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C.A.R.E. Team

C.A.R.E. Team (Coordination Assessment Response and Education)

The C.A.R.E. Team provides a convening body of multi-disciplinary leadership perspectives in order to foster sharing of essential information and collaboration.  The C.A.R.E. Team’s purpose is to monitor, assess, intervene, consult, and referral regarding barriers to student success and wellbeing.  To contact the C.A.R.E. Team please file a report: pdx-advocate.symplicity.com/care_report/  

 

The C.A.R.E. Team promotes student success and campus community wellbeing through:

 

Coordination of information, services, resources, and campus perspectives 

 A ssessment of threat, well being, and available campus and community resources 

 Response to concerning behavior, student distress, campus crisis, wellness concerns 

Education of the University community to create and maintain an ethos of care

 

When should I call C.A.R.E.?

As a member of the PSU community, you provide students with the education and services they need to enjoy a successful college experience. At times, you may encounter students who exhibit distressed or disruptive behaviors.  Contact the Assistant Dean of Student life and C.A.R.E. Team Case Manager (503-725-4492) to consult or file a report at pdx-advocate.symplicity.com/care_report/ if you are made aware of any of the following:

 

  • Writings, communication, or assignments that threaten the student and/or others
  • Distressed or disruptive student classroom, campus, or online behavior
  • Medical emergencies or hospitalizations
  • Homelessness
  • Assault, violence, and/or incarceration
  • Student death or deaths of family members
  • Significant mental health concerns and suicidal ideation
  • Major cultural conflicts or natural disasters impacting student success
  • Crisis or trauma involving multiple students

The C.A.R.E. Team is NOT: 

  • A substitute for mental health counseling 
  • Part of the University Conduct Process 
  • An Academic Appeals Process
  • A Housing Contract Appeals Process
  • Legal advising for students
  • A mediation service

C.A.R.E. Team members CAN support students in appeals and conduct processes, CAN assist with withdrawals and emergencies, and CAN connect students to resources who do provide such services.