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[Megan Elizabeth Selheim <>]

Right now, we offer an uninvolved title IX investigator as a support person to a respondent if requested. Usually our respondents choose to bring their own support person, but they always have the option. That person if utilized would provide information on our process, accompany them to meetings, keep them in the loop on what is happening, and answer questions they may have about what's going on. We also refer respondents to our campus counseling services for emotional support.

We do this to do what we an to make sure that we are offering equitable support per Title IX guidelines. Because I am able to provide process information and emotional support to complainants, we feel we need to offer a similar service to respondents, but because of the size of my office and our standing as a victim advocates, we can't provide support services to both parties in a case.

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On Aug 18, 2016, at 3:05 PM, Lindsay P Wilson <> wrote:

We do not have support people specific to offering support to the accused students. Similarly, our counseling center offers services to all students. I'm certainly interested in what you learn on this.....

Lindsay Wilson, MS, LCPC

EIU Clinical Counselor

Interim Assistant Director of Counseling Center

Confidential Advisor and Sexual Assault Prevention

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From: Torres-Zickler, Alina M. <>
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 2:45:04 PM
To:
Subject: Support for Accused

 

Good afternoon -

There are several administrators on my campus that are requesting that our office (which oversee Title IX and houses the Title IX Coordinator and Title IX deputy) create support positions for accused students. We currently have three staff on our campus who are considered confidential as part of our sexual misconduct support. These three confidential supports are not full time devoted to support work, it is about 20% of their jobs. Those three staff members support survivors of sexual misconduct. These staff members do not include the support and counseling provided by our counseling center which is available to all students and of course, confidential.

 

My questions are: Do your campuses have specific support people for accused students? If so, are they confidential? What type of support do they provide.

Does anyone have cases or references you can point me towards that suggest/require that we have support services for the accused?

Any insight would be appreciated!

-Alina

 

 

Alina Torres-Zickler

Assistant Director

Office of Social Equity

West Chester University

Ph. 610.436.2838

Email:

 

Pronouns: She, her, hers

 

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