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Responding to Student Concerns. Carrie Smith, Assistant Dean of Students.
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Responding to Student Concerns • Carrie Smith, Assistant Dean of Students
Our mission is to coordinate care and assistance for all students, undergraduate and graduate, who experience complex, hardship, and/or unforeseen circumstances, by providing individualized assistance and tailored interventions. Student Care & Outreach
Student Care & Outreach: Continuum of Care Immediate Threat of Harm to Self/Others General Concern
Hub of Care and Support • SCO often serves as the starting point for students, families, faculty, and staff, who are navigating concerns related to: • Academic issues • Substance abuse • Change in financial situation • Emotional distress • Mental health resources • Death of a family member or friend • Social and adjustment issues • Complex family issues • Victim of a crime (non-NDAH)
Campus-wide Case Management Team • Integrated university-wide network of care • Goal of facilitating student success by harnessing university resources through coordinated communication • Breaking down silos of information to provide collaborative care • Meet weekly to triage complex student needs
Campus-wide Case Management Team • Student Care & Outreach - Carrie Smith (Chair) • Academic Advising - Julia Butler-Mayes • Academic Partnerships and Initiatives - Beate Brunow • Center for Student Activities and Involvement - Taylor Cain • Counseling and Psychiatric Services - Jennifer Hester • Disability Resource Center - Carolyn Arnold • Division of Academic Enhancement - Maggie Blanton • Graduate School - Cheri Bliss • Office of Institutional Diversity - Dominique Quarles • Office of Student Financial Aid - Anthony Jones • UGA Police - Capt. Adam Fouche • University Health Center - Liz Prince • University Housing - Scott Patton
What should I do if I am concerned about a student? • Speak directly to the student • Build on your existing relationship • Contact the appropriate office(s) or provide resources • Close the loop with Student Care & Outreach in order to prevent creating a silo of information • Do not hesitate to call the police if you believe you or the student are in immediate danger
Student Care & Outreach Staff • Beau Seagraves, Associate Dean of Students; Director of Student Care & Outreach • Carrie Smith, Assistant Dean of Students for Student Care & Outreach • Britney Deaver, Student Affairs Case Manager • Glen Harris, Jr., Student Affairs Case Manager • Ansley Long, Graduate Assistant
Student Care & Outreach: Continuum of Care • Providing interventions and ongoing support throughout a student’s enrollment Immediate Threat of Harm to Self/Others General Concern
Behavioral Assessment and Response Council (BARC) • BARC is charged to: • Promote the safety of campus • Protect against threats of immediate harm to students or other members of the campus community • Determine the appropriate response to students exhibiting behaviors threatening to themselves and/or others
BARC Process • BARC case management is housed within Student Care & Outreach • BARC meets every week on Wednesday afternoons, and as necessary • BARC, in partnership with SCO, will decide if a case will be handled by BARC or if it will be handled by SCO
Members of BARC • Eric Atkinson, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs • Jan Davis Barham, Associate Dean of Students • Julia Butler-Mayes, Interim Director of Academic Advising Services • Linda Kasper,ExecutiveDirector of University Housing • Barrett Malone, Director, Office of Student Conduct • Bill McDonald, Dean of Students (Chair) • Beau Seagraves, Associate Dean of Students (Co-Chair), Director of Student Care & Outreach • Dan Silk, Chief, UGA Police Department • Carrie Smith, Assistant Dean of Students • Alicia Talbird, Case Manager, Counseling & Psychiatric Services • Ash Thompson, Director, Counseling & Psychiatric Services
Contact Us • Visit us: 325 Tate Student Center • We are open for walk-ins from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday – Friday • Call us: 706-542-7774 • Fill out an online report: sco.uga.edu
QUESTIONS??? cvsmith1@uga.edu 706-542-7774