20 Minutes to Trained: After a Student Death

Join Daniel Swinton, J.D., Ed.D. and David Denino, LPC, NCC, in this 20 Minutes to…Trained video as they discuss the complexity of responding to a student death. In this video, they address both the way these losses impact the campus community as well as good practices for navigating such situations. Additionally, Daniel and David share resources and guidance for developing official protocols at your institution.

20 Minutes to Trained: BIT Framework in the K-12 Setting

This 20-Minutes to... Trained focuses on Behavioral Intervention Team framework elements within the K-12 environment. NABITA experts Tim Cason, M.Ed., and Makenzie Schiemann, M.S., Ph.D., explore best practices for staffing, structure, and process that create a collaborative and comprehensive approach for BITs, noting some of the strengths and challenges of team approaches within the K-12 setting. This topic is an excellent opportunity for K-12 BIT members to understand the role and scope of administrators who support and advocate for BIT work within the school or district.

20 Minutes to Trained: Conduct and the BIT

Join Makenzie Schiemann, M.S., Ed. Psych, and W. Scott Lewis, J.D. in this 20 Minutes to…Trained video as they define the intersection of student conduct and the BIT. They describe common overlap in student situations and cases to highlight the importance of having conduct representation on the BIT/CARE team. Scott and Makenzie also provide insight of how the two operations can support and inform each other, while also reinforcing distinction between the areas.

20 Minutes to Trained: FERPA v. HIPPA v. Privilege

This 20-Minutes to... Trained focuses on BIT compliance with FERPA and HIPPA mandates. Expert NABITA faculty members Linda Abbott, L.M.H.C., and W. Scott Lewis, J.D., dive into the differences between the two laws and how those laws intersect with the work of the BIT both at the K-12 and higher education levels. Linda and Scott provide practitioners with a roadmap of FERPA, including the information that can be shared, with whom, and in what circumstances. This training is an excellent tool to provide all school or campus community members with a brief and informative introduction to FERPA. This training is a perfect opportunity for all BIT members and those who help to provide referrals or provide interventions for students.  

20 Minutes to Trained: Full Access to All 8 Course Topics (2023)

Want to train your team but feel like you never have enough time? NABITA now offers 8 modules of video-based training designed to train your team on the use of assessment tools, deploying interventions, assessing social media threats, mandating counseling, returning to campus after a hospitalization, and more!

These 20-Minutes-to...Trained modules average 20 minutes in length and give you the ability to plan modular trainings based on the topics you want to prioritize, or to allow trainees to take all 8 topics over time, but in bite-size chunks of easily attained information.

Available Topics: 

Assessment of the BIT Program
BIT Framework in the K-12 Setting
FERPA v. HIPPA v. Privilege
Mandated Assessment
One Team vs. Two Teams
Return from Hospitalization
Student Conduct and BIT
Voluntary/Involuntary Withdrawal

20 Minutes to Trained: Mandated Assessment

This 20-Minutes to... Trained examines the two most common assessments Behavioral Intervention Teams use. Expert faculty members Kimberly Pacelli, M.Ed., J.D., and Tim Cason, M.Ed.,  explore best practices for employing mandated assessments, including when and who is best to conduct one. Specific discussion regarding the handoff from BIT to a possible administrative or conduct process and encouraging voluntary student compliance is a central topic in this training. This is a great training opportunity for those new to a BIT or practitioners who want to better understand how mandatory assessments can effectively be used in K-12 or higher education settings.