kent.edu 1 caph.gmu.edu Preparing Our Staff for Healthier Students: Lessons and Leadership David Anderson, Ph.D. College of Education and Human Development Mark Kretovics, Ph.D. Higher Education Administration and Student Personnel Sponsored by Commission for Wellness American College Personnel Association

kent.edu 2 caph.gmu.edu Session Outline Background and Research Objectives Research Methodology Findings: Professionals Findings: Academic Preparation Programs Findings: Academic Coursework Recommendations for Leadership

kent.edu 3 caph.gmu.edu Workshop Objectives To learn the current state of affairs with a range of wellness needs among students and professionals To synthesize current course content and academic resources To create specific recommendations for academic preparation programs and professional development activities

kent.edu 4 caph.gmu.edu What is the Need? Extent of campus problems associated with a range of wellness issues How well prepared student affairs professionals are to deal with these issues The nature of attention to these wellness issues in academic preparation programs

kent.edu 5 caph.gmu.edu USE OF ALCOHOL BY TRADITIONAL-AGE COLLEGE STUDENTS: 30 DAY USE and HEAVY DRINKING

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kent.edu 9 caph.gmu.edu Sources of Academic Impacts reported by students over the past 12 months Anxiety19.7%Concern for a troubled friend or family member 10.4% Depression12.6%Relationship difficulties 9.7% Sleep difficulties 19.4%Stress28.5% Source: ACHA National College Health Assessment Spring, 2013

kent.edu 10 caph.gmu.edu Violence, Abusive Relationships, and Personal Safety reported by students over the past 12 months A verbal threat18.2% A physical fight6.2% An emotionally abusive intimate relationship 9.5% A physically abusive intimate relationship 2.3% Source: ACHA National College Health Assessment Spring, 2013

kent.edu 11 caph.gmu.edu Nutrition and Exercise reported by students over the past day or week Ate 3-4 servings of fruits and vegetables per day 28.9% Ate 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day 6.3% Met recommendation for moderate- intensity exercise, vigorous-intensity exercise, or a combination of the two 48.8% Source: ACHA National College Health Assessment Spring, 2013

kent.edu 12 caph.gmu.edu Mental Health reported by students over the past 12 months Yes, in the last 2 weeks Any time within the last 12 months Felt things were hopeless15.9%45.0% Felt exhausted (not from physical activity) 46.4%79.1% Felt overwhelmed by all you had to do48.4%83.7% Felt very lonely22.3%55.9% Felt overwhelming anxiety20.4%51.0% Felt very sad23.3%59.6% Source: ACHA National College Health Assessment Spring, 2013

kent.edu 13 caph.gmu.edu Research Methodology Determination of key wellness areas Review of academic preparation program requirements Professional assessment (1,900 full-time student affairs professionals) Academic program assessment (180 programs) –On-Line Program Review –Program Coordinator Review –Academic Affairs Assessment IRB review

kent.edu 14 caph.gmu.edu Wellness Areas of Study

kent.edu 15 caph.gmu.edu Key Assessment Questions: Student Affairs Professionals If you supervise one or more professional staff, please answer the following two questions: [1=not at all to 5 = very much] 1. Focusing on the students served in your functional area, to what extent do your full-time professional staff members believe each of the following to be a problem or area of concern among students? 2. Overall, for these professional staff in your functional area, how well prepared are they to work with each of the following issues?

kent.edu 16 caph.gmu.edu Professionals Assessment N = 1,900 Responses from 545 (29%) Analysis based on: –Professional role – job setting –Years of experience –Area of academic preparation

kent.edu 17 caph.gmu.edu Professionals Assessment Perceived Extent of the Problem or Concern

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kent.edu 23 caph.gmu.edu Professional Roles for Analysis Professional RoleN = 545 Housing162 Student Affairs Administration90 Student Activities161 Judicial Affairs76 Counseling55 Greek Affairs34 Health/Wellness74 Recreation/Intramurals25 Note: numbers do not sum to 545 as respondents may report more than one area of professional responsibility

kent.edu 24 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Professional Role: Alcohol Abuse

kent.edu 25 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Professional Role: Illicit Drug Abuse

kent.edu 26 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Professional Role: Prescription Drug Abuse

kent.edu 27 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Professional Role: Stress Management

kent.edu 28 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Professional Role: Emotional Health

kent.edu 29 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Professional Role: Mental Health

kent.edu 30 caph.gmu.edu Academic Program Preparation Major Field of StudyN = 545 Counseling 99 Student Affairs, College Student Personnel, Student Development 129 Higher Education 158 Social Sciences Health related (special education, rehabilitation, physical education ) 37 Other administration (business administration, public administration) 37

kent.edu 31 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Academic Program Preparation: Alcohol Abuse

kent.edu 32 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Academic Program Preparation: Illicit Drug Abuse

kent.edu 33 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Academic Program Preparation : Prescription Drug Abuse

kent.edu 34 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Academic Program Preparation: Stress Management

kent.edu 35 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Academic Program Preparation: Emotional Health

kent.edu 36 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Academic Program Preparation: Mental Health

kent.edu 37 caph.gmu.edu Professionals’ Years of Service Professional YearsN = – More than 20126

kent.edu 38 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Years of Experience: Alcohol Abuse

kent.edu 39 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Years of Experience: Illicit Drug Abuse

kent.edu 40 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Years of Experience: Prescription Drug Abuse

kent.edu 41 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Years of Experience: Stress Management

kent.edu 42 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Years of Experience: Emotional Health

kent.edu 43 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With Preparation Based on Years of Experience: Mental Health

kent.edu 44 caph.gmu.edu Academic Programs Assessment Website Review of Academic Requirements Contact of Academic Program Coordinators –N = 180 –Responses from 98 (54%) On-Line Survey: Academic Program Coordinators –N = 180 –Responses from 73 (40.1%) –Descriptive Review

kent.edu 45 caph.gmu.edu Website Review of Academic Requirements: Wellness Offerings in Preparation Programs Data was collected from best-graduate-schools Reviewed plan of study/course curriculum of 180 Higher Education Administration / Student Affairs related Masters Programs

kent.edu 46 caph.gmu.edu Within the 180 programs, 43 had courses in the following general areas: –counseling with college students –helping skills for practitioners –intervention skills –counseling skills Of these 43, only three institutions had workshops or seminar courses on wellness or alcohol/substance abuse: The College of Saint Rose: EPY 637 Substance Abuse Prevention Workshop (no credit) University of South Florida: EDF 6935: Wellness Seminar (required) University of Connecticut: EDLR-5112 Alcohol and Other Drugs and Their Influence on Higher Education (elective)

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kent.edu 48 caph.gmu.edu Data collection was done with180 program coordinators of the higher education administration/student affairs/college student personnel programs. An request addressed the following questions: 1. Does your program offers any course(s) specific to wellness and/or substance abuse for masters students in your Higher Education/College Student Personnel/Student Affairs program? 2. Does your program have a requirement for masters students to take a course in this subject area? 3. If you do offer this course, would you please provide the course title and credit hours? Contact of Academic Program Coordinators

kent.edu 49 caph.gmu.edu 98 of 180 (54.4%) program coordinators responded to the inquiry * 63 (64.3%) programs do not offer courses on Wellness and Alcohol/Substance Abuse * 22 (22.4%) programs indicated that they do not offer a course but address the topic in some of their courses * 13 (13.3%) programs offer courses on Wellness or Alcohol/Substance Abuse as an elective but through other departments (i.e. counseling)

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kent.edu 51 caph.gmu.edu Academic Affairs Assessment On-Line Survey To what extent does your academic program prepare students to deal with each of the following? [1=not at all to 5 = extremely well] For those questions where your response is 3 or higher, what strategies or approaches are used to accomplish this? What plans does your program have for increasing the level to which any of the topics are addressed with your students? 73 respondents of 180 academic programs (40.6%)

kent.edu 52 caph.gmu.edu Academic Affairs Assessment: On-Line Survey Extent to Which the Program Addresses the Problem or Concern

kent.edu 53 caph.gmu.edu Problem and Academic Preparation Perceived Extent of the Problem and Academic Program Preparation

kent.edu 54 caph.gmu.edu Professional Preparation Academic Program (from academic coordinators) vs. Staff Preparation (from student affairs staff respondents)

kent.edu 55 caph.gmu.edu Topical Integration: Alcohol

kent.edu 56 caph.gmu.edu Topical Integration: Alcohol

kent.edu 57 caph.gmu.edu Topical Integration: Illicit Drugs

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kent.edu 59 caph.gmu.edu Topical Integration: Prescription Drugs

kent.edu 60 caph.gmu.edu Topical Integration: Prescription Drugs

kent.edu 61 caph.gmu.edu Topical Integration: Stress Management

kent.edu 62 caph.gmu.edu Topical Integration: Stress Management

kent.edu 63 caph.gmu.edu Topical Integration: Mental Health

kent.edu 64 caph.gmu.edu Topical Integration: Mental Health

kent.edu 65 caph.gmu.edu Topical Integration: Emotional Health

kent.edu 66 caph.gmu.edu Summary Findings

kent.edu 67 caph.gmu.edu Recommendations for Leadership

kent.edu 68 caph.gmu.edu Workshop Objectives To learn the current state of affairs with a range of wellness needs among students and professionals To synthesize current course content and academic resources To create specific recommendations for academic preparation programs and professional development activities

kent.edu 69 caph.gmu.edu Contact Information Mark Kretovics, Ph.D.David S. Anderson, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Foundations, Leadership, and Administration Professor of Education and Human Development Program Coordinator, Higher Education Administration & Student Personnel Director, Center for the Advancement of Public Health Kent State UniversityGeorge Mason University 411 White HallMS 1 F 5 Kent, OH 44242Fairfax, VA