SYLLABUS AND READINGS Class No. ID. Crisis Management and Mental Health Issues On College Campuses Location: Time: Mondays 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Instructors Patricia Telles-Irvin Vice President for Student Affairs Northwestern University 633 Clark Street Crown 2-221 Evanston, Ill. 60208 847-491-5360 Lesley-Ann Brown-Henderson Executive Director of Campus Inclusion and Community Scott Hall Room 002 Evanston, Ill. 60208 847-467-3419 To schedule an office meeting with Dr. Telles-Irvin, contact Ms. Regan Lindsey at 847-491-5360 or r- lindsey@northwestern.edu; to schedule an office meeting with Dr. Lesley-Ann Brown-Henderson, contact Mr. Andres Carrasquillo at a-carrasquillo@northwestern.edu. I. Learning Outcomes a. Students will be able to aptly define and categorize a crisis b. Students will articulate the elements of the crisis matrix and response model c. Students will demonstrate an understanding the most prevalent mental health issues college student experience. d. Students will understand the breath of concerns associated with crises on a college campus e. Student will formulate an appropriately in response to the various types of crises f. Students will increase their ability to be aware of external resources II. Tentative schedule: Readings prior to the first class: Benton and Benton, Chapter 1,2,6 and Zdziarski, Dunkel, and Rollo- Chapters 1,2,4 1st Class-June 25 (Thursday only) Course Review Introduction to Crisis Management: Definition of Crisis- psychological, campus emergency, disruption in operation. Crisis Matrix and Response models will be discussed. Readings for June 29: Internet- depression, anxiety and suicidal and homicidal ideation\attempts
Benton and Benton- Chapter 6,8 2nd Class- June 29 Mental Health Issues among College Students Depression Anxiety Suicidal and homicidal ideation and/or attempts Readings for July 6: Internet-schizophrenia, Bi-polar disorder, Alcohol and Drug use and abuse Hand outs 3rd Class- July 6 Mental Health Issues among College Students Schizophrenia Bi Polar disorder Alcohol and drug use and abuse Eating Disorders Readings for July 13: Zdziarski, Dunkel and Rollo Chapters 3,4,8,12 Benton and Benton Chapter 5 4th Class- July 13 Mid-Term Exam Campus crisis response team, behavioral consultation team and threat assessment team Other mitigating efforts- policies and procedures, resident advisor training and response preparation by university police Readings for July 20: Articles on Bystander Interventions 5th Class- July 20 Paper due Suicidal Prevention Training-Question, Persuade and Refer (QPR) Readings July 27: None 6th Class- July 27 Step Up- prevention and response program to assist others in an effective manner.
Readings for August 3: Classmates summaries on their presentations 7th Class-August 3 (Last Day) Final presentations by teams- Assessments of a college response to a campus crisis. III. Required texts: Zdziarski, E.L., Dunkel, N.W., & Rollo, J.M. (2007). Campus crisis management: A comprehensive guide to planning, prevention, response, and recovery. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Benton,S.A. and Benton, S.L. (2006). College Student Mental Health: Effective Services and Strategies Across Campus. Washington, D.C.: NASPA. IV. Student responsibilities and evaluation A. Each student will be evaluated for their attendance and participation in all aspects of the class (10 points) B. Each student will be evaluated on their performance on the mid-term exam (35 points total) C. Each team member will be evaluated on their class presentation (25 points per team member) D. Each student will be evaluated on their final paper (30 points) NOTE: All students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Student with Disabilities Office. This office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the Instructor when requesting accommodations. NOTE: All students are expected to comply with the academic integrity standards at Northwestern. It is based on a respect for individual achievement that lies at the heart of academic culture. Every faculty member and student, both graduate and undergraduate, belongs to a community of scholars where academic integrity is a fundamental commitment. Grading Scale: A 93 and above A- 90-92 B+ 87-89 B 83-86 B- 80-82 C+ 77-79 C 73-76 C- 70-72 E 69 and below V. The final paper:
Students should select a topic of interest related to mental health issues, crises on college campuses, or the role of student affairs in a crisis or a related topic. The topic must be approved by the instructor. The selected topic should expand your knowledge and awareness in a new area and prepare you for your future position on college campuses. The paper should not be more than 10 pages, not including references. This paper will be due on July 20th. VI. The team presentation: Each team will have 40 minutes to present their findings to the class. Teams are encouraged to use pictures, articles, personal interviews, and the like to establish the situation. All team members must participate in the team presentation. An effective way to learn about crises in higher education is to study and assess how a particular college responded to a difficult situation. Teams should select an issue at a college or university early in the semester to provide sufficient time to thoroughly research the matter. Once you have selected your situation, notify us by July 6, 2013. This is first come first served as no two teams will have the same scenario/crisis. Recognizing that students may not actually visit the campus, this study and assessment will necessarily depend on written reports, and hopefully, upon any contacts students may make with current or former personnel at the institution. The presentation should include a description of the crisis, description of how the institution responded to the crisis, discussion of what the reaction of various publics were to the institution s response, application of the crisis matrix, discussion of memorials, and your own assessment of how the institution responded to the crisis. The presentation should be presented in a manner that evidences knowledge of the crisis. A brief summary of the presentation should be distributed to the class on July 27th in advance of the presentations. VII. Some suggested topics for team presentations: Gainesville, Florida Murders, August, 1990 5 dead Eastern Michigan Murders, 1980s Lehigh University Jean Cleary Murder, April 5, 1986 Elizabeth Shinn suicide, MIT, April 14, 2000 Eastern Michigan University Murder, Laura Dickinson, December 13, 2006 Columbia University Student Protest, 1968 The Texas A & M Bonfire tragedy 12 dead, November 18, 1999 The Duke University lacrosse scandal, March 13, 2006 Virginia Tech Campus Murders, 2007 33 dead Kent State University, 1970 4 dead Jackson State University, 1970 2 dead Florida State University Chi Omega House Murders, 1976 4 dead Cornell University Black Student Protest, 1969 Berkeley Student Protest, 1964. Responses to 9/11 attacks, various NYC institutions Responses to Hurricane Katrina Tulane; U. New Orleans; Southern Univ. Northern Illinois University, 2008 6 dead Louisiana Technical College at Baton Rouge, 2008 3 dead Shepard University, 2006 3 dead Case Western Reserve University, 2003 1 dead University of Arizona Nursing College, 2002 4 dead Appalachian School of Law, 2002 3 dead University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 2000 2 dead San Diego State University, 1996 3 dead University of Iowa 1991 6 dead South Carolina State, 1968, 3 dead Marshall University, plane crash, 1970, 13 dead Evansville, 1978, basketball team killed in plane crash Washington State University, 1980, eruption of Mt. St. Helens University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign, 1991, meningitis, 2 dead University of Miami, FIU, Miami Dade CC, 1991, Hurricane Andrew California State University Northridge, 1994, earthquake
Purdue University, 1996, RA shot and killed Colorado State University, 1997, flood, 5 dead University of Wyoming, 1998, beating death of student Seton Hall University, 2000, fire, 3 dead California State University at Fullerton, 1976 7 dead University of Texas at Austin, 1966: 16 murdered Shootings at Dawson College, Montreal, Canada in 2006 The Virginia Commonwealth University, 2005, Taylor Behl murder The University of Arizona, 2007, Mia Henderson murder Death of three Muslim students, North Carolina, 2014 VIII. Accommodations: Any student requesting accommodations related to a disability or other condition is required to register with AccessibleNU (accesiblenu@northwestern.edu; 847-467-5530) and provide professors with an accommodation notification from AccessibleNU, preferably within the first two weeks of class. All information will remain confidential.