Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

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Hi Ronda:

 

I am the only advocate on our campus so we don’t use volunteers in our TITle IX process.  I work closely with our Title IX officer.   If she gets a report, she immediately send out information about resources and strongly encourages the student (complainant) to get a hold of me.   If I’m the first point of contact, I explain the option of reporting to campus and how that works if they also want to report to police or only to police.  Sometimes I suggest a meeting with the Title IX Coord where she can answer the student’s questions without taking a name or specifics.  That has been very successful in helping students feel more comfortable by getting to know her a bit.  I accompany them to meetings/investigations – sometimes follow-up on their case if they haven’t heard anything for a while.   Our offices work closely together and I would say we have a good respect for each other’s roles.

 

I am a confidential resource both by campus policy and our state law.  If a student has made a report to campus, it is common for them to sign a release for me to talk with the coordinator as I feel I can sometimes better advocate for them this way but it certainly is their choice. 

 

Our policy has a good Samaritan clause – a victim of a serious crime such as sexual assault will not be investigated for a policy violation ie drinking alcohol on campus or some other such thing that comes out.  Our police have the same protocol.

 

Lee Etta LaDue

Gender Violence Prevention Coordinator

Women's Center

720 4th Ave. S.

St. Cloud, MN 56301

320-308-3995

 

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From: Rhonda Jackson [mailto:]
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 9:51 AM
To:
Subject: support during Title IX investiagtions

 

Hello Everyone,

On our campus we have faculty and staff members that volunteer to serve as advocates for our victims of IPV.  We do not have our own Advocacy Center. If there is a Title IX or conduct process our advocates currently are available to  attend meetings with victims (complainants), support them through the review of the investigation materials, prepare them for hearing and can be present with them during the hearing.

 

We are trying to create a team of trained advisors that are  available to provide support and resources to our respondents. We are discovering that this is not as straight forward as it may seem.

 

I would really appreciate getting some feedback about the role your victim advocates play in your Title IX or conduct process and also what form does your support for respondents take?  Are respondent advisors confidential? What if the respondent discloses information that indicates they were involved in a policy violation?

 

Thank you in advance for you help.

 

 

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Rhonda Jacskon, LICSW

Counseling Services

Shepherd University

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