ILEAD MAKE-UP TRAINING

COMMUTER & TRANSFER STUDENT LIFE

FALL 2014

Intro: What

iLead: Shared leadership training retreat for student

leaders from the division of Student Development

Campus Ministry
Commuter & Transfer Student Life

Housing & Residence Life

Integrity Programs
International Student Center

Leadership Development

New Student & Family Programs

Office Of Multicultural Affairs

Student Activities

University Recreation

Wellness & Health Promotion

Intro: What & Why

iLead Training had 4 modules:

Leadership
Multicultural Competency
Wellness & Health
Professionalism

Today:

Wellness & Health:

n

Multicultural Competency
n

Alcohol & Drugs // Sexual Assault Prevention & Response // Resources

Your identities // Privilege & Oppression // Microaggressions

Why is this important for your work as a CCL/TSL?

Disclaimer

Take care of yourself

These topics impact us all
Foundational
Respect and connect

Tracking & Triggers

Tracking:
Be specific about the behavior you see: Just the FACTS!

What you see

What do you feel?

NO interpretations, judgments, assumptions.

Notice Patterns of behavior by group identity:

What differences are present in the group? Note the kinds of differences and
numbers.
Who is talking? Who is silent?
Who is outside the group? Ignored? Discounted?
Who interrupts whom?
Who has eye contact with whom?
Who is silent?
Who seems to be shutting down or zoning out?
What is being talked about? What are common themes by different group identities?
What group patterns do you see?

Tracking & Triggers

What Is A Trigger?
Any stimulus, internal or external, which one to
experiences an emotional reaction that may have some
or all of the following:

Unexpectedness the person is surprised by the arousal of his/her

feelings
Strong intensity of feelings the person experiences his/her emotions as
overwhelming and disproportionate to the original stimulus
Disorienting the person is disoriented and distracted from the flow of
the workshop and the planned agenda; stopped in their tracks
Feeling out of control and overwhelmed by the situation
Feeling de-skilled and reacting less effectively
Requiring extra effort to manage the situation effectively

Cycle Of A Triggering Event

1.
2.

3.

4.

5.
6.

Stimulus or triggering event occurs.

The event triggers an internal root, some
intrapersonal issue, need, memory, past trauma, fear,
prejudice, etc.
Person appraises or makes meaning of the event,
developing a story about what is happening in the
moment.
Person experiences physiological and emotional
reactions.
Person chooses his/her intention of how to respond.
Person responds to the incident.

Wellness & Health Overview

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Sexual Assault

Mental Health

Alcohol and Other Drugs

What we know

Source: SU National College Health Assessment, 2013

What SU undergrads think

Source: SU National College Health Assessment, 2013

Were usually responsible

Are you responsible?

Do you drink? Why or why not?
Do you consider yourself a responsible drinker?
How might alcohol impact your leadership position?
What are some of the things you do to stay safer
when drinking?

99% of SU undergrad drinkers

reduced risk always / most times
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

Standard Drink
A standard
drink is a
measurement
of pure
alcohol in a
alcoholic
beverage.

Alcohol Poisoning
Consumed large or unknown quantities of alcohol
Unconscious (passed out) and cannot be awakened
Cold, clammy, pale or bluish skin
Breathing slowly or irregularly (<8 breathes per minute)
Vomits while passed out

Getting Assistance
Public Safety
206-296-5911
Redhawks Care

911

How to Help

What to do
Call

for help!
Stay with the person
Recovery position

What not to do
Do

not leave them alone

Do not let them sleep it off
Do not give them food or water

Ways to communicate in Collegia

Talk honestly without glorifying alcohol

Whats

Share (accurate) ways to be safer

1

good / whats not so good?

or fewer drinks per hour

Model responsible choices

Marijuana Update

Marijuana whats the same

Not permitted
at SU

Buying pot is
still illegal

I-502 legalized
possession +
use

Not legal in
United States

Marijuana and Cognitive Abilities

Research with college students shows impact on
these even 24 hours after last use
After daily use, takes 28 days for impact on
attention to go away

Walter, T., Kilmer, J. R., Logan, D. E., & Lee, C. M. (2012, March). Beyond the munchies: Self reported
marijuana consequences and implications for intervention research. Poster presented at
the 2012 Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

How might it impact your team?

How does the legalization of marijuana impact your
leadership role?
What, if any impact would there be if a team
member of yours is using marijuana?

So whats changed in the last year

Banks and
Federal
Government

Colorado has
been a test
case

Driving Under the Influence

DUIs based on officer suspicion
For 21+ the legal limit is 5ng/ml
For < 21 any positive number

If you are driving a car in Washington you consent

to a blood test

Key tips
Avoid mixing substances
Wait at least 5 hours before driving a vehicle
Barriers to academic success

Sleep
Stress
Anxiety

TO KNOW:
Civil

infraction for use in public

Cant grow at home

Sexual Assault Prevention

Think About It

What We Know

About 2% of SU students report

experiencing sexual assault in
the last year. When
generalized, this works out to
about 126 students.

What We Know

Men most
often
perpetrate
sexual
violence

Women
are most
often the
target

Most men
DO NOT
commit
sexual
violence

Most
women
ARE NOT
sexually
assaulted

Common Myths

There was
miscommunication
(and maybe they
were drunk)

It would never
happen again

Hes basically a
nice guy

Frequent Realities
About 2/3
of sexual
assaults
are
committed
by
someone
known to
the
survivor

There is
no profile
of an
offender

Most
offenders
are serial
offenders

Serial
offenders
are
typically
predatory

Being the Active Bystander

Notice the event
2. Interpret it as a problem
3. Assume responsibility
4. Know how to help
5. Take action
What stops us from intervening?
1.

What is the worst thing that could happen if you intervene?

What is the worst thing that could happen if you do not intervene?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUj2OHLAG3w

Responding: Personal Reflection

How would you respond to a friend disclosing a
sexual assault?
How would respond to a friend disclosing
perpetrating a sexual assault?
Whats coming up for you?

How to Help a Survivor

Listen and
Believe

Offer
Emotional
Support

Encourage
Professional
Help

Empower
Them

Mandatory Reporting
This person has chosen you
Can I stop you right there Before you
say anything more
What other ways can you interrupt a
conversation in a caring way for disclosure?

Resources: CAPS
Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) PAVL120
Staff

Services
Individual counseling
Groups
Urgent Care
Consultation
Outreach (workshops, screenings, post-vention)

Confidentiality

Initial appointment

Brief counseling

What You Should Know About Suicide

Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for college students (CDC, 2007)
7.5 per 100,000 college students die by suicide nation-wide (1088 deaths
per year)
80% of college students who die by suicide never participated in counseling
services (Kisch, Leino, & Silverman, 2005)
Only 26% of college students are aware of their campuss mental health
services (Westefeld et al., 2005)
Let students know about CAPS and dont be afraid to ask a distressed
student if he or she is thinking about killing him or herself.
Asking the question saves lives

Using CAPS as a resource:

CAPS is available for consultation with staff, faculty, students and family
members as available during office hours
CAPS is available for after-hours consultation with Senior University Staff
and Public Safety

Know your limits, and where to seek help

Consult with your supervisors and CAPS staff, if needed

You are students too and are eligible for CAPS services

PERSONAL NEEDS BREAK

Multicultural Competence (MCC)

MCC: Your Identities

What are your identities:

Visible:

(outwardly seen)
Invisible: (not known by others unless disclosed)
ACTIVITIES

*
Sexual
Orientation

Family Structure

Education

Religion/Spirituality

Gender
Ethnicity/ Culture

Abilities or
Disabilities

Race

Age
*a persons sense of who they
are based on their group
membership(s). (Tajfel, 1979)

Others: class, nationality, childhood family

structure, size/appearance, use of English,
marital status

Privilege, Power, & Oppression

*Historical & Present day systems that exist and
their impact on us.

Privilege, Power & Oppression

Privilege: Unearned access to resources (social power) that
are only easily available to some people because of their
social group membership; It is often invisible to those who have
it.
Power: Operates when persons or groups impose their will on
others, ALSO through systems mediated by those who
unconsciously act as agents of oppression by merely going
about their daily lives
Oppression: When a dominate group, whether knowingly or
unconsciously, exploits a subordinate group for its own benefits

Dominant Group

Classified as Normal and Right

Make the rules

Define and re-define the Truth

Is often unaware of dominance

Often knows less about subs than subs know about them

Are most comfortable with subs that share similar behaviors and
values as them

Hold to dominate culture beliefs often without examination

Subordinate Group

Often seen as less than or inferior

Abide by the rules or try to fit in

Have their truth and experiences

Questioned and often invalidated

Know more about dominate group than the dominate group

know about them

Often struggle with finding a balance between who they are and
who they need to be

*
White

Men
Bachelors
Degree +

Heterosexual

Historical & present day systems of power & oppression reinforcing these

*
Queer | Trans*
Women
High School
Diploma

People of Color

Matrix of Oppression
Social Identity
Categories

Privileged
Social Groups

Border
Social Groups

Oppressed Social
Groups

Ism

Race

White People

Biracial People
(White/Latino, Black,
Asian)

Asian, Black, Latino,

Native People

Racism

Sex

Bio Men

Transsexual, Intersex
People

Bio Women

Sexism

Gender

Gender Conforming
Bio Men
And Women

Gender Ambiguous
Bio Men and Women

Transgender,
Genderqueer,
Intersex People

Transgender
Oppression

Sexual Orientation

Heterosexual People

Bisexual People

Lesbians, Gay Men

Heterosexism

Class

Rich, Upper Class

People

Middle Class People

Working Class, Poor

People

Classism

Ability/Disability

Temporarily AbledBodied People

People with
Temporary
Disabilities

People with Disabilities

Ableism

Religion

Protestants

Roman Catholic
(historically)

Jews, Muslims,
Hindus

Religious
Oppression

Age

Adults

Young Adults

Elders, Young people

Ageism/Adultism

MCC: Communities of Practice

Activity

Microaggressions
It is what you say and how you say it

What are they?

The term microaggression comes from Chester
Pierce in 1970
They are small acts of mostly non-physical
aggression towards someone based on their
perceived or actual identity which can include:
race, sexuality, gender, socioeconomic class,
religion, age, etc.

Examples

Buzzfeed has an article titled 21 racial

Microaggressions you hear on a Daily Basis
From

the examples you see:

n Tally

if you have heard anyone say these phrases or

something similar
n Think of how these people feel, look at their expressions

Themes
Alien in Own Land: When people
of color are assumed to be
"foreigners."

Microaggression Examples
Where are you from? Where were you born? You
speak good English. You don't even speak with an
accent. How long have you been in the States?
Assuming that Asians are naturally more
intelligent in the sciences and math.

Ascription of Intelligence:
Assigning intelligence to a person
based on their race, gender or
(perceived) abilities.

Assuming that it is unusual for African

Americans or Latinos to be in an academically
rigorous program or prestigious university.
"Oh, you are a bio major? Are you studying to be a
nurse?" (when said to a woman)

Implicit Message

You are not American. You do not belong.

Asians are naturally gifted in the sciences and

math; they do not work hard for it.
People of color are not as intelligent as Whites. It
is unusual for them to be intelligent or articulate.
Women are not smart enough to be doctors men would rarely, if ever, be asked this question.

"You get a note taker for every class? Why can't

Students with learning or other invisible disabilities
you take your own notes?" (when said to a student
are not smart enough.
with a learning disability)
When I look at you, I don't see color.
"Color Blindness": Statements
that indicate that a White person
does not want to acknowledge race
(or a heterosexual person does not
want to acknowledge sexual
orientation). Please note that use
of the term "blindness" itself is very
problematic here.

Denying a person of color's racial or

ethnic experiences.

America is a melting pot.

Assimilate to the dominant culture.

She's so independent, you wouldn't even know

she's in a wheelchair!

Wheelchair users are unable to be independent

There is only one race, the human race.

I don't support gay rights because they are
"special rights" - everyone is equal!

Denying the individual as a racially or culturally

different human being.
Denying that LGBTQ people are treated
differently in our society.

Discussion
What microaggressions have you seen?
What other microaggresions have you heard for
other identities?

Microaggressions at SU
Have you seen any microaggressions occur at SU?
What did you do when this happened?

Take action
What can you do when you see or hear
microaggressions?
Think of the following situations and then discuss
what you would do.

Situation

You are working in the collegia and hear two

students talking about one of their classes. They
mention that one of the graduate students is too
old to understand the material.
How

is this a microaggression?
What would you do?

Situation 2

One of your professors continuously

mispronounces one of your classmates names. It
has occurred so often that the student has
stopped raising their hand or bothering to correct
the professor.
How

is this microaggression?
What would you do if you saw this?
What if it happened to you?

How to help eliminate microaggressions

If you make one:

Admit

it, apologize, and move on.

n Getting

caught up in it could make it larger. But dont act

like you are brushing it off either.

If you hear one:

Lead
n If

by example

you dont use or stand for microaggressions, others are

less likely to use them.

Wrap-Up

Debrief
Head: What did this session make you think?
Heart: How did this session make you feel?
Hands: What will you share with others about this
session?
Feet: What will you do because of this activity?

Assessment