Wellness Training Day

For Resident Assistants

Jameco McKenzie, Dan Dilling &

Shakira Moreta
Learning Outcomes
1. Student Staff will identify and be prepared to refer residents to approx.10 academic and co-
curricular campus resources.

2. Student Staff will be able to identify warning signs of students of concern, summarize the
resources given and refer students in need to the Wellness Related Departments in the fall
semester.

3. Student staff will develop a wellness plan that addresses their mental, emotional, physical
and emotional wellbeing to support them in their roles in the fall semester

4. Student Staff will be knowledgeable in order to explain and enforce campus policies and
Residence Life Agreement.
Agenda
8:00 am - 9:00 am: Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:30 am: Wellness Panel
10:30 am - 11:30 am: Drug and Alcohol Education
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Lunch
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Caring Conversations
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Sexual Assault Education, Prevention & Advocacy
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Campus Fitness & Recreation Center
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Self-Care
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Behind Closed Doors Wellness
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Dinner
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Staff Meeting
Wellness Panel

Wellness Professionals:

● Health Services Representative

● Counseling Services Counselor
● Campus Nutritionist
● Director of the Fitness Center
Wellness Panel Cont.

● Prepared Statements on Office and Campus Resources

● Prepared Questions
● Poll Everywhere Demonstration
○ https://pollev.com/DANIELDILLIN515
Drug & Alcohol Education

● In this session, RA’s will understand basic knowledge

about drug and alcohol abuse on campus.
- Professionals from the health services will present

● Students will understand how to disrupt behaviors and

learn how to educate and discourage other students
from abusing drugs and alcohol.
Lunch & Activity

● Student staff will participate in a scavenger hunt

like activity where they will be able to interact
with staff from various departments.
● A staff member from each department will sign
off on a sheet for each student that approaches
them.
Caring Conversations

● The goal of this session is to teach the Resident Assistants how to

compassionately interact with their students in their residence
halls.
● Outcomes of the session
○ RA’s will be able to refer students to professionals
○ RA’s will be able to assess situations and approach them differently based on
student need
○ RA’s will learn and use new language to help
● 25 Minutes lecture demonstrating skills and teaching language
● 25 Minutes split into groups role playing case studies
● 10 Minute report back to the group
Sexaul Assualt Education, Preventions and
Advocacy

● Guest Speaker/Presenter: Title IX Coordinator/Director

○ The Title IX Coordinator will have a prepared presentation
educating RA’s on sexual assault statistics and campus specific
information, language and terms, and the proper way to
interact with survivors/referring survivors.
● Use Poll Everywhere to ask questions anonymously
○ https://pollev.com/DANIELDILLIN515
● Small Group Activity
○ How to make sure our campus community is safe and what
can you do?
Self Care Activity

● Resident Assistants will engage in an

agree/disagree activity where they will share how
they practice self care.
Campus Fitness & Recreation Center

● During this session, employees from the campus fitness &

recreation center will be invited to talk to RA’s about the fitness &
recreation center and how it relates to overall wellness.
● Personal trainer
● Fitness class instructor
Behind Closed Doors (BCDs) Wellness
1. Student Concern
Prompt:
“You’ve been asked by your supervisor to check up on a resident whose
name was brought up at staff meeting. You were asked to check on how
they’re doing in classes.”

Actor Perspectives
You’ve been struggling lately in classes, and you know it’ll get better
after this big test that you’ve been cramming for. You’ve been arguing
with your partner a lot so you’ve just had trouble concentrating lately.
You’ll get back on track though.
Behind Closed Doors (BCDs) Wellness
2. Suicidal Ideation
Prompt:
“You receive a text from a friend in a different hall letting you know that
one of the students in your building is in Dance Theater with them and
was recently cut from a performance. Your friend also said that they had
just finished a major test, and had a ton of family things going on. In the
text your friend asked you to check on them as soon as possible.”

Actor Perspective:
Your parents have been constantly fighting and using you as the middle
man, on top of that you just took a test you were super stressed about
and feel like you have totally failed. The last week, well last month has
not been easy. It seems like anything that could go wrong does. On top
of all of this you missed a rehearsal for one of your performances and
they cut you from the act. Now your only social outlet and way of getting
away from all of the stress is gone to. You are questioning what’s left
and why to even be here. You just want to die.
Behind Closed Doors (BCDs) Wellness
Processing Questions
1. Confronting RA(s): How did you feel about the situation?
2. Actors and Bystanders: How do you think the RAs handled the
situation?
3. What are some strengths and areas for growth?
4. What are some things the RAs caught?
5. What are some things the RAs missed?
6. What are the main issues in this scenario?
7. What could have been done differently in this scenario?
8. What follow-up needs to occur? What type of documentation
would you use?
Take Aways?

● During dinner, poll everywhere will be used as an

informal assessment.
● Students will post their takeaways and any
remaining questions they have after the training.
● Results will be used to assess what the RA’s have
learned and plan future trainings.
Staff Meeting & Debrief

● What are your reactions about today's training?

● What was challenging about today?
Assessment Methods
Survey Questions

Stop Start Continue

1. Stop: What did you not find helpful about this presentation

2. Continue: What was impactful from this presentation/ What will you take from this presentation

3. Start: What would you recommend to include in….

4. Something this presentation left me wanting to know more about was...…

5. Scale: Based on this presentation I feel confident addressing ______________.

Not all prepared b. Somewhat prepared c. Prepared

6. Additional feedback about this presentation

Help me learn with you… Next time consider….. Additional Comments……