Collaborating with Academic Affairs: The Development of a Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Program Within an Academic Department

The history of a collaboration between an academic department and student affairs on a university campus is discussed. Details regarding the development and evaluation of a sexual assault prevention and counseling program are provided. Advantages to this collaboration for both the psychology department and student affairs are highlighted. Suggestions for future collaborations on other college campuses are discussed.

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Collaborating with Academic Affairs: The Development of a Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Program Within an Academic Department

Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice ◽

10.2202/1949-6605.1151 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 38 (4) ◽

pp. 438-450

Author(s):

Elizabeth A. Yeater ◽

Patricia Miltenberger ◽

Rita M. Laden ◽

Shannon Ellis ◽

William O'Donohue

Keyword(s):

Sexual Assault ◽

Academic Department ◽

Academic Affairs ◽

Sexual Assault Prevention ◽

Counseling Program ◽

Assault Prevention

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Sexual Assault Prevention for Heavy Drinking College Men: Development and Feasibility of an Integrated Approach

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/1077801218787928 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (11) ◽

pp. 1369-1396 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Lindsay M. Orchowski ◽

Nancy P. Barnett ◽

Alan Berkowitz ◽

Brian Borsari ◽

Dan Oesterle ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sexual Assault ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Heavy Drinking ◽

College Men ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

High Risk Group ◽

College Campuses ◽

Bystander Intervention ◽

Sexual Assault Prevention ◽

Assault Prevention

Despite the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses, few interventions aimed at decreasing college men’s proclivity to perpetrate sexual aggression have been developed and tested. This article details the theoretical framework, content, and piloting of a sexual assault prevention program for college men who engage in heavy drinking, a high-risk group who may be particularly well positioned to intervene as proactive bystanders in drinking environments. In an open trial, male facilitators delivered the three-session Sexual Assault and Alcohol Feedback and Education (SAFE) program to 25 heavy drinking college men. Session 1 was a 90-min review of personalized normative feedback regarding alcohol use, sexual activity, alcohol-related sexual consequences, understanding of consent, and engagement in bystander intervention, delivered individually in a motivational interviewing style. Session 2 was a 2½-hr group-based sexual assault prevention workshop focusing on social norms, empathy, masculinity, consent, and bystander intervention. Session 3 was a 90-min booster group session that reviewed previous topics and included the active practice of bystander intervention skills. Analyses of postsession assessments of utility, therapeutic alliance, and satisfaction and examination of alcohol use and sexual assault–related outcomes from baseline to the 2-month assessment support the preliminary feasibility and acceptability of the SAFE program.

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Integrating Sexual Assault Resistance, Bystander, and Men’s Social Norms Strategies to Prevent Sexual Violence on College Campuses: A Call to Action

Trauma Violence & Abuse ◽

10.1177/1524838018789153 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 811-827 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Lindsay M. Orchowski ◽

Katie M. Edwards ◽

Jocelyn A. Hollander ◽

Victoria L. Banyard ◽

Charlene Y. Senn ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sexual Assault ◽

College Campuses ◽

Sexual Assault Prevention ◽

Common Goal ◽

Call To Action ◽

Campus Sexual Assault ◽

The Common ◽

Assault Prevention ◽

College Sexual Assault ◽

Prevention Approach

Sexual assault prevention on college campuses often includes programming directed at men, women, and all students as potential bystanders. Problematically, specific types of sexual assault prevention are often implemented on campuses in isolation, and sexual assault risk reduction and resistance education programs for women are rarely integrated with other approaches. With increasing focus on the problem of sexual assault on college campuses, it is timely to envision a comprehensive and interconnected prevention approach. Implementing comprehensive prevention packages that draw upon the strengths of existing approaches is necessary to move toward the common goal of making college campuses safer for all students. Toward this goal, this commentary unpacks the models and mechanisms on which current college sexual assault prevention strategies are based with the goal of examining the ways that they can better intersect. The authors conclude with suggestions for envisioning a more synthesized approach to campus sexual assault prevention, which includes integrated administration of programs for women, men, and all students as potential bystanders on college campuses.

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Sexual Assault Prevention: A Randomized Control Trial of a Standard Military Intervention and a Motivational Interview Enhancement

Violence and Victims ◽

10.1891/vv-d-18-00031 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 266-280

Author(s):

Christine R. Gedney ◽

Brad Lundahl ◽

Peter R. Fawson

Keyword(s):

Sexual Assault ◽

United States Air Force ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Sexual Assault Prevention ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Military Involvement ◽

Potential Efficacy ◽

Willingness To Intervene ◽

History Of ◽

Assault Prevention

Despite increased efforts to prevent sexual assault in military environments, the problem continues at an alarming rate. Sexual assault prevention programs (SAPP) attempt to respond to this issue, yet little is known about their effectiveness within a military environment. This randomized controlled trial examined the potential efficacy of the 2015 United States Air Force (USAF) SAPP compared to that same program with an additional motivational interviewing (MI) enhancement. The MI enhancement involved both self-guided and group discussions designed to elicit change talk toward preventing sexual assault through bystander interventions. Research questions included the general efficacy of the USAF's SAPP in shifting factors linked to sexual assault, specifically participants' endorsement of beliefs associated with sexual assault, beliefs eceived the pretest via e-mailabout intervening as a bystander when confronted with a hypothetical sexual assault situation, and participants' reported willingness to intervene to stop a sexual assault. Fifty-one college students participated, of whom 64% had a history of military involvement. Primary outcome measures included bystanders' willingness and confidence to intervene as well as indicators of rape myth acceptance. Participants in the standard USAF SAPP showed no significant change in willingness or confidence to intervene as bystanders from pretest to posttest. By contrast, those who received a relatively short MI enhancement showed statistically significant increases in their willingness to intervene as bystanders. Neither group showed changes in sexual assault myths. Enhancing SAPPs with a motivational enhancement effort seems justified, especially given the relative low resources involved in introducing such a program.

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