Announcing the 11th Annual NaBITA Conference, November 11-13, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs, FL

BERWYN, Pa., April 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Annual NaBITA Conference is the leading conference in the field of higher education threat assessment and behavioral intervention. NaBITA provides a space for valuable, sustaining dialogue for professionals from various disciplines who are engaged in the essential function of behavioral intervention in schools, on college campuses, and in corporations and organizations.

Call for Proposals

Please click here to submit your proposal for a concurrent session.

Please click here to submit your proposal for a session snapshot.

Please note the deadline for proposals to be submitted is Friday, July 12th, 2019.

Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors

Become a Sponsor and Exhibitor

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to get your brand and/or services in front of more than 500 behavioral intervention team members and campus practitioners as they come together in common purpose and exploration of best practices for campus safety.

Please click here to be directed to the Sponsor & Exhibitor Application 

The Exhibitor/Sponsorship application deadline is Friday, September 13th, 2019! Please review our Sponsor & Exhibitor Brochure.

Conference Schedule
Please click here to register online.

The conference will begin the evening of Monday, November 11th with an opening keynote and welcome reception. Tuesday, November 12th will include a variety of concurrent and featured sessions, as well as roundtables and optional events, such as receptions. The conference will conclude with another featured session and mid-morning closing keynote on Wednesday, November 13th.

Tentative Conference Schedule

• Sunday, November 10th & Monday, November 11th, 9am-5pm: Pre-conference Opportunities
• Monday, November 11th, 7:00pm: Opening Keynote & Welcome Reception
• Tuesday, November 12th: General Conference Sessions
• Wednesday, November 13th, 9:00am: Featured Sessions & Closing Keynote
• Wednesday, November 13th-Friday, November 15th: Post-conference Opportunities

Conference Speakers

Opening Keynote Speaker: Kevin R. Briggs, Sergeant, California Highway Patrol, Ret.

Closing Keynote Speaker: Anindya Kundu, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology of Education, NYU

Featured Speakers

• Brian Van Brunt, Ed.D., Executive Director, NaBITA
• Saundra K. Schuster, J.D., Partner, TNG
• Daniel C. Swinton, J.D., Ed.D., President, TNG
• W. Scott Lewis, J.D., Partner, TNG
• Makenzie Schiemann, M.S., Associate Executive Director, NaBITA and Associate Consultant, TNG
• Tammy Briant, J.D., Associate, TNG
• Tanyka M. Barber, J.D., Associate, TNG
• Kim Pacelli, M.Ed., J.D., Associate, TNG
• Carolyn Reinach Wolf, J.D., Executive Partner and Director of the Mental Health Law Practice, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP
• Jamie Molnar, LMHC, Licensed Psychotherapist, Higher Education Consultant

Pre- & Post-Conference Opportunities

Pre-Conferences

Sunday, November 10th & Monday, November 11th, 2019, 9am-5pm daily

• BIT Foundations Certification Course
• Case Management & Intervention Certification Course

Post-Conferences

Wednesday, November 13th, 2019, 2pm-5pm, Thursday, November 14th, 2019, 9am-5pm, & Friday, November 15th, 2019, 9am-12pm

• BIT Best Practices Certification Course
• Advanced Violence Risk Assessment Certification Course

Please click here to register online.
Please click here to register by cheque.

Apply for a Scholarship

In service to the field, NaBITA welcomes the submission of scholarship applications for the upcoming Annual Conference and NaBITA Training Courses as part of our pre-conference and post-conference opportunities.

Please click here to submit your scholarship application.

Awards

The NaBITA Conference Committee is excited to announce that it has developed two awards for best practice and research in the field of behavior intervention, the Best Practices/Institutional Impact Award and the Innovation in Research and Publication. Selected winners will be honored at the national conference, presented their award, and included or highlighted in The Journal of Campus Behavioral Intervention (J-BIT). The award nomination deadline is Friday, August 9th, 2019. 

Conference & Training Event Hotel and Location

Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa

The NaBITA discounted room block closes on October 21st, 2019. Reservations made after October 21st will be subject to the going rate and based on availability.

Click here to make your reservations online.

The National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NaBITA) is committed to making our campuses, schools, and workplaces safer environments by fostering and encouraging development, education, and caring intervention. As the leading organization in the field of behavioral intervention teams (BITs), NaBITA provides education, best practice recommendations, and on-going trainings through two annual conferences, several certification trainings yearly, a weekly newsletter, and frequent online trainings. NaBITA serves as a best practices clearinghouse for over 1,550 members by providing BIT-related model policies, training tools, and templates. For more information, visit www.nabita.org. 

Media Contact:
Michelle Issadore
[email protected] 
610-993-0229

SOURCE National Behavioral Intervention Association

Related Links

https://www.nabita.org