All day training aimed at resident assistants to develop the crucial skill of campus crisis management.

1. Bystander
Intervention
Alcohol
Awareness
Mental
Health
Emergency
Protocol
DevelopedBy: Samantha Bates
Alex Vasquez
Sasha Veiga
LeAnna Willis

2. Agenda
★ 8:00am Breakfast
★ 9:00am Bystander
Intervention
★ 11:00am Staff Debrief
★ 11:30am Break
★ 12:00pm Lunch
★ 1:00pm Alcohol Awareness
★ 3:00pm Mental Health
★ 5:00pm Dinner
★ 6:00pm Emergency
Protocol
★ 8:00pm In-Hall Time

3. Bystander
Intervention

4. Bystander Intervention
★ Many times people find
themselves in situations where
they witness troubling and
potentially harmful behavior, and
at that moment they have the
choice to either interrupt the
behavior or remain complacent
and allow the situation to go from
bad to worse.
★ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=1ycYPmzisfk

5. A Call to Action
★ Activity 1
○ Staff will understand more
about what motivates or
prevents people to act in
certain situations.
○ Done in small groups of 3-4
students
■ Each group has poster
paper and markers
○ Step 1- brainstorm reasons
why people don’t get
involved in potentially
harmful situations.
○ Step 2- brainstorm reasons
why people do get involved
in potentially harmful
situations.
○ Step 3- group discussion

6. Interconnected
★ Activity 2
○ Students will recognize how
many people have the ability
to do something or say
something in each and
every abusive situation.
○ Large group discussion,
assign one student be the
scriber and one student
read the scenario.
○ Create map.

7. What would you do?
Ways to be an active bystander
★ Notice the situation
★ Interpret it as a problem
★ Feel responsible to act
★ Know what to do
★ Intervene safely
★ Scenarios
○ This activity should be used by small
groups of 4-6. Multiple groups can
use a single scenario and then
discuss their ideas in the larger
group
○ Focus the discussion on two points:
■ Who could say or do
something?
■ What can be done?

8. Alcohol
Awareness

9. Alcohol Awareness
★ Why
○ After learning about
Bystander Intervention,
another big responsibility
they hold as first
responders is dealing with
alcohol awareness and
alcohol poisoning.
But Why

10. All About Alcohol
★ Activity 1 -
All About Alcohol
○ We begin by teaching the staff all
about the effects of alcohol on the
mind and body. This is so they can
better respond and react when they
see intoxicated students while on the
job.
○ This is done through a powerpoint.
This includes visual, auditory, and
interactive elements.
○ The interactive elements utilize
informal assessment techniques

11. Carson’s RA★ Activity 2 -
Carson’s RA
○ Next we watch the story of Carson, a student who died in 2008
from alcohol poisoning he was left in the room by his friends
because they were afraid to call an ambulance, and they thought
he would be ok.
○ This is included to impress upon student staff the realities of how
important they are as first responders.
○ This includes auditory and
visual responses. The activity
afterwards requires moving
and kinesthetic aspects
○ Informal assessment done
through group work.

12. Hall Alcohol Spot
★ Activity 3 -
Hall Alcohol Spot
○ Finally the staff will have the opportunity to
create an alcohol awareness campaign for
their own hall/pod/floor.
○ This will use student staff as a way to
create awareness of alcohol poisoning
techniques.
○ This will have an interactive assessment
element. They are using CUPS so it is
ingrained deeper into their mind.

13. Mental
Health

14. Mental Health Awareness
★ RA’s Role- What to do during business
hours and after hours
★ Resources
○ Mentalhealthfirstaid.org
○ Youtube clip
○ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSAq7RwuhGs

15. Assess the risk of suicide or harm
★ Threatening to hurt or kill oneself
★ Seeking access to means to hurt or kill oneself
★ Talking or writing about death, dying, or suicide
★ Feeling hopeless
★ Acting recklessly or engaging in risky activities
★ Increased use of alcohol or drugs

16. Listen nonjudgementally
★ Nonverbal skills are key as much or even more than the verbals
★ Open Body posture
★ Comfortable eye contact

17. Give reassurance and information
★ Treatable illnesses that are real
★ Can Recover from the illness
★ Respect and show the person the dignity
★ Above all do not blame the person

18. Encourage appropriate professional help
★ There are many professionals who can offer help when someone is in
crisis or may be experiencing the signs and symptoms of a mental illness
or addiction.
○ Types of Professionals
■ Doctors (primary care physicians or psychiatrists)
■ Social workers, counselors, and other mental health
professionals
■ Certified peer specialists

19. Encourage self-help and other support strategies
★ Individuals with mental illness can contribute to their own recovery and
wellness through:
○ Exercise
○ Relaxation and meditation
○ Participating in peer support groups
○ Self-help books based on cognitive behavioral therapy
○ Engaging with family, friends, faith, and other social networks

20. Examples of Situations
★ Panic attacks
★ Suicidal thoughts or behaviors
★ Nonsuicidal self-injury
★ Acute psychosis (e.g., hallucinations or delusions)
★ Overdose or withdrawal from alcohol or drug use
★ Reaction to a traumatic event
What do you do when a student is in the hallway experiencing a psychosis and

21. Resources
★ Resources
○ Mentalhealthfirstaid.org
■ Basic training for non-professionals
★ Role play activity to practice
○ ex. of a role play Youtube clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSAq7RwuhGs

22. Emergency
Protocol

23. Emergency Protocol
★ Various Types of Events Trigger
Emergency Protocol
★ Different Events Require
Different Responses
★ Who Makes the Call??

24. Strategies
★ SSU Emergency Response Guide
★ Shelter In-Place/Lockdown
★ Evacuation
★ Contact the Proper Authorities

25. Shooter On Campus

26. Shelter In-Place
★ Lock/Barricade Doors
★ Turn Off Lights
★ Remain Calm/Out of Sight
★ Silence Electronics
★ Stay Put Unless Contacted by an Officer or
ConnectEd

27. Activity!!
A. A student approaches you about a small
fire in their room. What steps do you
take next? Why?
B. SSU has sent electronic and text
notification of a pending tornado! What
steps do you take next? Why?
C. Shots are fired on campus. What steps
do you take next? Why?

28. Bystander
Intervention
Alcohol
Awareness
Mental
Health
Emergency
Protocol