Faculty, Staff, and Administrators responsible for:

• Immediately setting clear expectations for conduct
  Example: faculty include statement in syllabus regarding student conduct
• Documenting each incident of disruptive behavior
• Report incident appropriately and forward to VP of Student Services
• Maintaining confidentiality
• May initiate contact with a BCARE team member if follow up consultation is desired

Senior Dean of Student Services, Santa Rosa and Dean of Students, Petaluma responsible for:

• Initiating formal disciplinary action when requested
• Informing involved parties as to decision made regarding student
• Establishing guidelines for readmission to class/college
• Conferring with student and giving written authorization for student to return to class

B-CARE Team responsible for:

• Providing consultation to faculty and staff when requested. Consultation may involve:
  • Discussions to assess disruptive behavior
  • Clarification of action to be taken
  • Steps to resolve situation satisfactorily
  • Direct intervention and mediation with individuals involved in disruptive situations as appropriate
  • Providing brief crisis counseling to individuals if so requested, or providing referrals to appropriate services in the community
  • Offering crisis prevention and training to faculty and staff on request

District Police responsible for:

• Responding first to any potential emergency, and consultation by phone
• Intervening in any situation where the safety of an individual is in jeopardy
• Making arrests when necessary
• Providing transportation to a mental health facility for assessment of mental status and to determine whether or not the person is a danger to self or others; the individual’s consent is not required

Student Health Services responsible for:

• Receiving phone calls regarding students in crisis
• Initial assessment, consultation, and referral regarding students in crisis
• Arranging transportation/escort of students as needed to community resources

Student Psychological Services responsible for:

• Providing brief, confidential psychotherapy to students by appointment
• Providing crisis intervention to students during daily drop-in hour
• Evaluating distressed or disruptive students
• Consulting with faculty concerned about a student
• Referring students to community resources when appropriate

Disability Resources Department responsible for:

• Authorizing and providing academic accommodations (support services) to students with medically and educationally verified disabilities
• Providing academic and disability management counseling to students with disabilities
• Consulting with faculty concerned about a student
• Referring students to resources on college sites and in the community