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Evolution of a BIT. Texas Higher Education Law Conference March 2013 Heather Snow , BIT Chair Charity Stutzman, BIT Case Manager Asst. Chief Ricardo Gomez, Police Representative Dr. Mark Dalal, Mental Health Representative. Heather- BIT Chair, Director of Conduct, Student Affairs
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Evolution of a BIT Texas Higher Education Law Conference March 2013 Heather Snow, BIT Chair Charity Stutzman, BIT Case Manager Asst. Chief Ricardo Gomez, Police Representative Dr. Mark Dalal, Mental Health Representative
Heather- BIT Chair, Director of Conduct, Student Affairs • Charity- Case Manger, Relationship Violence/Domestic Assault, Student Affairs • Rick- Police Department, Crime Prevention • Mark- Mental Health, Privacy Restrictions Who we are and what we bring to the table…
Purpose of the Team • How were we created • Partnership between Academic Affairs and Student Affairs • UT System • Behavior Intervention Team Tasks • CARE Team/Threat Assessment Team? Introduction
Annual Appointments made by VPSA & Provost • Director of Counseling Services • Director of Mental Health Services • Asst. Chief of Police • Director of Student Conduct • Director of Residence Life • Director of Disability Services • Director of Advising Center • Relationship Violence and Sexual Assault Coordinator • Human Resources Representative • International Student Services Representative Committee Structure
11-12 Academic Year • 110 referrals • 7 Int’l Students • 10 Int’l background • 15 Graduate • 33 Senior • 17 Junior • 21 Sophomores • 22 Freshmen • 23 fell into the “Highly Disturbed” category • 35 were identified as “Harm to self” or “Harm to others” Our Statistics
Faculty (46) • Police (29) • Residence Life (17) • Student Conduct (3) • Academic Advising (8) • International Office (1) • Others/Anonymous (6) Referrals Made By
Alcohol and Drugs • Change in Academic Behavior • Emotional Distress • Threat of Harm to Self or Others • Disruptive/Irrational Behavior • Suicidal Ideation • Medical Trauma Nature of Referrals
Things we’ve learned • Challenges we’ve faced • Training • Creation of Case Management Position How we’ve evolved
Chair Perspective • Conduct Perspective • Case Manger Perspective • Police Perspective • Mental Health Perspective Case Studies