The DANGERTOME Personal Risk Threat Assessment Scale: An Instrument to Help Aid Immediate Threat Assessment for Counselors, Faculty, and Teachers

Threats of violence are not uncommon to counselors, faculty, or teachers. Each must be taken seriously, quickly analyzed, and safety procedures implemented. Yet, there exists a paucity of brief, face-to-face, assessments designed to aid threat assessment. To address this paucity, the author created...

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Published in:Journal of creativity in mental health 2010-04, Vol.5 (2), p.177-191
Main Author: Juhnke, Gerald A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
assessment
At Risk Persons
College Faculty
Counseling
Counselors
danger
Emergency Programs
Evaluation Methods
Intervention
Juvenile Gangs
Mental Disorders
Psychological Patterns
Risk
Risk Assessment
Risk Management
School Safety
Teachers
Threat
threats
Violence
Weapons
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Summary:Threats of violence are not uncommon to counselors, faculty, or teachers. Each must be taken seriously, quickly analyzed, and safety procedures implemented. Yet, there exists a paucity of brief, face-to-face, assessments designed to aid threat assessment. To address this paucity, the author created The DANGERTOME Personal Risk Threat Assessment Scale. Although no scale can identify all who will act violently, this Scale can be used within a larger and more thorough threat assessment. The Scale is evidence informed and founded upon the author's 24 years of clinical experience as well as Federal Bureau of Investigation data. Neither the Scale nor the general clinical suggestions should be utilized in isolation from other assessment instruments and direct expert clinical and legal guidance.
ISSN:1540-1383
1540-1391
DOI:10.1080/15401383.2010.485095