We Have a Program for That…NGLA Annual Conference 2013Kim Novak, CEO NovakTalks@NovakTalks#NGLA13

High-Risk Behavior• Alcohol, Other Drugs, & Violence • Financial, Reputational, & Mental Health• Extends beyond policy violations• Includes behaviors that are counter to academic

mission• Unreasonable risk level for all parties to assume

COMPLEX

Is what you are doing Is what you are doing making a difference?making a difference?

What are you doing?

Providing the alcohol polices to targeted populations at key times during the semester…

Activities/Tactics• Activities and tactics are how to change it

• Activities are individual program components, such as policies, educational sessions, enforcement efforts, media campaigns, etc.

• Tactics are processes used to support change, such as coalitions, leadership, administrative buy-in, funding, student involvement, evaluation, etc.

What are you trying to change?

Reduce incidents of high-risk alcohol consumption

Paradigm Shift

Instead of: What are you going to DO?

State: What are you trying to CHANGE?

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I. Reaction

IV. Performance

III. Behavior

II. Learning

I. Reaction

Immediate measure of activity and sentiment

Did we do a program? How many showed up?

Did they like it?

IV. Performance

III. Behavior

II. Learning

II. Learning

Short-term measure of knowledge, skills, and attitude

Do they remember the information? Can they demonstrate the skill?

Do they agree?

IV. Performance

III. Behavior

I. Reaction

III. Behavior

Mid-term measure of effect

Do students make different decisions?Are there fewer high-risk behaviors?

IV. Performance

II. Learning

I. Reaction

IV. Performance

Long-term measure of community and cultural change

Do we see more/fewer consequences of high risk behavior?

III. Behavior

II. Learning

I. Reaction

I. Reaction

IV. Performance

III. Behavior

II. Learning

Why do you thinks this change is needed?

Increased incidents of high-risk drinking in residence hallsIncreased number of alcohol related medical transports from off-campus parties

To Get the Solutions Right

Understanding of the Problem

Choice of Solution

Why do you think this will work?

• Parents can influence students choices• Student leaders need to know expectations • Incoming students have misinformed perceptions of alcohol and college

What Does Not WorkKADNAB ~“Knowledge Alone Does Not Alter Behavior”

To build skills need practice, role playing.

Scare tactics mostly ineffective, easy to do wrong. ~ Promote benefits of desired behaviors instead.

“Myths & Facts” myths may be misremembered as facts.

One-time programs change doesn’t last. ~ Multiple, reinforcing components work best.

Programs that fail to acknowledge culture of problem, culture of the service or message , and culture of the target population

MATCH THE TRAINING TO THE TASK

Objective

• Know and interpretthe policy

• Mediate / Intervene

• Report

Activity• Read a scenario

Use the policy to interpretProvide feedbackRepeat

• Learn a guidelineRehearse various scenarios

• Photo hunt to find issuesEnter number into phoneRole play phone call

SUPPLEMENT LEARNING

Just in TimeJust in Case

Supplement educational content Supplement educational content with supporting resourceswith supporting resources

What Does this imply about problem?

That students engage in high-risk drinking because they do not know the rules…

““It is important that all of our efforts are based on scientific It is important that all of our efforts are based on scientific knowledge & incorporate accurate data about behaviors & knowledge & incorporate accurate data about behaviors &

student perceptions of them.student perceptions of them.””~ A. Berkowitz ~ A. Berkowitz

Action:Action: Work Backwards

What are we doing?How are we doing it?What are we trying to change with this activity?What does this imply about the problem and contributing

factors?Does research/literature and or local data:

Support that view of the problem?Suggest that changing the targeted factor

will affect the problem?

Realign Efforts

• Change WHY rather that what • Keep the “sacred cows” in the pasture• Focus on strategies then activities

Strategies & Activities Flow from Problem Analysis

Revised meeting AgendaWhat do we know about the problem – how does this inform where we need to focus our effortsWhat contributed to this problem? What needs to changeWhich factors can be modified? What can we influence?What will make this happen? What should the outcome of the process look like?

The problem & contributing factors

What needs to change

Specific Changes

Program activities/program content

We wish to extend our appreciation to our colleagues whose work was instrumental in preparation for today’s program:Dr. Linda LangfordDr. Alan BerkowitzDan Wrona, Risepartnerships

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