The CARE TEAM

The Eugene School District 4J CARE TEAM was created to provide consultation, support and resources to respond to a crisis related to an incident of grief/loss, and to assist in carrying on the operation of the school or department until the administrators, staff, students, and parents can regroup following the incident.

Missions:

The CARE TEAM includes employees of Eugene School District 4J as well as a select group of trained students and comunity people w ho are committed to being resourceful in accomplishing our three missions:

1. We provide consultation as well as direct technical and support services to principals, their staff people, and students whenever they are somehow impacted by grief caused by the loss of loved ones.
   
2. We recomment age-appropriate reading, instructional materials, strategies and techniques to teachers and other concerned adults to help people to understand and work their ways through a grieving process.
   
3. We provide inservice opportunities for staff people, selected students and community members to train them in the skillful use of age-appropriate reading, instructional materials, strategies and techniques to help people to understand and work their ways through a grieving process.

Accessing the CARE TEAM in Eugene School District 4J:
If you are a 4J building principal or department supervisor who wants consultation and direct technical and support services because you, your students and/or staff are being impacted by grief caused by the loss of loved ones, please call the 4J Superintendent's Office at 687-3321.

CARE TEAM coordinator:

Tami Walkup
phone: 687-3962
e-mail: walkup@4j.lane.edu