We are so excited to be continuing our RESPONSE ABILITY® conversation in a more intimate, intentional and expanded format. It is our hope that this is the start of a campus movement. After all, we each have the power and responsibility as individuals and bystanders to make a change in our community.
Heather Howard, Director of Center for Student Leadership, Involvement and Service, Sonoma State University
Helping students take the leap to go beyond bystander behavior and unlock solutions to problems on their campus
The PersonalPower: A RESPONSE ABILITY® Workshop has been empowering college students to go beyond bystander behavior and to intervene in problem situations. While the project fosters personal development, it also teaches students to empower others to do the same.
Mike Dilbeck, creator and producer of the RESPONSE ABILITY® Project, joined the CAMPUSPEAK roster in June 2009. He shares very powerful practices for when students see unhealthy or negative behavior among their peers in his PersonalPower: A RESPONSE ABILTY® Workshop. These messages have already dramatically changed campuses all over the country.
CAMPUSPEAK offers this workshop to explore personal and organizational values, what bystander behavior is, what barriers keep us from intervening, intervention styles and skills and concludes with an action plan and commitment to lead with integrity. This workshop is targeted to impact behaviors like hazing, drug/alcohol abuse, sexual abuse/assault, bullying and discrimination on college campuses.
PersonalPower Learning Details
- Identify personal and organizational values and recognize actions congruent or incongruent with them
- Understand the barriers that keep bystanders from intervening when problematic behavior arises
- Demonstrate proactive strategies for intervention
- Commit to being a person of action–living out values and confronting unhealthy behaviors
- Develop supportive relationships with fellow participants
Workshop Details
- 6 hour interactive workshop
- Great as part of an existing training and/or retreat
- 1 to 2 CAMPUSPEAK facilitators (depending on the size of the group)
Who Is This Ideal For?
- Fraternity and Sorority Organizations
- Athletes
- First-Year Experience
- Residence Hall Associations
- Orientation Leaders
- Student Organizations
For more information on PersonalPower: A RESPONSE ABILITY ®Workshop call 303-745-5545, email workshops@campuspeak.com or visit raproject.org.
