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CARE Team

Hennepin Tech is committed to providing an educational environment in which we demonstrate care and concern for one another.

The Campus Assessment, Referral, and Education (CARE) Team is designed to assist you in responding to students in distress and to provide you important campus and community resources.

The purpose of the CARE team is for you to be able to alert us of students whose behaviors are causing significant concern for their own well-being or the safety of others. CARE team members will use your information to provide assistance and connect students to resources. The team manages each case individually and uses a proactive approach to select appropriate interventions.

Emergency Contact

Please call 911 if someone is in immediate danger or in in need of help or call Public Safety at:

Brooklyn Park

Dial 4141 from any campus phone
Phone: 612-219-6166

Eden Prairie

Dial 5151 from any campus phone
Phone: 952-995-1433

Our Mission and Purpose

Responsibilities

  • Provide a designated referral point for behaviors of concern.

  • Collect input from multiple sources.

  • Offer resources/referrals to students to better meet their needs and contribute to their success at Hennepin Tech and in life.

  • Assess potential disruption, threats, and violence utilizing a standard based process for evaluation and intervention.

  • Minimize or eliminate disruption to the teaching-learning process, and college operations through early identification, intervention, and support.

Resource Room

The Resource Room is sponsored by the CARE Education Team and is open during building hours.

Free for Students

  • Clothing (mens, womens, children)

  • Jackets and Winter Essentials

  • Personal hygiene items available*:

    • Toothpaste
    • Toothbrushes
    • Dental Floss
    • Mouthwash
    • Deodorant
    • Soaps
    • Shampoo
    • Shower Gel
    • Conditioner
    • Lotion
    • Shaving cream
    • Razors
    • Tampons
    • Pads
    • Diapers
    • Condoms

 

*Note: Item availability may vary. 

Brooklyn Park, Room F125
Eden Prairie, Room G145

Student Behavioral Concerns Response

This guide may be used as a resource when working with troubled students, identifying students in difficulty, helping students, and knowing where to refer students for help when they need it.  HTC Counselors are available for consultation if assistance is needed when referring or assisting a student.

Recognize the Problem

  • Tardiness or excessive absences
  • Repetitive excuses
  • Classroom disruption
  • Disclosure of sexual assault or harassment
  • Sudden or extreme changes in behavior
  • Threatening behavior
  • Disclosure of suicidal thoughts


What to Do

  • Talk to the student in private and allow plenty of time
  • Communicate care for the student’s well-being
  • If you have concerns about a student you have already tried to help, consult with Counseling Services.


Early Alert & CARE Referral Process

  • Academic, attendance, personal, or behavioral issues
  • Student requires support but no immediate concern of harm to self or others
  • Response time within two weeks
  • Link to alert tool can be found in D2L for each class
  • Concerns about physical/mental well-being
  • Potential threat of harm to self or others
  • Urgent response of 24 hours or less


Urgent Counseling

  • Behavior that needs immediate attention that requires intervention from a counselor or social worker
    • A high level crisis in that moment
    • Includes concern of harm to self or others
  • Escort student to OneStop or Security Desk and they will locate an appropriate person to assist.
  • Response time one hour or less


911 & Campus Security

  • IMMEDIATE DANGER OF HARM TO SELF OR OTHERS
  • CALL 9-1-1 and Campus Security at 763-248-1354
  • If you call 9-1-1 from a cell phone, please follow up with Campus Security at 763-248-1354 so they know where to direct emergency services.


CRISIS SITUATIONS

If a student exhibits behavior that you feel indicates IMMEDIATE DANGER TO SELF OR SOMEONE ELSE,
CALL 9-1-1 and Campus Security at 763-248-1354.

If you call 9-1-1 from a cell phone, please follow up with campus security BPC x4141, EPC x5151 so they know where to direct emergency services.
For URGENT but NON-CRISIS situations, walk the student to the Security Desk in the front lobby.

Helpful Contacts

Advising & Counseling Services
Phone: 952-995-1300

Dean of Student Success, Equity & Inclusion
Phone: 763-488-2633

Director of Academic Support Programs/Disability Services/Title IX Coordinator
Phone: 952-995-1544

Our Team

CARE Case Management