Resources for Faculty and Staff
Listed below are some guidelines to help you assess and manage crisis intervention with your students. Above all else, call for help if you are not sure what to do. We have carefully selected the following resources with the belief that each link provides useful information. Readers are encouraged to critically review and verify the information provided on each web site since we cannot guarantee accuracy. It is impossible for us to examine all links on the Internet and so we encourage you to use the information wisely. The FLC Counseling Center does not necessarily endorse the information provided on these sites and this information is not intended to replace the advice of a physical or mental health care professional.
Reaching Out to Students in Distress
Guidelines for recognizing the signs of distress and getting help for students. From Fort Lewis College Counseling Center.
Managing Disturbed and Disturbing Behavior in the Classroom
Suggestions for dealing with distruptive or potentially dangerous behavior in class. From Fort Lewis College Counseling Center.
Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Mental Health and Campus Violence
From Fort Lewis College Counseling Center
Helping Students in Distress
Provides information about how faculty and staff might respond if they are concerned that a student might be suicidal, homicidal, or in severe distress. From the University of Connecticut.
http://www.dos.uconn.edu/helping_students/violence.htmlThreat
Threat Assessment in Schools: Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates
Provides a process for identifying, assessing, and managing students who may pose a threat of targeted violence in schools.
http://www.secretservice.gov/ntac/ssi_guide.pdf
Faculty and Staff Guide to Helping Students Concerned about the War
Information helping staff to understand the potential reactions, the possible interventions, and the resources available to students who are distressed about war. From the University of Florida.
http://www.counsel.ufl.edu/selfHelpInformation/facultyAndStaffResources/faculty_and_staff_guide_to_helping_students_concerned_about_war.aspx
Faculty/Staff as Helpful Resources
Encourages the communication of interest and concern to distressed students, as faculty & staff you play an important role in helping such students regain the emotional balance needed to cope with stress. From Montana Tech.
http://www.mtech.edu/student_life/counseling/facultystaff.htm
Making a Referral
Consulting or Referring a Student in Crisis
There is a counselor “on call” every day to manage crisis situations. If you are calling about a crisis situation, please tell the administrative assistant the situation and she will refer it to the “on call” counselor. It is likely that the counselor may be in a counseling session when you call. If the crisis warrants interrupting a counseling session, please let the receptionist know. Otherwise give contact information, including time and phone number, and a counselor will return your call. Students who are in crisis and do not wish to come to the Counseling Center may access mental health services by calling the crisis hot line (970-247-5245), Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center (970-259-2162) or going to the Emergency Room at Mercy Medical Center Hospital. Our local psychiatric ATU (Acute Treatment Unit) is located next to the Mercy Medical Center Hospital.
Students who prefer on-line resources should be referred to ULifeline
ULifeline is an anonymous, confidential, online resource center, where college students can be comfortable searching for the information they need and want regarding mental health and suicide prevention. ULifeline is available where college students seek information the most at their fingertips on the internet. Go to www.ulifeline.org/schools/fortlewis and click on Self-eValuator for on-line screening.
Crisis situations that occur at night should be called into Campus Police (911 or 9-911 from a campus phone) or Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center’s crisis hot line (970-247-5245). If needed, these agencies will contact our counselors at home.
Referring a Student to the Counseling Center
Faculty and staff wishing to assist a student to make an appointment should call the Counseling Center at 247-7212, or encourage their students to call on their own. It is best not to ask for a specific counselor.
Contact Information:
970-247-7212
260 Noble Hall
Hours of Operation: M-F 8am-noon and 1-5pm
E-mail addresses for individual counselors are available on the FLC web page (www.fortlewis.edu/student_life/counseling_center) campus phone directories and through the Counseling Center.
