Association for Student Judicial Affairs

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• Association for Student Judicial Affairs
• Annual Conference
• February 6 - 10, 2008
• Embracing, Not Rejecting
• Three Models for Students at Risk Intervention
  Teams
• List of Presenters
• Sandi Scott Duex, MS Director of Residence Life
  UW - River Falls
• James M. Chitwood, PhD Dean of Students UW
  Oshkosh
• Andrew J. Luptak, PhD Vice President of
  Student Life Concordia University Wisconsin

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Program FormatIntroductions and Goals

• Background Information (10 minutes)
• Short Presentations of Three Models (30 minutes)
• Purposes
• Structure
• Membership
• Results
• Short Presentations of Record Keeping (15
  minutes)
• Open Discussions (35 minutes)

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Goals of the Session

• To gain a greater understanding of how to use
  teams to work with at risk students
• To receive information of three teams
• To share experiences and discuss topics with
  participants

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Students At Risk Response Team (SARRT)2007-2008
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Mission

• The mission of the Students At Risk Response
  Team (SARRT) is to coordinate the student support
  resources of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
  to assist students in maintaining satisfactory
  academic progress and to promote their health and
  well-being.

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Purpose

• The purpose of the SARRT is to serve as a
  central network focused on prevention and early
  intervention in community situations involving
  students experiencing extreme distress or
  engaging in harmful or disruptive behaviors.
• Typical consultations involve students with
  aggressive/disruptive behavior or mental health
  problems such as suicide risk, eating disorders,
  alcohol and drug problems.

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Responsibilities

• Gather facts, and catalogue information about
  difficult situations involving at risk students.
• Develop specific strategies to manage potentially
  harmful or disruptive behavior considering safety
  and rights of others and minimize the disruption
  to the university community.
• Make recommendations to university officials
  regarding appropriate actions consistent with
  university policies and procedures.
• Evaluate and recommend university policies in
  relation to the coordination of university
  response to potentially harmful or disruptive
  behaviors/situations.

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Team Access

• All members of the team will consult with members
  of the University community regarding students at
  risk.
• Faculty and staff in need of consultation will
  contact a co-chair or team member to present the
  facts of the situation.
• Team members will consult with co-chairs to
  determine if a student needs to be addressed
  before the next scheduled meeting.
• Co-Chairs will triage requests and determine
  appropriateness and level of priority.
• The concerned faculty/staff member may be
  encouraged to attend the team meeting to discuss
  the situation with the team. The team will
  respond to all situations in a timely manner.

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Team Members

• Joseph Abhold Co-Chair Michael Melland
• Director Counseling Center UW Oshkosh Police
  Chief
• James M. Chitwood Co-Chair Petra Roter
• Dean of Students Vice Chancellor of Student
  Affairs
• Terri Arnold Perry Rettig
• Assistant Dean of Students Associate Vice
  Chancellor
• Buzz Bares Shelly Rutz
• Coordinator of Residence Life Counselor,
  Coordinator of Suicide
• Student Conduct Prevention Grant
• Jacque Bollinger Diane Zanto
• Assistant Director of Housing Director of Student
  Health Center
• Ann Malain
• EAP Director, Assoc. Director of
• Counseling Center

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To Consult or Refer a Student of Concern

• Contact
• James M. Chitwood, Ph.D.
• Dean of Students
• (920-424-3100)
• Joe Abhold, Ph.D.
• Director, University Counseling Center
• (920-424-2061)

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What is the Student Life Deans Council?
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UW-Whitewater offers a wide range of services
designed to promote student development and
college success. Despite the availability of
these services, students sometimes fall through
the cracks, experiencing situations without an
awareness and/or utilization of the support
services available to them.
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One of the many ways the University intentionally
and systematically assists students is through
the regular meetings of the Student Life Deans
Council.
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The purpose of the Student Life Deans Council is
to

• Meet weekly to review critical incidents and
  students in crisis
• Develop protocols for handling specific incidents
• Identify proactive strategies for handling
  student issues
• Discuss campus trends that may impact student
  safety, services, programs and general campus
  life and make recommendations as appropriate

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Division of Student Affairs Mission Statement

• Maximizing student success, including academic,
  personal and professional development is the
  primary goal of the Division of Student Affairs
  at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater.
• In collaboration with students, faculty, staff
  and others, the Division of Student Affairs
  promotes student success by creating and
  enriching the learning environment.

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When Does the Council Meet?

• The Student Life Deans Council meets regularly
  and places a high priority on balancing a
  students right to privacy with the Universitys
  duty to respond appropriately to a student
  experiencing difficulty or expressing at-risk
  behaviors.

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The Student Life Deans Council is facilitated by
the Dean of Student Life and is comprised of
Who sits on the Council?

• Assistant Dean of Student Life and University
  Student Conduct Officer
• Associate Director of Residence Life
• Associate Director of University Health and
  Counseling Services
• Director of Athletics
• Director of University Police Services

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How Members of the Campus Community Can Help
Students Through the Student Life Deans Council

• Faculty and staff are encouraged to contact any
  member of the Student Life Deans Council to
  share information if a member of the faculty or
  staff feels outreach or follow-up may be of
  assistance to a student.
• If a situation requires immediate intervention
  due to safety reasons, University Police should
  be contacted at 9-911.

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Members of the Student Life Deans Council are
available to coordinate presentations for faculty
and staff on a variety of topics to include
Faculty / Staff In-Service Presentations

• Personal safety on campus
• Academic Misconduct
• Disruptive / dangerous student behavior
• Techniques for dealing with stressed or angry
  persons
• FERPA Student Records Privacy
• Balancing supporting students with disabilities
  and academic freedom
• Promoting academic integrity
• Understanding todays college student
• Overcoming loss

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CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY WISCONSIN

• Good Samaritan Team GST

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• 1999 Began Team under the name of Behavioral
  Intervention Team (B.I.T.)
• E Modeled after R.I.T.s team
• Purpose To deal with students whose behavior
  did not violate student Conduct Code
• E Mental health issues
• E Bizarre behavior
• E Develop a campus wide referral network
• E Director of Res. Life chaired team

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• Chair accepted new position (out of Student
  Affairs)
• For one year team became inactive
• 2006 Counseling stepped up and volunteered to
  take the leadership
• E Now we are redefining the policies,
  procedures, and protocols

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GST PURPOSE STATEMENT

• The GST is an interdisciplinary alliance that
  flags and ministers to students deemed to be at
  risk to themselves or others
• socially,
• mentally, (mind)
• physically , (body)
• and/or spiritually. (spirit)

CUW Mission Statement Concordia University
Wisconsin is a Lutheran higher education
community committed to helping students develop
in mind, body, and spirit for service to Christ
in the Church and the world.
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AUTHORITY

• E Make recommendations for action to appropriate
  office or administrator
• E Primary recommendations to
• Team Members
• V.P. of Student Life
• V.P. of Academics

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GST MEMBERSHIP

• Dave Enters Director of Counseling
• Randy Ferguson Assistant Academic Vice President
• Nicole Gahagan Director of Learning Resource
  Center
• Andy Luptak Vice President of Student Life
• Angie Palese Director of Health Services
• Robyn Schmidt Admission Counselor
• Steve Smith Campus Pastor
• Tracy Tuffey Assistant Director of Counseling
  (Chair)
• Jolene Wilkens Dir. of Academic Advising
  Retention Services
• Barbara Wilson Dir. Of Res. Life Campus Conduct

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MEETING FORMAT

• Meets weekly on Tuesday Afternoons
• - Follows Student Life Council Meeting
  (Monday)
• - Before Student Conduct Meetings (Tuesday)
• Time One hour
• Preparation
• -Referrals sent to chair
• -Agenda sent morning of (via secure email)
• -Team brings records conduct, academic
• (grades attendance), disabilities,
  counseling, etc.
• - Professional confidentiality standards
  honored

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MEETING FORMAT

• Agenda
• Follow up (previous weeks cases)
• Reports from assignments made
• New referrals
• Present case
• (may add referral person if not a member)
• Discussion
• Assignments
• 3. Policy, Procedure, and Protocols

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NOTE TAKING AND RECORD KEEPING

• Currently chair takes notes and writes minutes of
  meeting
• -Chair creates a file on individual
• Developing an electronic database similar to our
  conduct database

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EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT
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THREAT ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL

• Can be found at
• http//www.cuw.edu/Tools/resources/asja_ssao/
• Includes
• ASJA Threat Protocol
• PD Heidelberg Pix

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THREAT ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL
Note The flow charts below will outline the
Universitys protocol and structure. Gary
Pavelas article (ASJA LAW AND POLICY REPORT
SAFETY AND SECURITY, Thursday September 13, 2007,
No. 262) was instrumental in this design.
Imminent danger protocol takes precedence over
mental health crisis protocol
Observed Behavior
Campus Safety
Mental Health Crisis Protocol
Imminent Danger Protocol
Good Samaritan Team Protocol Activated
Imminent Danger Protocol Activated
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