A BTAM team leader at a global corporation says common cases include suicidal ideation, individual crises, difficulty managing work, and domestic violence.
A lot of what we tend to see are cases involving suicidal ideation, someone going through an individualized crisis
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It is essential for organizations to keep a low threshold of concern and not limit focus solely to explicit threats of violence.
It is essential for organizations to maintain a low threshold of concern for initiating a behavioral threat assessment and not limit their focus solely to explicit threats of violence.
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A low threshold of concern allows BTAM teams to identify individuals eliciting safety concerns before their behavior escalates to imminent risk of harm.
Utilizing a low threshold of concern allows BTAM teams to identify individuals eliciting safety concerns before their behavior escalates to the point where there is an imminent risk of harm.
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A hypothetical, previously above-average employee misses deadlines, is described by coworkers as distant and moody, denies any performance problems when his supervisor asks, calls in sick more often, and appears increasingly unkempt; the scenario is illustrative, not a real case.
Consider this scenario: An employee has recently demonstrated performance problems at work.
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The scenario's behaviors may illustrate individual or environmental factors that, if unaddressed, could raise the possibility of harm to self or others.
may illustrate individual or environmental factors that, if unaddressed, could contribute to an increased possibility of harm to self or others
Why inferred Hedged with 'may illustrate' and 'could contribute', so typed as conjecture.
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It is best practice to use a low threshold of concern during the BTAM process, not to label someone a potential threat, but to allow early intervention.
It is best practice to use a low threshold of concern during the BTAM process, not to label an individual as a potential threat, but to allow for early intervention.
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Early intervention lets organizations identify, assess, and manage the possibility of a negative outcome long before violence becomes imminent.
Early intervention enables organizations to identify, assess, and manage the possibility of a negative outcome long before violence becomes imminent.
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In the hypothetical scenario, an above-average employee has begun to miss deadlines and the quality of his work has declined.
Although he was previously an above-average employee, he has begun to miss deadlines, and the quality of his work has declined.
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Coworkers report he has been "distant" and "moody" lately and might be having problems at home.
The employee's work acquaintances report he has been "distant" and "moody" lately and might be having problems at home.
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A BTAM team leader at a global corporation says the team also sees issues with domestic violence and intimate partner violence in all of its regions across the globe.
We also see issues with domestic violence and intimate partner violence in all of our regions across the globe.
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In the low-threshold scenario, the employee's supervisor asked the employee in a recent meeting what was happening.
In a recent meeting, the employee's supervisor asked the employee what was happening.
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The employee said he did not know what the supervisor meant by the question and denied seeing any problems with his recent performance.
The employee remarked that he did not know what the supervisor meant by the question and denied seeing any problems with his recent performance.
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In the weeks after the meeting, the employee began calling in sick with increasing frequency, and when he does come to work his appearance has become increasingly unkempt.
In the weeks since that meeting with his supervisor, the employee has begun to call in sick to work with increasing frequency, and when he does show up for work, his appearance has become increasingly unkempt.
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In the scenario, the supervisor is worried about the wellness and safety of the employee.
The supervisor is worried about the wellness and safety of the employee.
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