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Using Surveys and Mapping in Community Conversations (On Demand)

Self-paced
1 credit

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Description

In this training, presenters Dr. Ron Avi Astor and Dr. Rami Benbenishty discuss a ground-up approach to school safety through using surveys and mapping, facilitating community conversations, and leveraging that input to address local needs. Participants will learn the value of this approach, create survey and mapping tools, and use feedback to assess and refine their safety initiatives.

Audience

School leaders and school safety teams

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the value of a “ground-up” approach in developing effective school safety strategies.
  • Explain the importance of creating surveys and maps that address one the of various groups.
  • Leverage school and community input to identify local needs to address capacity and organizational challenges.
  • Use collective feedback from the school and community to assess and refine the effectiveness of safety initiatives.

Presenters

Ron Avi Astor, PhD & Rami Benbenishty, PhD

Continuing Education Credit

This webinar is offered for an NCSS certificate of completion.

Project Team

  • Ron Avi Astor, PhD (University of California)
  • Rami Benbenishty, PhD
  • David Kobel (Training Coordinator, National Center for School Safety)
  • Brent Miller (Training Manager, National Center for School Safety)
  • Erin Wyatt (Marketing Communications Specialist, National Center for School Safety)

Sponsor

This project was supported by Cooperative Agreement No. 15PBJA-23-GK-00798-STOP awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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