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

["Kaplan, Claire (cnk2r)" <>]

This looks like an interesting resource so I thought it would be helpful to 
pass it along.
Claire

Hello,

It is with great pleasure that I announce the official launch of the STEP UP! 
website at www.stepupprogram.org<http://www.stepupprogram.org>

STEP UP! is an interdisciplinary resource that trains students to recognize 
problem situations involving their peers - such as alcohol/drug abuse, 
hazing, discrimination, eating disorders, depression, etc., and to safely and 
effectively act on them. This unique approach provides a teaching tool that 
goes beyond traditional education about health and social issues; it truly 
empowers learners to act upon their values to help others in need. All 
NCAA-member institutions should have received the training materials in fall 
of 2008.  All training materials are available on this website (with the 
exception of the DATELINE videos). If you would like to order any hard 
copies, including the videos, they can be purchased (at cost) through the 
Order link on the website.

There is a facilitator's guide and a student-athlete guide (that can easily 
be adapted to other populations). The materials guide your students through a 
number of issues and scenarios for hands-on application to reinforce the 
curriculum content. Information from student-athlete surveys is used to 
underscore the premise that student-athletes want to be leaders and intervene 
when appropriate, but many times do not feel they have the knowledge, skills 
and/or confidence to do so. By learning the 5 Decision Making Steps - to 
notice the event, interpret it as a problem, assume personal responsibility, 
know how to help and implement the help - student-athletes move from 
bystander to leader by means of the Safe, Early and Effective (SEE) 
intervention techniques. Specific action steps as well as local and national 
resources are included for each topic. It is now possible to use one program 
as the basis for addressing a wide variety of problematic situations.
We hope you find this website useful in your programming efforts. Please sign 
up for the Facilitator Forum where there will be lots of great STEP UP! 
information sharing by colleagues - including general comments, facilitation 
experiences, lessons learned, questions you may have and much more.  Please 
visit the blog page to read up on the latest STEP UP! information and to cast 
your vote on the latest poll question!

If you have additional scenarios or resources that might be useful for STEP 
UP! facilitators, please send them our way. We're always looking to add more 
quality content and resources. This website, much like the STEP UP! program, 
is just the beginning.

If your school is not listed as a Partner School and you would like to be, 
just contact Becky Bell at 
<mailto:>
 and I will add you to the growing list!

Please share this website with anyone you think might be interested. THANK 
YOU for your interest in, and support of, "STEP UP! Be a Leader, Make a 
Difference!"

Sincerely,

Becky Bell - University of Arizona

and the STEP UP! team:
Susie Bruce - University of Virginia
Janet Cox - The BACCHUS Network
Doug Everhart  - University of California, Riverside
Scott Goldman - University of Arizona
Mary Wilfert - National Collegiate Athletic Association



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Susan Bruce
Center for Alcohol & Substance Education
Office of the Dean of Students
University of Virginia
170 Rugby Road (Ground level of Madison House)
P.O. Box 800139
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0139
434-924-5276
434-982-3671 (FAX)
www.virginia.edu/case<http://www.virginia.edu/case>