Services and Programming

Campus Behavioral Health Risk Consultants offers programs which range from hourly, half-day and full day seminars to extended multi-day presentations, depending on the needs of the institution and the number of participants. Additional programs available include Mock Drills, Surveys, Moot Court for the College Campus, and use of real and imagined case studies.

Prevention and preparation are critical components of creating a realistically secure campus environment.

Topics include:

Foundation Topics:

• Clarifying mental health issues on campus
• Identification and analysis of existing resources
• Strategic planning for resource allocation and acquisition of additional resources
• Truly understanding FERPA, HIPAA, ADA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Garret Smith Act
• Implementing FERPA, HIPAA in the context of compliance and safety for all
• Overview of state and federal law, current cases and legal standards
• Legislative update
• Grant sources available to schools
• Privacy rights versus public safety
• Techniques for coordinating liability control, risk management standards and campus realities
• Pick your liability: fear vs. reality – lawsuits in the campus setting

Hot Topics in Campus Behavioral Health and the Law

• Student suicide
• Substance abuse
• Students with serious mental illness on campus (Axis I, Axis II Diagnoses)
• Date rape
• Pharmaceuticals and the campus
• Hospital inpatient, outpatient centers and emergency rooms
• Communication between and among treatment team members
• Voluntary vs. involuntary treatment
• Intra-campus and interdisciplinary communication and coordination
• Confidentiality/release of medical records
• Documentation of “medical records” and “education records”
• Integration between and among campus security and local law enforcement

Critical Topics: A Clear and Present Danger 

• Parental notification and student waivers
• Guidelines, studies and standards for predictors of dangerous behavior
• Duty to warn
• The student stalker
• Criminal behavior on campus
• Disaster preparedness and emergency management

Student Life Topics

• To suspend or not to suspend
• Partial or full termination of participation in campus life
• student code of conduct: behavior vs. diagnosis
• Managing disruptive students in dormitories and classrooms
• Campus programs to support students with mental illness
• The rural campus and counseling center – Special challenges
• The urban campus and counseling center – Unique needs
• Outreach training for counselors and counseling services

Technology Topics

• Use and misuse of email, instant messaging and the latest technology 
• The online counselor – Legal implications of websites, MySpace, Facebook, Second Life, blogs, podcasts for counseling centers