Resources
True or False? The counseling center provides free counseling to students
True
Give an example of a FEELING that your resident may have
Ex: scared, angry, overwhelmed, excited, anxious, nostalgic, isolated, happy, encouraged, joyful
Who is the Title IX Coordinator at Tennessee Tech University?
Greg Holt
A bystander intervention strategy is to refer to an authority for help. Name three authorities you could refer to.
Examples: Police, Hall Director, Professor, Bouncer, Manager, Party Host
True or False? Title IX is only a resource for students who were sexually assaulted.
False. Sexual misconduct includes SH, DV & stalking
True or False? A skill of crisis intervention is promising your resident what will happen
false. You don’t know what will happen so you cannot make any promises but you can prepare and predict!
True or False? RAs are Campus Security Authorities under the Clery Act
True
Different situations require different interventions. What are some different strategies for bystander intervention? HINT: A few bystander intervention models are the CARE model (every letter stands for something) or the 4 Ds model (again, each D stands for something).
Create a distraction, ask directly, refer to authority, enlist others, delegate, delay (check in later)
What resources might be helpful to a resident who needs help securing food/ groceries?
Tech Food Pantry
Fill in the blanks. The definition of a crisis is a ____________ state of disequilibrium, caused by environmental stressors, in which an individual’s coping skills are ______________________.
temporary & not working
What policy is Title IX information at Tennessee Tech University included in?
Policy 144
Name three specific ways you could educate your residents about bystander intervention
Ex: Host a program from Project Awaken (Women’s Center down the road), create a bulletin board about it, do one of those door-to-door programs, etc.
What resources may be helpful to offer a resident who is a freshman struggling in their classes?
Ex: tutoring in res halls (If applicable), talking to professor, library tutoring, Center for Accessible Education, BONUS POINT if you say counseling center because could be emotional difficulty, too.
Name three ways that you can demonstrate that you are actively listening to your resident
Ex: nodding, “mhm”, smiling, asking clarifying questions, reflecting back feelings, eye contact, no distractions
The Compliance Office can help those involved in Title IX situations by providing supportive measures, even if someone does not file a formal complaint. What are two examples of supportive measures that Title IX may offer?
Ex: residence modifications, academic accommodations, changes in on-campus work schedule, security escorts, off-campus assistance and resource info, counseling center
what is a bystander?
Someone who seems something going on that may be harmful and they stand by / do not intervene
True or false? Project Awaken provides 24/7 services
False. The counseling center has an after-hours hotline that can be used, but Project Awaken is NOT 24/7.
When Project Awaken provided crisis intervention training in Fall 2020, Jac talked about three major parts of crisis intervention. They were S/S, P/P, and V/V. What did each of those areas refer to? Bonus points if you get ALL of the areas correct (you get the 500 for getting one of them correct).
Safety/Security, Prepare & Predict, Ventilate and Validate
What information must RAs report related to Clery-Sexual Misconduct?
Date & Time of incident, gender of victim, TTU status of victim (student, employee, visitor), gender of perp, TTU status of perp, location of incident, type of sexual misconduct, name of person reporting. Victim’s name does NOT have to be passed on.
What is bystander intervention?
It is when someone notices that a situation is potentially dangerous or harmful and they intervene to keep everyone safe.