Central Assistance and Resource Program
"C.A.R.E. Team"
Administrative Guidelines
The primary responsibility of schools is to educate students. If a student is under the influence of mind altering chemicals, that student cannot learn. If a students is depressed and feels hopeless, he or she cannot learn. If the student disrupts the school climate, other students will not be able to learn and teachers will not be able to teach.
Schools are the only institutions through which all young people must pass. This gives the school officials a unique opportunity to identify and help those whose lives are being negatively affected by some high risk behavior.
Central's C.A.R.E. Team is a way to identify students who are having school-related problems because of drug/alcohol use or who are at risk for depression or other mental health concerns. The team is trained to collect and sort data that would identify at-risk students. If the data collection indicates a need for further evaluation, the team would make a recommendation to the student and/or parents/guardians for a Student Assistance Assessment by a designated community resource person. If the data collection indicates that a student would be better served by an in-school program, then the referral is made to that program. If the data collection indicates that no action would be necessary, then no action is taken.
Confidentiality - The C.A.R.E. Team's first concern is always for the well-being of the student. The second concern is to involve parents in the total life of the student. There is always a difference between academic records and C.A.R.E. Team records. The team is bound by strict rules of confidentiality in discussing any student. The goal of any agencies involved in the treatment of a student as well as the goal of the C.A.R.E. Team is to involve parents/guardians in the process as soon as possible. A suicide concern would preclude any regard for confidentiality over safety, and parental notification will occur.
Referral to the C.A.R.E. TEAM - Referrals to the C.A.R.E. Team may be made by a teacher, an administrator, another student, a parent/guardian, or may be a self-referral. The referral does not mean that a student is involved with drugs/alcohol or experiencing a mental health problem. The referral is a sign of concern for a particular student.
To make a referral, contact the Guidance Office or any C.A.R.E. Team member.
C.A.R.E. Team members include:
Mrs. Dawn Bressler, MS & HS Principal
Mrs. Deidre Minns, Guidance Counselor
Mrs. Carol Korthaus, HS Teacher
Mrs. Becky Dutra, HS Teacher
Mrs. Heather Barber, MS Teacher
The primary responsibility of schools is to educate students. If a student is under the influence of mind altering chemicals, that student cannot learn. If a students is depressed and feels hopeless, he or she cannot learn. If the student disrupts the school climate, other students will not be able to learn and teachers will not be able to teach.
Schools are the only institutions through which all young people must pass. This gives the school officials a unique opportunity to identify and help those whose lives are being negatively affected by some high risk behavior.
Central's C.A.R.E. Team is a way to identify students who are having school-related problems because of drug/alcohol use or who are at risk for depression or other mental health concerns. The team is trained to collect and sort data that would identify at-risk students. If the data collection indicates a need for further evaluation, the team would make a recommendation to the student and/or parents/guardians for a Student Assistance Assessment by a designated community resource person. If the data collection indicates that a student would be better served by an in-school program, then the referral is made to that program. If the data collection indicates that no action would be necessary, then no action is taken.
Confidentiality - The C.A.R.E. Team's first concern is always for the well-being of the student. The second concern is to involve parents in the total life of the student. There is always a difference between academic records and C.A.R.E. Team records. The team is bound by strict rules of confidentiality in discussing any student. The goal of any agencies involved in the treatment of a student as well as the goal of the C.A.R.E. Team is to involve parents/guardians in the process as soon as possible. A suicide concern would preclude any regard for confidentiality over safety, and parental notification will occur.
Referral to the C.A.R.E. TEAM - Referrals to the C.A.R.E. Team may be made by a teacher, an administrator, another student, a parent/guardian, or may be a self-referral. The referral does not mean that a student is involved with drugs/alcohol or experiencing a mental health problem. The referral is a sign of concern for a particular student.
To make a referral, contact the Guidance Office or any C.A.R.E. Team member.
C.A.R.E. Team members include:
Mrs. Dawn Bressler, MS & HS Principal
Mrs. Deidre Minns, Guidance Counselor
Mrs. Carol Korthaus, HS Teacher
Mrs. Becky Dutra, HS Teacher
Mrs. Heather Barber, MS Teacher