05/10/2018
Great Rivers Behavioral Health Organization would like to invite all school & community leaders to this event to continue the national discussion on school violence prevention and to gain an understanding of the elements of an effective school threat assessment program.
Please RSVP for this event so we can ensure space and accommodations. Email kbluhm@greatriversbho.org
About the speaker: Presenter: Chief Arthur J. Kelly, III
Arthur Kelly is a consultant in the Public Safety field. He has extensive experience in the field of protective intelligence, security
surveys and assessment and the development and implementation of threat assessment teams focused on the prevention
of targeted violence. His professional experiences have allowed him to develop liaison contact with federal, state, and local
law enforcement agencies across the United States and Canada.
Chief Kelly has served as a subject matter expert for the United States Department of Education, Office of Safe and Healthy
Students and as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education’s Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools
(REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center. His areas of expertise include Threat Assessment and Targeted Violence. His
primary focus is the well-being of students in elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education with an
emphasis on the Safe School Initiative. He has also served as a consultant and contractor for the National Threat Assessment
Center of the United States Secret Service; as a faculty member and subject matter expert for the American Prosecutors
Research Institute of the National District Attorneys Association; as a consultant to the Regional Community Policing Institute
of New England at Northeastern University, School of Criminal Justice and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Care
Sciences at The George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C.
Chief Kelly is a graduate of the University of Hartford with a BS in Police Administration and a
Master’s Degree in Public Administration. He has completed additional graduate work in Organizational
Behavior and Statistical Research. His research interests include threat assessment and
the prevention of targeted violence and he has co-authored a number of publications and reports
on Terrorism and Mass Transit.
Educators:
Three Clock hours are
available for purchase,
$2 per clock hour plus
$5 processing fee for
attending the Lewis or
Grays Harbor event.
Teachers,
School Counselors,
Administrators, Judges,
Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys,
First Responders,
Juvenile Detention Professionals,
Law Enforcement, County Leaders,
Behavioral Health Professionals,
Pediatricians, Local Medical Leadership,
all professionals that are
vested in community safety and the
safety of our children are
invited to attend
this event.
This FREE 3 hr event will be held on three separate dates
- choose the one that best fits your schedule.
Light snacks/refreshments will be provided.
May 22nd
Cowlitz County
4:00pm-7:00pm
Kelso High School Auditorium
1904 Allen ST, Kelso, WA 98626
Lewis County May 23rd
4:00pm-7:00pm
Centralia Middle School Gym
901 Johnson Rd, Centralia, WA 98531
Grays Harbor County May 24th
4:00pm-7:00pm
Grays Harbor Health and Human Services
2109 Sumner Ave, Aberdeen, WA 98520
Please RSVP for this event so we can ensure space and accommodations.
Email kbluhm@greatriversbho.org
