faculty inservice april 19, 2017
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� 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