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["Steve Thompson" <>]

When we started our peer advocate program in 1996 a decision was made to
only use first names. It has worked well for us.  Each time an advocate
has a contact she/he fills out a form so that I may keep track of
numbers.  This past semester over 120 survivors made contact with our
peer advocates. If you can not promise confidentiality (exception harm
to self or others) the number of survivors who will come into the system
will be much lower.

Steve Thompson
Sexual Aggression Services Coordinator
SAC 195 
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI. 48858
Phone: 989-774-6677
Web Site: www.sapa.cmich.edu.

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   1. case notes? (Susan Marine)


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Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 10:57:31 -0500
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Hello colleagues, and happy new year,

I am writing to start a dialogue about how you keep record of the
students 
you are seeing.

Obviously, one thing many of us are concerned about is the possibility
of 
having our notes subpoenaed in the event of a criminal trial. Some of
you 
who are mental health counselors have more protection than those of us
who 
are not. Please share ideas about how you have chosen to keep records 
regarding your students, and how much information you keep in written
(or 
electronic) form. Currently, we keep very minimal written records but
this 
also hinders tracking of meaningful demographics such as times of year
when 
we see more students, groups that appear to be disproportionately
affected, 
etc.

This has been on my mind since reviewing the information about  TACT 
("thorough assault case tracking"), a tool being marketed by a company 
called InfoSysBiz (infosysbiz.com). While certain aspects of the tool
are 
appealing, the possibility of having it misused is worrisome too.

Thoughts?

Susan

Susan Marine
Director
Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
Harvard University
340 Holyoke Center
1350 Mass. avenue
Cambridge MA 02138
617 384-9081

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