STUDENTS of CONCERN
IDENTIFYING A RESPONSE FOR YOUR CAMPUS
NASPA
Western Regional
Conference
Sandra Rhoten, Associate Dean, Judicial Affairs
Dr. Kandy Mink Salas, Dean of Students
Dr. Gail Pakalns-Naruo, Director, Counseling and Psychological Services
California State University, Fullerton
Introduction/Overview
National Perspective
California State University, Fullerton
NATIONAL CONCERNS
Campus Violence White Paper, American College Health Association,
February 5, 2005
Creating a college threat assessment program, Association of Student
Judicial Affairs, Law and Policy Report, February 21, 2008
Communication
Collaboration
Coordination
Campus Attacks: Targeted Violence Affecting Institutions of Higher
Education, United States Secret Service, United States Department of
Education, Federal Bureau of Investigation, April 2010
California State University, Fullerton
CURRENT COMMITTEES
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•College of Charleston
•University of Tampa
•UC Berkeley
•University of Maryland
•Illinois College
California State University, Fullerton
Names for Committee
 Students of Concern Assistance Team (SOCAT)
 Crisis Management Team
 Behavior Concerns Committee
 Disruptive and Threatening Student Behavior Committee
 Students of Concern and Violence Prevention Committee
 Threat Assessment Committee
 Behavioral Evaluation and Assessment Committee
COMMITTEE
Similarities
Differences
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Student Affairs based
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Chair: Dean of Students
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Structure
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Members
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Membership
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Focus
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Scope
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Definition of….
Students of Concern
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Counseling and
Psychological Services
Student Conduct
University Police
Disabled Student Services
Focus on intervention
Development of
Students of Concern Committee
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Move from Informal to Structured
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Work Group recommendations to VPSA
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Students of Concern Committee established in 2008
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Chair: Dean of Students
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Members: University Police, Counseling and Psychological Services,
Disabled Student Services, University Legal Counsel, Judicial Affairs
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Definition of Students of Concern
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Challenges
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Referral, tracking system
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Notice to University Community
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Relation to Threat Assessment process, Judicial Affairs, University Police, etc.
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Student needs vs. Community needs
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Statistics
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DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION
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Areas to consider when
responding to a referral
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Areas to consider when responding to a referral
The STUDENT
What interventions do you make to
assure the students’ safety?
What services do you offer the
student to help him/her succeed?
What behavioral restrictions, if any,
do you impose?
California State University, Fullerton
Areas to consider when responding to a referral
NOTIFICATION
Whom do you notify about the incident?
a. What is their need to know?
b. What do you want them to do/not do?
Whom do you involve in planning and
implementing interventions?
Do you involve the judicial system?
California State University, Fullerton
Areas to consider when responding to a referral
LEGAL and ETHICAL
How do you comply with FERPA and state law
re: confidentiality?
How do you take ADA considerations into
account?
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Areas to consider when responding to a referral
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
What intervention do you make with the
reporting students?
How do you weigh and protect the interests
of other students?
California State University, Fullerton
RESOURCES
PowerPoint presentation
CSUF Report on Establishing a
Students of Concern Committee
Guide to Resolving Student Concerns
Helping Students in Distress brochure
Successful Classroom Strategies:
Managing Disruptive Behavior
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California State University, Fullerton
Sandra Rhoten - srhoten@fullerton.edu
Dr. Kandy Mink Salas - kmink@fullerton.edu
Dr. Gail Pakalns-Naruo - gpakalns-naruo@fullerton.edu