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2018-2019 Student Handbook 37 Remediation and Formation for Academic Matters For certain academic matters, remediation referrals will be submitted to the Office of the Provost. Depending on the nature and seriousness of the concern, the Provost may decide to forward the matter directly to the Remediation and Formation Committee, and the process outlined above will ensue. When forwarded to the Remediation and Formation Committee, the Provost will notify the student in question that the matter has been referred. Alternatively, the Provost may decide to forward the matter to the respective Division Chair for resolution, or decide that further dialogue is necessary with the student, with the faculty member in whose class or area the concern initiated, or with the referring party. The Provost may also escalate the matter directly to the Faculty Concerns Committee (FCC) for adjudication, or determine that no action is required. If forwarded to the Division Chair, he/she may require the student to work with the respective faculty member to redo the assignment, issue the student an automatic failure for the assignment or the course, or forward the matter directly to the RFC for remediation wherein the three-step process outlined above for non-academic matters will be initiated. Assessment and Remediation for Counseling Licensure Students The 2016 Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accreditation standards call on counseling program faculty to conduct ongoing assessment of student development and readiness for the counseling field. This evaluative process has been defined as "the ethical responsibility of counselor educators and supervisors to monitor and evaluate an individual's knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions required by competent professional counselors and to remediate or prevent those that are lacking in professional competence from becoming counselors" (CACREP, 2016, p.45). Thus, the Denver Seminary Counseling Division systematically evaluates the academic performance, clinical skill development, professional disposition and behavior, as well as the overall personal growth of counseling students. Should this evaluation process raise concerns related to the student's progress in any of these areas, or display a lack of readiness to practice in the field of counseling, the counseling division will follow Counseling Division and Denver Seminary policies and procedures to guide the student toward remediation in areas of concern or toward withdrawal from the counseling program. If the Counseling Division determines that further action is required, they will refer the student to the Dean of Students. More details about the assessment and remediation process for Counseling Licensure students can be found in the Counseling Handbook, which is available to licensure students via Moodle. Student Grievance Procedures At any point in time, any member of the Denver Seminary community, as well as external constituents such as family members, pastors, supervisors, etc., may submit a report of concern or grievance to the Dean of Students, who may then be assisted by other administrators to determine the appropriate response on behalf of the Seminary. Some situations may compel the Dean of Students to convene an ad hoc Student Conduct Committee (SCC), which will be assembled in such a way as to maintain impartiality toward the student in question throughout the process. The steps provided below outline the grievance adjudication and disciplinary processes the Dean of Students and/or the Student Conduct Committee will follow.