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Michael Mardis, University of LouisvilleKevin Bailey, University of West Florida
Jen Day Shaw, University of FloridaGuy Sims, Virginia Tech
June 14, 2011
Round Table Discussion about Behavioral Intervention Teams
Roundtable AgendaIntroductionResults of Exploratory BIT StudyCurrent Best Practices from PanelGroup Discussion
Questions for those attendingDoes your campus have a team?Are you on your campus team?What is the name? (BIT,TAT,SCT)When was your team created?Why was the team created? (Purpose)Do you have more than one team?Do you keep records?Respond to incidents when the person of
concern if an employee?How do you maintain records?Does your team receive training?
Results – Descriptive Data1044 institutions invited (Sent to SSAO)
51 undeliverable email993 invitations, 181 responses
18% response rateDo you have a team designed to respond to
students in crisis or at-risk? -175 indicated having a team to respond to students in crisis/distress. 5 No team, 1 not sure
60 institutions (34% had had more than one team)8 institutions had 3 teamsOnly 1 institution indicated having 4 teams (BIT,
Conduct Review Board, Critical Incident Team, Emergency
Management Team)
Length of Time in Existence in Years (Team 1 – 175 Responses)
Mean = 4.26Minimum = .50 yearsMaximum = 30 yearsMedian = 3 years
Team 1Team Function
Behavioral Intervention 48.57 %
Threat Assessment 18.29 %
Information/Referral 9.71 %
Student Care 10.29%
Other 13.14%
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet… Student Crisis Action Team (SCAT) Communicating Action Response for
Emergency (CARE)Care and Action for Students Team (CAST)Student Protection Response Team (SPRT)Action for Students In Suffering Team
(ASIST)Ensuring Action for Students in Emergency
(EASE)Action Crisis Team for Students (ACTS)Care TeamMost common name: Behavioral
Intervention Team (BIT)
Most Frequently Occurring Responsibilities
Assessment and Referrals• Making referrals for students in crisis (n = 164)• Assessing at-risk students (n = 163)• Sharing information among appropriate offices (n = 167)
Responding and Identifying Crisis Situations• Responding to a crisis that threatens the well-being of a student or
students (n = 153)• Ensuring appropriate follow-through with students (n = 154)• Responding to student behavior that is disruptive to the university
community (n = 151)• Identifying student behaviors that disrupt the learning
environment (n = 142)Record-keeping and Other
• Keeping records on students considered “at-risk” or who are in crisis (n = 132)
• Serving as a source of information to faculty and staff (n = 126)• Initiation of internal review of the crisis situation (n = 112)• Responding to incidents where the person of concern is a faculty or
staff (n = 96)• Dealing with students with academic difficulties (n = 52)• Other functions (n = 12)
Situations Most Frequently Addressed (Team 1)
Threats of Violence to Others (n = 165)
Emotional Distress (n = 158)
Suicidal Threats (n = 156)
Inappropriate Communications (n =
150)
Classroom Disruption (n = 149)
Stalking Behaviors(n = 146)
Diagnosed Mental Health Disorders (n =
129)Failing Grades (n =
49)Financial Difficulties (n
= 40)
Identified Team Members (175 respondents) Counseling Center Director (153) Director of Dept. of Public Safety (139) Housing Director (125) Dean of Students (114) * Student Conduct Officer (112) Health Services Director (81) Faculty Rep (72) VP of Student Affairs (61) Others Identified (125)
Academic Advising, Financial Aid, Disabilities Office Rep., Legal Counsel, University Ministry, Athletics, International Office, Women’s Services, Registrar, Wellness Director, Career Services
Titles vary at types of institution (DOS and VPSA)
*most frequently identified chair (DOS 72, VPSA 44, Other 38, Counseling Director 20)
DiscussionNext steps as a professionWhere do we see this going (What is the
future)?Resources (Time & Funding) What are the implications for us as
practitioners?Faculty InteractionRisk avoidance and liability issues –
what can we do, what should we be doing, and what are we saying we can do with these teams?
Team responsibilities for situations involving employees
Areas for future research
Discussion Record Keeping/Documentation
Centralized or DecentralizedFormal informalAccess to information
Record keeping who has access from institution Staff Training Parental Notification Communication with Campus How are you sharing information Privacy Laws Who is on your team (faculty)? Areas for future study
Team Training67.24 % Receive Training32.76 % No TrainingTypes of training In house (VPSA, Legal Council, DOS, Police,
Counseling Center)WebinarsWorkshopsConferences NaBITA (National Behavioral Intervention
Team Association) Brett Sokolow
Frequency of Team Meetings
Frequency %
Weekly 31%
As-Needed 29%
Twice Monthly 24%
Monthly 10%
Other 6%
Record-keepingDoes your team keep records of meetings?
79% Yes21% No
Does your team keep records of the specific students you’ve discussed?94% Yes6% No
Record-keeping: How teams keep records of information discussed at meetings.
Notes (personal, informal)Meting minutesPrograms (conduct software, Maxient
software, Excel, Titanium)Student files (DOS, Conduct, Counseling
Center, University Police)Shared Electronic FolderList of students names and date discussed
onlyIndividuals maintain recordsRecord action items only
How do you make others aware of your team?
Visits to units/departments (n = 102)Campus electronic notification to faculty staff (n = 99)Website (n = 65)Brochure (n = 39)Campus electronic notification to students (n = 37)Other: don’t make others aware, we don’t promote,
faculty senate, Chairs meeting, faculty training, peer education
Contact InformationDr. Michael Mardis
Dean of Students &Associate Vice President for Student AffairsUniversity of [email protected]
Dr. Jen Day ShawAssistant Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of StudentsUniversity of [email protected]
Dr. Kevin Bailey
Vice President for Student Affairs
University of West Florida
850.474.2214
Dr. Guy Sims
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
Virginia Tech