Behavioral Intervention & Student Conduct (BISC)
We provide support, resources, and advocacy for students facing challenges, promoting growth and success at TCC.
Behavioral Intervention via CARE (Coordinated Assistance with Resource Education) provides support, resources, and advocacy for students facing challenges, with a central mission of promoting growth and success at TCC and beyond.
Student Conduct, where students' due process rights are addressed through the Student Code of Conduct, resolving concerns and violations, while creating opportunities for learning and restorative outcomes.
Students we support:
- Experiencing or recovering from a life crisis
- Managing personal or family emergencies
- Experiencing multiple or ongoing life challenges
- In need of general case management support
- Seeking mediation or conflict resolution assistance
- Requesting a support person
Student benefits:
- Guidance in accessing TCC and community resources, including food, housing, and mental health services (CARE)
- A knowledgeable staff member who can help answer questions and connect you with the right offices (CARE)
- Assistance connecting with departments that provide accommodations and supportive measures (CARE)
- Advocacy from someone who is invested in your success (BISC)
- Turning conduct situations into learning moments (Student Conduct)
- Restorative student conduct resolution and policy education
- CARE report intake and case management through CARE and the Behavioral Intervention Teams (BIT)
College-wide assistance:
- Support with academic integrity concerns and expectations
- Assistance with Dean of Students holds, conduct requirements, and record requests
- Help complete conduct-related or Dean forms for external use
- Emergency leave of absence and student illness support
- Admissions clearance and justice-involved student support
- Mediation and conflict resolution support
- Goal setting and individualized success planning
- Referrals to campus and community resources, including emergency financial assistance
- Consultation and support for faculty and staff
- Guidance when you are unsure where to start
Submit a CARE request
Coordinated Assistance with Resource Education (CARE) helps us connect with students who need assistance.
TCC's Approach with Students of Concern
Our office, in collaboration with the BIT (Behavioral Intervention) and CARE teams, provides information, referrals, and support to help students prioritize their well-being in service of their academic goals and long-term success.
TCC cares about the whole student. In alignment with our commitment to the TCC community and its core values, we offer compassionate support and connect students to available resources during times of need.
The Coordinated Assistance with Resource Education (CARE) meets weekly to address mild to moderate student distress related to basic needs, academic support, and mental health challenges using holistic, wrap-around case-management procedures and resourcing.
The Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) meets monthly to address student cases at an elevated risk, with intensive or deteriorating needs related to safety, behavior, or the law, ensuring a coordinated multi-departmental response.
The Student Threat Management Review is a specialized group convened as needed when there is an emergence of potential violence or self-injury at a critical level, ensuring a comprehensive intervention strategy.
TCC's Blue Folder: Student-in-Distress Response Guide can help identify your student's level of distress and guide you through the right response.