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Responding to Student Concerns

Student Care & Outreach offers tailored interventions for students facing complex situations and operates as a hub of support. The team, including the Campus-wide Case Management Team, collaborates to address various concerns and provide necessary resources. By involving different university offices and departments, they aim to ensure student success. In cases of immediate harm, the Behavioral Assessment and Response Council (BARC) steps in to assess threats and determine appropriate responses. Contact Student Care & Outreach for assistance or report concerns directly to prevent information silos.

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Responding to Student Concerns

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  1. Responding to Student Concerns • Carrie Smith, Assistant Dean of Students

  2. 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

  3. Student Care & Outreach: Continuum of Care Immediate Threat of Harm to Self/Others General Concern

  4. 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)

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. sco.uga.edu

  15. QUESTIONS??? cvsmith1@uga.edu 706-542-7774

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