Threats of violence in the workplace are high-stakes issues for EA Professionals. This take-and-use presentation provides a combined psychological, legal and other multidisciplinary perspective on EA‘s role in managing threats of violence with corporate managers. How can EAPs bring true value, yet not cross boundaries into indefensible, high-consequence territory? Engaging and usable insights will be provided to address evidence-based and best practice assessment methods, orchestrating multidisciplinary defusing and intervention techniques, and taking legally defensible actions.

1) Learn evidence-based and best practice TOV assessment methods;
2) Orchestrate multidisciplinary threat defusing and intervention techniques; and
3) Avoid taking legally indefensible actions.