Risk Assessment and Safety Planning

Support students in crisis with confidence and clarity. Earn 3 CPDs/CEUs (NASP & BBS-approved).

Ready to ensure that you are prepared to take proper action for a student who may be a threat to themselves or others?

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to assess risk and create safety plans in school-based settings with confidence. Taught through the lens of a seasoned 5150 evaluator (PERT), this training blends clinical best practices with real-world school application.

Equip yourself with essential skills to support students in crisis and reduce your liability.

This practical training will cover:

✅ When and how to assess for risk of harm to self or others
✅ Key components of effective safety planning
✅ Treatment monitoring and follow-up in the school setting
✅ What to document, and how, to protect yourself legally
✅ How to respond to disclosures of sexual assault, self-harm, and abuse
✅ Mandatory reporting guidelines and ethical considerations

You'll leave with tools and confidence to respond effectively when your students need you most.

Perfect for:
✅ School Psychologists (NASP-Approved CPD Provider #1184)
✅ Licensed Educational Psychologists (LEPs)
✅ Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs)
✅ Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs)
✅ Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCCs)
✅ School-based mental health professionals

We blend legal, ethical, and clinical best practices with strategies you can use immediately in your daily work.

3 CEUs/CPDs included with your registration. (NASP and BBS-approved)

Course Lessons

Misty Bonta

Misty Bonta is a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP) with over 16 years of experience working in various educational environments including public schools, continuation schools, specialized programs, and charter schools. Misty has extensive experience working with neurodivergent individuals and has a board certification in School Neuropsychology. She has additional certifications as a Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional, Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP), and Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainer. 

Misty is very passionate about neurodivergence and brain health. She provides strength-based and neuro-informed assessments and services in a compassionate and holistic approach. Each assessment is conducted with care and communication throughout the process is maintained. Her assessments will help identify areas of strength and areas of growth in order to create meaningful recommendations for treatment plans and research-based interventions. 
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