Building the Future:Outreach Training for Peer Educators and Doctoral Interns

Brittani Berbette, M.S. and Jordy YarnellFlorida State University Counseling Center

Learning Objectives• Apply appropriate and successful recruitment skills to recruit

and select undergraduate peer educators• Identify the multi-dimensional outreach training of

undergraduate peer educators to help improve and extend outreach services

• Apply the appropriate mentoring skills to develop doctoral Intern competency in outreach provision

• Identify the practical applications to institute outreach training as a transformative experience for peer educators and doctoral interns

THE FSU UCC

Campus Overview 2014-2015

FSU

• 41, 773 students• 32,621 undergraduate• 9,152 graduate• 55% women• 27% minority

FSU UCC

• 20 clinical staff• 7 interns + 2 practicum

counselors• 3 support staff• 1 graduate assistant• 45 RENEW members

Numbers

RENEW

• 40 outreaches• About 800 students• 33 instructional sessions• Greek Life, Classes,

Residence Halls, Student Organizations

Interns

• 25 outreaches• About 450 students• Greek Life, Classes, Off-

Campus Organizations and Events, Student Organizations

Campus-Wide Outreaches 2014-2015

• Sweet Success• Mood Check-Up • Stress Buster• Yappy Hour• Love Your Body Day• Be Happy

• These outreaches combined likely reached about 1,177 students.• This brings the UCC’s total students reached to 2,881.

RECRUITING UNDERGRADUATE PEER EDUCATORS

RENEW• Realizing Everyone’s Need for Emotional Wellness• Established September 2006 at FSU• Opportunities for students to develop leadership and

skill development, promote the UCC• Participate in outreaches and provide individual

instructional sessions• Stress Management• Time Management• Study Skills• Healthy Relationships / Conflict Resolution (outreach only)

• Enhances visibility of the UCC and reduces stigma of mental health care

Member Requirements• GPA typically 3.0+ (2.8 minimum)• Attend meetings, retreats and training• Participate in a minimum of 4 events per semester• Individual Sessions, Presentations, Outreach

• Initial dues-$30, subsequent semesters-$20

Time commitment:-General meetings : 1.5 hours per week-1 Retreat per semester: approx. 5 hours- Average of at least ½ hour per week preparing / facilitating

Recruiting Members• Seek out diverse majors through campus wide programming

• Target related majors

• Communicate with other organizations• Orientation leaders• Advisors & Instructors• Career Center

• Motivation for such a commitment includes:• Receive supervision, knowledge, and training• Opportunity for versatile professional development• Become part of a like-minded, exceptionally close knit group• Gain hands-on experience in MH service provision

Spreading the Word• Involvement at university-wide events• Push visibility through recruitment• Develop as an additional student service recognized by the

university• Utilize flyers, handouts, social media, university student affairs

listserv• Social Media• Facebook• Twitter• Instagram

Professional Development• First real interview for most students• Interview experience and tips

• Training on professional conduct• Communication• Appearance• Preparation

• Accountability• Like a first job, with expectations and a higher standard than a typical student

organization

• Graduate School Guidance• Alumni Relations• Career Panel

• Executive board• Experience with interviewing, team building, facilitating trainings, management

OUTREACH TRAINING FOR PEER EDUCATORS

New Member Retreat• Fundamentals shared through full day retreat• Trainings in each subject area• Extensive team building• Review of materials• Organizational knowledge• Presentation, tabling, and individual instruction procedures• Organization Guidelines• Confidentiality and expectations• Communication & Conduct training• Review of training manual

Training Materials• Binders• Personalized by Exec• Basic, essential documents

• Dropbox • Contains all binder materials• Accessible anywhere• Local Printer & Computer (separate from the UCC network)

available in the RENEW space• Never worry about losing stuff!• Offers students the ability to contribute their own work (after

approval)• Only Exec has admin. rights

• Instantly Updated

In-Vivo Training• Presentations• Complete presentation with two other new members to other RENEW

members• First community presentations often accompanied by senior members

• Individual Instructional Session• Mock session with Exec. member• Co-lead with a member cleared to facilitate sessions

• Can do this as many times as they want• All sessions are co-led

• Ongoing trainings in special interest topics • Facilitated by campus celebrities• Personal growth and professional development

• Self-motivated organizational development• Members encouraged to submit new binder materials• GA will go over their materials with them, so they can learn about the

critique process

Supervision• Pseudo-clinical supervision provided by Grad Assistant• Grad Assistant currently enrolled in a doctoral level psychology

program• Experience with provision of clinical services & psychoeducation• Experience with clinical supervision• Knowledgeable about topic areas

• Supervision available by schedule and phone• Grad Assistant supervised by a UCC staff licensed clinician• Supervisors viewed as a mentors

Members strongly value the supervisors having a high degree of involvement in the RENEW community

MENTORING INTERN OUTREACH PROVISION

Mentor-Apprentice Model• The Doctoral Psychology Internship Program at the UCC

utilizes a Mentor-Apprentice model of training, whereby the professional growth and development of interns is facilitated by supervised applied practice, augmented by modeling, consultation, and teaching. It is our belief that close, collegial involvement with psychologist role models provides a phase appropriate learning experience for the interns, allowing for enhancement of their professional identity while further developing their skills and competencies as practitioners.

Intern Orientation• First introduction of outreach at the UCC• Review outreach at UCC• Definition• What are we trying to do?• Who does outreach?• What kinds of outreach do we do?• How do we receive requests?

• Watch video of past Mood Check-Up• Provide with tips and tricks • Table at Sweet Success event

Training• Introduction to various outlets for outreach and information on

how to conduct each different type• Tabling Events • Noles CARE/ Suicide Prevention• Diverse Populations/REACH• Large groups (100+) – Parent orientation, RA training, etc• Small groups (5-30) • Large, campus-wide events (Love Your Body, Stress Buster Day)• Crisis/Grief outreaches – Psychological First Aid

• Liaisons • Evaluations• Emphasize importance of networking with other campus groups

in effort to assist and contribute to outreach

Evaluating Outreaches

Providing Options• Small Groups, Large Groups, Tabling• Allow interns to find their niche • Also provide opportunity to observe those outside realm of

experience before doing on own• E.g., parent orientation

OUTREACH AS TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE

Professional Development• Liaisons • Ability to network with other organizations and professionals on

campus • Develop networking and consultation skills• Outreach Committee • Opportunity to learn how outreach coordinator operates • Developing and planning outreaches

• Development and Maintenance of skills• Speaking• Teaching• Listening• Crisis and other interventions

Benefits of Collaboration• Interns are aware of RENEW and their services• Appropriate client referrals

• RENEW members gain unique experience • Learn from interns and clinical staff (e.g., intervention skills)

• RENEW members can refer to UCC • Professional networking for both interns and RENEW• Other organizations on campus are made aware of the UCC

Summary• Increased visibility• Utilizing RENEW and interns

• Reach more students • Training is important• Mentor-apprentice model

• Supervision and teaching provide strong skills

QUESTIONS?Thank You!

Other Contacts• Please contact the following individuals for more information

about RENEW:

• Jordy Yarnell: jyarnell@fsu.edu• Ilese Weingarten: iweingarten@admin.fsu.edu