Responsibilities

To fulfill its purpose, the CARE Team accepts the following responsibilities:

• Receive, review, and catalogue information about concerns regarding student behavior.
  
  
• Perform initial assessment of risk and refer cases to offices and officials as needed for additional assessment.
  
  
• Define a plan or response to address the needs of both the student and the safety of the community.
  
  
• Implement response with the intent to de-escalate a potential crisis, reduce or remove threats, and attend to the needs of the individual who is demonstrating disturbed or disturbing behavior.
  
  
• Make recommendations to university officials on appropriate actions consistent with university policies and procedures.
  
  
• Engage in ongoing refinement of Team procedures and protocols to foster optimal CARE Team functioning and interface with the university community.
  
  
• Coordinate case management, support and resources to facilitate CARE Team recommendations.