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These above scenarios do not mean automatic Reliant rejection from LT acceptance. It just means lots of additional follow up for information and email trails to be able to provide legal protection for Reliant and the Collegiate LT program to prove we did our due diligence. These scenarios may include Reliant asking the LT Director or designated representative to discuss with the local pastor to follow up with the individual participant with an in-person interview discussing the concerns and then giving Reliant their candid thoughts prior to potential LT acceptance. It will then include the overall approval of the LT director as well as the approval of Reliant. It may also include requiring the LT participant to have continued follow up meetings with a pastor during the LT program.  It will almost always include a conditional acceptance email from Reliant that is sent to the participant which strengthens our written legal protection for the program to show that we did our due diligence.

Suicidal Concerns

With concerns regarding suicidal thoughts or attempts we may require an additional condition before acceptance if the event director and Reliant are still in favor of moving forward.   

The condition for acceptance is that we would like the participant to sign a waiver with their counselor that allows the LT director (or LT director and local pastor) to be able to call the counselor and get their recommendation on whether they think the participant should attend the program or not.  We want the LT director to be on the waiver because we want to have the ability to contact the counselor to keep the lines of communication open over the summer if a follow up conversation becomes necessary. However, we would be open to allowing a local pastor to be that person as well if the local pastor is also attending LT with them to continue following up. The participant’s acceptance is conditional on them signing the waiver and the director/local pastor being able to talk with the counselor.  If they do not want to sign the waiver then that shows (an unwillingness to co-operate instead of that they are potentially hiding something) and Collegiate is not willing to accept them due to liability. If the counselor does not recommend them attending the program then we will not accept them. If after talking to the counselor, the LT director is now not convinced that they should be accepted,  even if the counselor says it’s fine then we don’t accept them.

We are potentially ok moving forward with accepting them prior to the conditional acceptance being completed with the caveat that we could still potentially withdraw them after initial acceptance if after this condition is met we still feel like they should not move forward with actually attending.  We suggest that they at least have the participant say they are willing to move forward, with the condition, before we accept them. The final decision is left in the directors hands to say if they would prefer we wait until the conditions have been fully met and discussed before moving forward or if they feel comfortable, we can move forward knowing we could potentially retract our acceptance.

If the participant is not currently seeing a counselor, then we will ask that they do see a licensed counselor in order to move forward with our conditions for acceptance. We will also add on the conditional acceptance email that they commit to continuing to meet with their counselor via phone or skype at least once a month during the months of LT (May, June, and July) if possible.  

CONDITONAL ACCEPTANCE EMAIL

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