Educational Strategies & Interventions for Working with MinorsAaron Lundberg, Vice President & COO, PraesidiumTiffany Nguyen, UCI CampMedNida Niravanh, UCI Risk Manager, Risk ServicesSophia Spann, UCI CampMedVincent Vigil, UCI Director, Campus Organizations

Today’s Presentation

• Registered Campus Organizations RCOs at UCI

• RCOs Interactions with Minors (youth under 21 years old)

• UCI Risk Services Consultation

• Training and Education with Praesidium

• CampMed: An Example

29,588Total Student Population

23,530Undergraduate Students

5,983Graduate Students

94%One-Year Retention Rate

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Registered Campus Organizations (RCOs)

RCO Total: 625

UC Partnership

Education training provided by University of California Office of the President (UCOP) through Praesidium

– Mitigate risks associated with minors– Educate staff, faculty, and students about ‘best practices’

when interacting with minors

Challenges– Risk Services not aware of all campus interactions with

minors (e.g., departments, RCOs, faculty-led projects, etc.)

– Student Affairs not aware of RCO interactions with minors

WHAT WE KNOWHow many RCOs interact with minors?

59 ‘Service’ RCOs

How do RCOs interact with minors?

RCOs interact with minors in a variety of ways (e.g., day camps, overnight camps, community outreach, mentoring, tutoring, educational support on and off campus)

Do we provide funding to RCOs that interact with minors?

Yes. Student Initiated Academic Preparation (SIAP) provides funding to RCOs that focus on projects increasing the academic achievement and development of underrepresented students (consideration is given to Title I junior and high school students and community colleges). Provided by SOAR (Student Outreach And Retention).

Initial announcements

at COMO

Survey RCOs

Ask via email/news

letter

Work with SOAR Office for

funded RCOs

Which RCOs Interact with Minors?

• Contact information• Does your organization sponsor

any events involving minors?• Collaborate with UCI department

and/or community agency?• Name of department/community

agency• Describe event• Training• Additional information

• Collected a list of RCOs getting funding

• Reached out to RCOs with the survey

• Collaborated with SOAR on Risk Management workshop

UCI RCOs Interacting with Minors

RCOs (625) Identified RCOs W/Minors (37)

Only 6% response rate!

What’s Next?1. Risk Services2. Praesidium

1. Identify organizations serving minors2. Evaluate insurance options3. Educate administrators and student leadership 4. Provide student organizations with the tools to

manage the risk5. Encourage student organizations to

understand and assess their programs risk6. Provide ongoing consultation and support

6 Steps for Managing Risk for RCOs

The Praesidium Safety Equation

• Oversight• Access to youth • Funding• Awareness of risk• Planning• Maturity • Crossing boundaries with minors

Challenges in Managing Risk with Student Organizations that Serve Minors

“To help you protect those in your care from abuse and to help preserve trust in your organization.”

At UCI• In person workshops (5)• Consultations with Risk Services, SOAR,

and Campus Organizations• Provided online training for the 37 RCOs• Piloted online self assessment

Education = Praesidium

Online Self Assessment

What is KYS!?– Questionnaire to assess the extent to which your program

employs best practices in abuse prevention – Each program receives a customized score card– Delivers sample resources and training at no cost

Pilot with SOAR– 12 completed assessments– Average assessment score of 42%, lowest in Consumer

Participation and Training– Serve approx. 1,800 minors – Utilize 500+ volunteers and 170+ interns

Campus Organization Toolkitcoming soon!

• Praesidium developing a toolkit for UCI campus organizations

• Comprehensive collection of campus and Praesidium resources

Outreach & Education

• Identify student organizations that work with minors

• Collaborate with Praesidium

• Educate student organizations that work with minors– Praesidium workshops and

online trainings

• Monitor student organization participation

• Moving forward – Gather information earlier

in the registration process

CampMed 2015 at UCI:AN EXAMPLE

What is CampMed?

Who makes CampMed happen?

• Board Members• Counselors • Campers• Health Professionals• Title 1 High Schools:

– Estancia– Los Amigos– Westminster

Aspire to Inspire

• Est. 1997• Undergraduate run non-

profit under the UC Irvine Foundation

• Serve local High School youth with a mentorship program and camp

CampMed Risk Assessment

Praesidium workshops prompted us to establish supervision plans, protocols, and attendance lists as we prepared for camp.

1. Counselor Selection / Training2. Camper Selection3. Camp

Counselor Selection and Training• Application Interview Board Review• Trainings - weekly meetings, weekend trainings, SOAR,

Praesidium (online)

Camper Selection• CampMed Info Night• Camper Application• Board/Counselor application review• Parent Info Night

Camp 2015

• Off campus• Supervision plan• Opted to purchase liability

insurance• Inviting Chaperones• Personally inviting speakers• Previous counselors running

workshops• Campsite staff• Two on-site EMTs• Night Shift• Security

Future of CampMed

• All counselors required to do on-site Praesidium training

• Increase teacher chaperones• Protocols for Transgender youth• Grant writing & funding

Q & A