DOING WHAT WORKS WITH WHAT YOU HAVE: A MULTI-PRONGED, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
DOING WHAT WORKS WITH WHAT YOU HAVE: A MULTI-PRONGED, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
DOING WHAT WORKS WITH WHAT YOU HAVE: A MULTI-PRONGED, EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AT A SMALL UNIVERSITY Gary Petiprin, Ph.D., Counseling Center Director Becca Spalding, M.A., Doctoral Student About Bellarmine
About Bellarmine
- Private, Independent Catholic
- Urban setting
- 3500 students
- 2/3 undergraduate
- ½ residential
- Athletic program
- Small Greek presence
- Counseling Center (3 FTE)
AOD Prevention Efforts
- Strategic Planning
- Data Collection
- Education/Prevention
- Policies
- Sanctions
- Interventions
- Community Coalitions
NIAAA 3-in-one Framework
Environment Population Individual
Evidence-Based Strategies (NIAAA Report)
- Tier 1: evidence for college populations
CBT/Motivational Enhancement (BASICS; AlcoholEdu)
- Tier 2: evidence for non-college population
Enforcement of laws; publicizing laws; working with local retailers
- Tier 3: promising evidence
Environmental strategies; rule enforcement and publicizing rules and sanctions; parental notification
- Tier 4: no evidence
Information only (stand alone); one-time speakers or awareness weeks
Strategic Planning
- AOD Working Group
- Biennial Review
Data
- CORE Survey (2009; this fall)
- ACHA (2010)
Coalition (environment)
- ISAP (Intercollegiate Substance Abuse
Prevention group)
- BRICC Coalition (U of L)
Alcohol Policy (population)
- No student may possess or consume alcohol
- n campus unless at registered events and 21
years of age.
- No public intoxication (even if consumed off
campus).
- No violation of other state or local laws (e.g.
driving under the influence, distribution to minors).
Sanctions
- First offense - Warning and completion of AlcoholEDU for
Sanctions within time frame allotted by Hearing Officer, Substance Education Fund Fine of $100
- Second offense - Substance Education Fund fine of $150
- Third offense - University Probation and Parental Notification
- Fourth offense - University Suspension
- Additional sanctions may be assigned as deemed necessary by
the appropriate student conduct body. Additional sanctions may include, but are not limited to, assignment of community service hours, residence hall probation, educational sanctions, restitution, etc.
Education (target groups)
- Peer Educator Program
- Collaborative Programming:
Res Life Freshman Focus Athletics
- TIPS (Training for Intervention Procedures):
Res Life Staff
- Orientation (BUzzed)
BUzzed
- 90 minutes, all first-year student attend
- Facilitated with student leaders, Interactive
- Components
Challenging Expectancies/Norms (using BU data) Using M.I. strategies (pros/cons) Provide Facts – alcohol Skills (BAC, Harm Reduction Strategies) Inform about rules and sanctions Bystander Empowerment (alcohol poisoning,
impaired driving)
Interventions (Individual)
- BASICS
- Motivational Interviewing (with Judicial
Board and Res Life Staff)
- Echeckup to Go (alcohol and marijuana)
- On-line screening