Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

["Rebecca K. Odor" <>]

The program Campus Connect is getting onto a few of the best practices
(SAMHSA) lists.  Virginia is looking into hosting a train the trainer in
this fiscal year for those in Virginia.  Below is more information about the
program.  

Campus Connect:
A Suicide Prevention Training for Gatekeepers
Setting: Higher Education
Type of Program: Education & Training
Program Description
Developed by the Syracuse University Counseling Center, Campus Connect is a
gatekeeper training program for college and university faculty, staff, and
students. The experientially based training is designed to enhance
participant's knowledge, awareness, and skills concerning college student
suicide. Specifically, Campus Connect aims to increase participant's
knowledge about suicide statistics, risk and protective factors, warning
signs, and referral resources; to increase empathic listening skills,
communication skills, and the ability to ask individuals if they are
thinking about suicide; and to increase self-awareness concerning the
potential emotional reactions gatekeepers may experience when interacting
with students in crisis.

Campus Connect is highly interactive, with gatekeepers participating in
multiple exercises throughout the training to increase both their skills and
awareness concerning the emotional intensity of responding to suicidal
college students. The two-and half hour training culminates with a role
play, in which gatekeepers are given the opportunity to practice the skills
they are taught during the course of the training.

Program Objectives
After training, participants will have
1. Increased knowledge of suicide warning signs and referral points for
students at risk for suicide.
2. Increased skills to respond to college students at-risk for suicide.
3. Increased self-efficacy regarding their ability to respond to a student
at-risk for suicide.
Implementation Essentials 
- Completion of the Campus Connect readiness checklist to ensure that the
campus is adequately prepared for program implementation. (Although not an
implementation essential, a Framework for Developing Institutional Protocols
for the Acutely Distressed or Suicidal College Student, developed by the Jed
Foundation, may be useful. It is found in Section II of the Best Practices
Registry.) 
- Training conducted by qualified Campus Connect trainer.

Contact Information

Cory Wallack, Ph.D. or
Susan Pasco, LCSW-R
Syracuse University Counseling Center
200 Walnut Place
Syracuse, NY 13244-2480
Voice: 315-443-4715
Fax: 315-443-4276
Email (Wallack): 

Email (Pasco): 


Costs
Train-the-trainer workshop $4,500.
Fee includes: six-hour train-the-trainer session, training manual for each
participant, consultation prior to and following the training, and travel
costs.

Pdf at
http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/bpr/PDF/CampusConnectfactsheet.pdf

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Rebecca K. Odor, MSW
Director of Sexual & Domestic Violence Prevention
Division of Injury and Violence Prevention
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor St. #815G
Richmond VA  23219
of: 804-864-7740
fax: 804-864-7748
email: 

web: www.vahealth.org/civp/sexualviolence

From: 

[mailto:]
 On Behalf Of Peryea, Anna
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 1:04 PM
To: 

Subject: gatekeeper-style training model?

Good afternoon, 

 

I was wondering if anyone is aware of a gatekeeper-style of training aimed
at increasing entry points to student support services for students affected
by rape or sexual assault.  I am interested in something similar to the QPR
model for suicide prevention that trains students, faculty, and staff to be
better at responding to a friend or student who may come to them looking for
help or guidance after an assault - mainly with referral skills and how not
to shut someone down when they are reaching out.

 

I would appreciate any leads people may have.

 

Thanks, 

 

Anna P.

 

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Anna Peryea, MUP

Resource & Planning Coordinator

Violence Prevention Specialist

Wellness Education Services

205 Michael Hall, South Campus

University at Buffalo

716.829.3316 ext. 205