1. Educational Strategies & Interventions for Working with Minors Aaron Lundberg, Vice President & COO, Praesidium Tiffany Nguyen, UCI CampMed Nida Niravanh, UCI Risk Manager, Risk Services Sophia Spann, UCI CampMed Vincent Vigil, UCI Director, Campus Organizations

2. 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

3. 29,588 Total Student Population 23,530 Undergraduate Students 5,983 Graduate Students 94% One-Year Retention Rate Based on 2013 information

4. RCO Total: 625

5. 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

6. WHAT WE KNOW How 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).

7. 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

8. UCI RCOs Interacting with Minors Only 6% response rate!

9. What’s Next? 1.Risk Services 2.Praesidium

10. 1.Identify organizations serving minors 2.Evaluate insurance options 3.Educate administrators and student leadership 4.Provide student organizations with the tools to manage the risk 5.Encourage student organizations to understand and assess their programs risk 6.Provide ongoing consultation and support 6 Steps for Managing Risk for RCOs

11. The Praesidium Safety Equation

12. Oversight Access to youth Funding Awareness of risk Planning Maturity Crossing boundaries with minors Challenges in Managing Risk with Student Organizations that Serve Minors

13. “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

14. 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

15. Campus Organization Toolkit coming soon! Praesidium developing a toolkit for UCI campus organizations Comprehensive collection of campus and Praesidium resources

16. 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

17. CampMed 2015 at UCI: AN EXAMPLE

18. 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

19. CampMed Risk Assessment Praesidium workshops prompted us to establish supervision plans, protocols, and attendance lists as we prepared for camp. 1.Counselor Selection / Training 2.Camper Selection 3.Camp

20. 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

21. 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

22. Future of CampMed All counselors required to do on-site Praesidium training Increase teacher chaperones Protocols for Transgender youth Grant writing & funding

23. Q & A