Faculty InserviceApril 19, 2017

� History of Our Team� Team Structure and Operations� Key Partnerships� Your Role as Faculty� Resources

� Established in the summer of 2008� Factors influencing our formation:

¡ Virginia Tech – April 16, 2007¡ Governor’s Task Force on campus safety – report

released November, 2007¡ Several student incidents on our campus over the

previous years¡ Reviewed other colleges’ models¡ Consultation with Brett Sokolow – NCHERM¡ Continued direction from National Behavioral

Intervention Team Association (NaBITA)

� Vice President of Student Affairs� Director of Counseling/Academic Support &

Special Services� Counselor� Director of Residence Life & Housing� Chief of University Police� Dean of Students, Chair

The Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT)

is an interdisciplinary alliance that flags and

services students deemed to be at risk to

themselves or others socially, mentally and/or

physically.

� Scheduled meetings once each week� Crisis meetings as necessary� Referrals are made to the team chair� Information is reviewed at each meeting� Recommendations communicated with

necessary parties� Follow-up information shared with the team

as progress reports are received� Guests brought in as necessary

� Counselors� Special Services Team� Crisis Management Team� Environmental Health & Safety� Risk Management� Marketing/Media Department

� Getting people to report� Reporting in a timely manner� Constant need for education� The complexity/variety of student issues� Balancing our role with safety on campus� Need for Emergency Withdrawal Policy� Update to Americans with Disabilities Act in

March 2010

� #1 Priority – to preserve a positive learning environment!

� Documentation� Reporting� “Stay in your Lane”� Connecting students to the proper resources

� Online Reporting System� Early Alert System� Resource Materials � Suicide Intervention Key Resource People (KRP)� Crisis Counselors on Call � 211

� Screen Shot of where employee can report

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