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The purpose of the Western Oregon University’s CARE Team is to assess, discuss, and recommend intervention to the appropriate campus departments, divisions or persons in response to significant campus situations and events such as: issues of bias, student death or significant trauma, problematic student situations involving medical or psychological concerns, and campus emergency situations that directly affect the well-being of students and the campus community at large.<\/p>\n
To maintain a safe and secure learning environment at Western Oregon University by addressing the physical and psychological issues that impact students, faculty and staff in the pursuit of the educational process.<\/p>\n
Maria Bonifacio – Director of Student Conduct<\/p>\n
Rebecca Chiles – Assistant Vice President, Safety and Facilities<\/p>\n
Tina Fuchs – Vice President for Student Affairs<\/p>\n
Lindsey Gibson – Director of University Housing<\/p>\n
Mike Hanson – Director of Public Safety<\/p>\n
Ryan Hickerson, Ph.D – Professor of Philosophy, Coordinator\/Chair for Interdisciplinary Studies<\/span><\/p>\n Paige Jackson – Assistant Provost for Enrollment Management and Student Success<\/p>\n Malissa Larson – Associate Vice President for Student Affairs\/Dean of Students<\/p>\n Sierra Logan – Associate Director of University Housing<\/p>\n Scott Perfect – Director of Counseling Services<\/p>\n Beth Scroggins – Executive Director of Student Health and Counseling Center<\/p>\n Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion<\/p>\n Title IX Officer<\/p>\n Vice President for Finance and Administration<\/p>\n Public Relations<\/p>\n Athletics<\/p>\n Registrar<\/p>\n International student representative<\/p>\n Faculty members<\/p>\n Local law enforcement representative(s)<\/p>\n Polk County Mental Health<\/p>\n The CARE Team meets twice a month or sooner if an event or situation arises that requires immediate review and intervention. Records of the meetings and recommendations will be made and kept with the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. For confidentiality concerns, the names of the individual persons being reviewed will be kept in the strictest confidence.<\/p>\n If the situation does not involve imminent danger or health risk:<\/p>\n If the situation is an emergency or involves imminent danger or health risk, contact Campus Public Safety immediately at 503-838-8000 or call 911.<\/p>\n All persons involved in the CARE Team meetings and assessments are to adhere to the laws and regulations that govern the disclosure of information to third parties. Any names that are discussed will be kept in the strictest confidence. Such information is only disclosed on an administrative need to know basis and only according to the relevant statutes that govern such disclosure.<\/p>\n The representative for Student Health and Counseling will disclose information only if an emergent situation exists and meets the criteria for release under HIPAA and psychological ethical guidelines.<\/p>\n WOU CARE Team will develop a training module to be offered to the campus community (faculty and staff). The training module will include:<\/p>\n The confidentiality of the student’s educational record shall be held in the utmost regard. As per the rules and regulations from FERPA, WOU CARE Team will not release any educational records unless a written release is obtained. The exception allowed under FERPA for disclosure based upon health and safety emergencies shall be used only if the event is immediate and requires intervention by persons outside of the CARE Team itself. The contacting of parents should be based upon the best practices established under FERPA and Counseling Center recommendations along with the consensus of the CARE Team. Contact should be made through the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CARE Team Purpose: The purpose of the Western Oregon…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":435,"featured_media":0,"parent":842,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Additional persons may be brought in as the need and situation warrants and may include but is not limited to:<\/span><\/h5>\n
Meetings:<\/span><\/h5>\n
Reporting a Concern:<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Procedures for when a meeting is convened:<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Notification of Parents \/ Family Member \/ Emergency Contact:<\/span><\/h5>\n
CARE Team<\/span><\/h1>\n
Purpose:<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\nThe purpose of the Western Oregon University's CARE Team is to assess, discuss, and recommend intervention to the appropriate campus departments, divisions or persons in response to significant campus situations and events such as: issues of bias, student death or significant trauma, problematic student situations involving medical or psychological concerns, and campus emergency situations that directly affect the well-being of students and the campus community at large.\n
Mission:<\/span><\/h5>\nTo maintain a safe and secure learning environment at Western Oregon University by addressing the physical and psychological issues that impact students, faculty and staff in the pursuit of the educational process.\n
Members:<\/span><\/h5>\nMaria Bonifacio-Sample, Director of Student Conduct\n\nAmy Clark, Director of the Office of Registrar\n\nRebecca Chiles, Assistant Vice President, Safety and Operations\n\nTina Fuchs, Vice President for Student Affairs\n\nLindsey Gibson, interim Director of University Housing\n\nKristin Latham-Scott, Associate Professor, Natural Science and Mathematics\n\nMalissa Larson, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs\/Dean of Students\n\nBeth Scroggins, Director of Student Health and Counseling Center\n
Additional persons may be brought in as the need and situation warrants and may include but is not limited to:<\/span><\/h5>\nProvost\n\nDirector of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion\n\nTitle IX Officer\n\nVice President for Finance and Administration\n\nPublic Relations\n\nAthletics\n\nInternational student representative\n\nFaculty members, as appropriate\n\nLocal law enforcement representative(s)\n\nPolk County Mental Health\n
Meetings:<\/span><\/h5>\nThe CARE Team meets twice a month or sooner if an event or situation arises that requires immediate review and intervention. Records of the meetings and recommendations will be made and kept with the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. For confidentiality concerns, the names of the individual persons being reviewed will be kept in the strictest confidence.\n
Reporting a Concern:<\/span><\/h5>\nA faculty or staff member may report any concerns about students to the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs or any team member. The Student of Concern form<\/a><\/span> may also be used.\n
Confidentiality:<\/span><\/h5>\nAll persons involved in the CARE Team meetings and assessments are to adhere to the laws and regulations that govern the disclosure of information to third parties. Any names that are discussed will be kept in the strictest confidence. Such information is only disclosed on an administrative need to know basis and only according to the relevant statutes that govern such disclosure.\n\nThe representative for Student Health and Counseling will disclose information only if an emergent situation exists and meets the criteria for release under HIPAA and psychological ethical guidelines.\n
Procedures for when a meeting is convened:<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Training:<\/span><\/h5>\nWOU CARE Team will develop a training module to be offered to the campus community (faculty and staff). The training module will include:\n
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Notification of Parents \/ Family Member \/ Emergency Contact:<\/span><\/h5>\nThe confidentiality of the student's educational record shall be held in the utmost regard. As per the rules and regulations from FERPA, WOU CARE Team will not release any educational records unless a written release is obtained. The exception allowed under FERPA for disclosure based upon health and safety emergencies shall be used only if the event is immediate and requires intervention by persons outside of the CARE Team itself. The contacting of parents should be based upon the best practices established under FERPA and Counseling Center recommendations along with the consensus of the CARE Team. Contact should be made through the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-981","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/435"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=981"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23660,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/981\/revisions\/23660"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/student\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}