{"id":20,"date":"2026-08-26T11:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/care-wds-dev\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-10-16T11:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:29:29","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/care\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-center-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;min-height:200px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-6180 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Smokey-Gray-Mountains.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 65%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 65%\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container 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The relationship between a student and a care coordinator is primary and essential, and care coordinators empower students to self-advocate and access resources on campus and in the community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">Interventions proposed by the care coordinator are based on student self-determination and autonomy. The student is an expert in their own life. Students who have significant mental health diagnoses are supported and offered an opportunity to grow, learn, and change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on this approach, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hecma.org\/uploads\/5\/6\/0\/7\/56075875\/history_of_case_management_hecma_2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The History of Case Management in Higher Education<\/a>, a publication of the Higher Education Case Managers Association.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-002ffff5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-stack has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-3effa903 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1af3027d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Center for Care and Resilience provides strengths-based holistic support, consultation, and education to the UT community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-utkwds-single-link wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/care\/home\/about\/mission\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"22\">Learn more about the mission of the Center for Care and Resilience.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-stack has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-3effa903 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1af3027d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Center for Care and Resilience connects students to campus and community resources and works with students to develop a plan moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-utkwds-single-link wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/care\/home\/about\/services\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"25\">Learn more about CCR services.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-stack has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-3effa903 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1af3027d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The staff of the Center for Care and Resilience is made up of a team of care coordinators, intake and administrative professionals, and student interns who work collaboratively to support students and the campus community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-utkwds-single-link wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/care\/home\/about\/staff\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"27\">Learn more about the Center for Care and Resilience staff.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Care coordination is a collaborative process of education, intervention, and support efforts across the university.&nbsp; Our Process and Philosophy&nbsp; The Center for Care and Resilience (CCR) staff members identify and draw on individual strengths to move through a process of recovery and building resilience. 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