considerations:

• The registration fee includes a continental breakfast each day and lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

• Conference dress attire is business casual. It is recommended that you have a jacket or sweater, as meeting rooms are kept at a cool temperature.

• Attendees requiring ADA accommodations should contact Elizabeth Cardwell (ecardwell@atapworldwide.org) to ensure that appropriate arrangements are made prior to the event.

Hotel Information

Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista

1751 Hotel Plaza Blvd.

Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Discounted Rate: $229

Deadline to book your room: January 6, 2023

Instructions on how to book your room will be provided within the attendee registration confirmation.

Discounted Disney Park Tickets: ATAP has arranged for discounted park tickets to be available for purchase by Winter Conference Attendees. To purchase specially priced Walt Disney World® Meeting/Convention Theme Park tickets, CLICK HERE or call 407-566-5600 and provide group code G0823237

The discounted ticket store will close on February 7, 2023.

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February 7-10, 2023

ATAP Winter Conference

Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista

Conference Agenda – Subject to Change

Tuesday: February 7, 2023

7:00 - 11:00AM Registration

7:30 - 8:30AM Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 9:15AM Welcoming Remarks

9:15 - 10:30AM Saving Sycamore: The School Shooting that Never Happened- Molly Hudgens, MAE, School Counselor, Congressional Medal of Honor Citizens Honor recipient – This session is approved for 1.25 hours

10:30 - 10:45AM Break

10:45AM - 12:00PM 2023 State of Protective Intelligence Outlook: Considerations and Data for Threat Management Professionals - Marisa Randazzo, Ph.D., Executive Director of Threat Management, Ontic

12:00 - 1:30PM Lunch

1:30 - 2:30PM Civil Commitment Statutes: Heuristic, Helpful, or Harmful? A Clinical Examination of the Ethics and Practicality of Mental Health Laws in Threat Assessment - Tony Thrasher, D.O, M.B.A., DFAPA, President, American Association for Emergency Psychiatry (AAEP) – This session is approved for 1 hour

2:30 - 2:45PM Break

2:45 - 3:45PM Understanding the Importance of Culture and Language within BTAM - Tony Campbell, Owner, Workplace Violence Prevention Consultant, LLC

3:45 - 4:00PM Break

4:00– 5:00PM Justice Under Fire - Michael Holley, Chief Investigator and Erleigh N. Wiley, District Attorney, Kaufman County District Attorney’s Office

Wednesday: February 8, 2023

7:00 - 11:00AM Registration

7:30 - 8:30AM Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 9:30AM The Role of Cognitive Biases in Threat Assessment and Management - Kostas Katsavdakis, Ph.D., ABPP, Forensic Psychologist, Center for Forensic and Clinical Psychology, PC – This session is approved for 1 hour

9:30- 9:45AM Break

9:45- 10:45AM Building and Maturing an Insider Threat Program: Integrating Physical and Logical Threat Management – Michael Gelles, Psy.D., Director, Deloitte Consulting, LLP

10:45- 11:00AM Break

11:00AM - 12:00PM Is That a Threat? Distinguishing Danger From Drama - Wendy Patrick, JD, Ph.D., ATAP CTM, Deputy District Attorney, San Diego County District Attorney’s Office – This session is approved for 1 hour

12:00 - 1:30PM Lunch

1:30 - 2:30PM Never Gone, Only Hiding - Sergeant Nathaniel Grgich, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office

2:30 - 2:45PM Break

2:45 - 3:45PM Addressing Workplace Violence in a World of Hybrid Work - Brian Cooke, Security Executive, Marathon Petroleum Corporation; and Dorian Van Horn, Director of Investigative Operations, Ontic

3:45 - 4:00PM Break

4:00 - 5:00PM The Threat You Never Prepared For: What Do You Do When The Battle Chooses You? –Phil Carlson, Director of Global Security, Herbalife Nutrition

5:30 – 7:00PM Networking Reception

Thursday: February 9, 2023

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7:30 - 8:00AM Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 9:15AM Workplace and Campus Violence Prevention Considerations - The 2023 Edition: A New Year, A “New Normal” - Glen Kraemer, JD, Managing Partner, Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP

9:15 - 9:30AM Break

9:30 - 10:45AM From Chaos to Cohesion: The Intersection Between Workplace Violence Prevention and Insider Threat Programs - Russell Palarea, Ph.D., Operational Psychologist, Diplomatic Security Service and Supervisory Special Agent Kendall Donahue, Diplomatic Security Service, and Jacqueline Atiles, Insider Threat Program Director, Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Department of State

10:45 - 11:00AM Break

11:00AM - 12:00PM Stress and Self-Care for Threat Assessment Professionals - Lindsay Braden, PsyD, ABPP, Senior Behavioral Science Advisor, Department of Defense Insider Threat Management and Analysis Center (DITMAC) – This session is approved for 1 hour

12:00 – 12:15pm Law Enforcement Scholarship Presentations

12:15 - 1:30PM Lunch

1:30 - 2:30PM Delusion, Fixation, and Serendipity: A Nearly Missed Case and the BTAM Program it Empowered - Justin Boytim, Strategic Intelligence Officer, Austin Regional Intelligence Center

2:30 - 2:45PM Break

2:45 - 3:45PM Developing a Holistic Enterprise Threat Management Program for Health Care - Greg Boles, Threat Management Program Manager, Elevance Health, and Casey Johnston, Staff Vice President, International Security, Risk and Intelligence, Elevance Health

3:45 - 4:00PM Break

4:00 - 5:00PM Conspiracy Theories Gone Wild: Belief, Ideology, and Intervention - Joe Pierre, MD, Health Sciences Clinical Professor, UCSF – This session is approved for 1 hour

Friday: February 10, 2023

7:30 - 8:00AM Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 9:15AM The Art of Perception: Visual Intelligence in Threat Assessment and Management - Amy Herman, JD, MA, President, The Art of Perception, Inc.

9:15 - 9:30AM Break

9:30 - 10:45AM You Talkin’ to Me? Threat Assessment of Paranoia and Command Hallucinations - Lieutenant Kimberly Harris, M.Ed; LPC; NCC, Behavioral Health Law Enforcement Unit (BHLEU), Arlington, Texas Police Department – This session is approved for 1.25 hours

10:45 - 11:00AM Break

11:00AM - 12:00PM To Surveil or fail? When do we end surveillance on a subject we suspect capable of violence - Detective Tim Lathrop, Keizer Police Department, Brian Prevett, Chief Investigator, Oregon Department of Justice - Criminal Justice Division.

12:00 – 12:15PM Closing Remarks

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