Collegiate Recovery Programs: Supporting Second Chances - October 2012
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Mary Jo Desprez, MA Director, Health Promotion and Community Relations University Health Service University of Michigan October 2012 COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAMS SUPPORTING SECOND CHANCES
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The transition to a college environment can pose significant risk to a recovering student and to students at risk for alcohol/other drug problems. Many colleges and universities, including the University of Michigan, have developed programs to help recovering students maintain their recovery, excel academically and have a normative college experience apart from the culture of alcohol and other drug use. Research demonstrates exceptionally high rates of academic success and sustained recovery among students who participate in Collegiate Recovery Programs. This presentation will provide an overview of the national and local efforts to build recovery support programs on college campuses, and provide information about what parents and students should look for as they explore their options for pursuing a degree of higher education. The program is presented by Mary Jo Desprez, MA; Director of Health Promotion and Community Relations, for the University of Michigan. Mary Jo manages both the Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program and the Collegiate Recovery Program at the University of Michigan. She serves as the Co-Chair for both the Ann Arbor Campus and Community Coalition (A2C3), and the Michigan Campus Coalition (MC3). She is a Center Associate for the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention (U.S Department of Education). Mary Jo has also been an adjunct instructor at Eastern Michigan University since 1997. This program is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a FREE, annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. For information, please see http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series.
Transcript of Collegiate Recovery Programs: Supporting Second Chances - October 2012
Mary Jo Desprez , MA
Di rec to r , Hea l th Promot i on and Commun i ty Re la t i onsUn ivers i ty Hea l th Serv i ce
Un ivers i ty o f M i ch igan
October 2012
COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAMS
SUPPORTING SECOND CHANCES
…are about second chances
THE STORIES
Research has demonstrated that for youth with substance use disorders and/or co-occurring mental health disorders, an acute care model of clinical intervention alone is insuffi cient to enable youth to sustain treatment gains and achieve long-term recovery (SAMHSA 2009).
We do know that, for youth, an environment supportive of recovery is essential. Personal change does not happen in a vacuum, least of all the transformation required to overcome an addiction, but it is infl uenced by a social context that can facilitate or impede recovery from addiction (Hser & Anglin 2011).
WORKING A STRONG RECOVERY PROGRAM AND PURSUING A COLLEGE DEGREE SHOULD NOT BE MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE
Recovery/Relapse Prevention in Educational Settings For Youth With Substance Use & Co-occurring mental health disorders 2010 Consultative Sessions Report , U.S Dept. of
Education
The culture creates vulnerabil ity and the institutions provide opportunity
THE CONTEXT
Death: 1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes (Hingson et al., 2009).
Injury: 599,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are unintentionally injured under the infl uence of alcohol (Hingson et al., 2009).
Assault: 696,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking (Hingson et al., 2009).
Sexual Abuse: 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape (Hingson et al., 2009).
A SNAPSHOT OF ANNUAL HIGH-RISK COLLEGE DRINKING CONSEQUENCES
Unsafe Sex: 400,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 had unprotected sex and more than 100,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 report having been too intoxicated to know if they consented to having sex (Hingson et al. , 2002).
Academic Problems: About 25 percent of college students report academic consequences of their drinking including missing class, fal l ing behind, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall (Engs et al. , 1996; Presley et al. , 1996a, 1996b; Wechsler et al. , 2002).
Health Problems/Suicide Attempts: More than 150,000 students develop an alcohol-related health problem (Hingson et al. , 2002), and between 1.2 and 1.5 percent of students indicate that they tried to commit suicide within the past year due to drinking or drug use (Presley et al. , 1998).
Drunk Driving: 3,360,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 drive under the infl uence of alcohol (Hingson et al. , 2009).
A SNAPSHOT OF ANNUAL HIGH-RISK COLLEGE DRINKING CONSEQUENCES
Alcohol Abuse and Dependence: 31 percent of college students met criteria for a diagnosis of alcohol abuse and 6 percent for a diagnosis of alcohol dependence in the past 12 months, according to questionnaire-based self-reports about their drinking (Knight et al., 2002).
A SNAPSHOT OF ANNUAL HIGH-RISK COLLEGE DRINKING CONSEQUENCES
THE CULTURE
THE SOCIAL MEDIA/MEDIA LANDSCAPE
Recovery Support
An important piece of a comprehensive plan
WHAT IS A RECOVERY COMMUNITY?
Recovery communities provide a nurturing, affi rming environment in which students
recovering from addiction can successfully pursue academic, personal, and professional
goals for the purpose of enhancing their quality of life!
HOW DOES A RECOVERY COMMUNITY WORK?
Collegiate Recovery Communities:
Promote recovery from addiction and work to prevent relapse
Improve educational outcomes for students
Create the opportunity for a substance-free culture on campus
Emphasize social support as a mechanism for initiating positive lifestyle changes
Ongoing support from a community of peers is critical to sustaining recovery over long periods of time.
HOW DOES A RECOVERY COMMUNITY WORK?
Collegiate Recovery Communities
1.Emotional support • Demonstrations of empathy, love, caring and concern• Peer-to-peer mentoring• Adult mentoring in recovery-related issues• Recovery support groups
2.Informational support • Health and wellness information for recovering individuals• Educational assistance• Employment readiness • Transformation of recovering students to productive
citizenship
HOW DOES A RECOVERY COMMUNITY WORK?
Collegiate Recovery Communities
3. Instrumental support • Concrete assistance in task accomplishment (i.e. securing
financial aid, job placement, completing applications)• Providing direct assistance in locating housing that
provides a safe environment for a recovering person• Academic advising
4. Companionship • Helping people in early recovery feel connected and enjoy
being with others• Recreational activities in alcohol- and drug-free
environments. (This assistance is especially needed in early recovery, when little about abstaining from alcohol or drugs is reinforcing).
WHAT IS HAPPENING ON CAMPUSES?
To determine an estimate of the number of students on campus that could benefit from a Collegiate Recovery Community, use the following formula.
Though not a scientific representation, this formula helps you to understand how prevalent substance abuse and addiction is on your campus. *
Total number of Students Enrolled - 30,000Students Needing a Collegiate Recovery Community at a Sample University
Number meeting criteria for substance abuse (31.6%) …………………………………………
9,480Number of students meeting criteria for substance dependency (6%)……………….. 1,800Estimated number of students who are seeking help (4%) ………………………………451
THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 451 AT THIS COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY WHO COULD POTENTIALLY BENEFIT FROM A COLLEGIATE RECOVERY COMMUNITY!
*(see Knight et al., 2002 and Clements, 1999)
EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS
StepUP serves more than 75 students annual ly (more than 500 since i ts inception) and is the largest residential col legiate recovery program.
StepUP students’ average GPA is 3.2 (of 4.0).
Over the past three years, the StepUP abstinence rate has averaged 93%.
There is no addit ional cost for students to part icipate in StepUP.
Minneapol is/St. Paul is a high-density location for 12-step support meetings.
The StepUP Program at Augsburg Col lege str ives to help students champion l ives of recovery, achieve academic success, and thrive in a community of accountabi l i ty and support.
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STEP UP PROGRAMAUGSBURG
COLLEGIATE RECOVERY COMMUNITY SEMINARTWELVE-STEP MEETINGS & OTHER SUPPORTACADEMIC SUPPORTASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS ABOUT SERVICE (ASAS)SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR RECOVERING STUDENTSRequirementsMinimum one year of complete abstinence from alcohol, drugs and/or al l process addict ions.One year out of a therapeutic l iving environment.Must enrol l for, and complete, at least 12 hours credit as an undergraduate and 9 hours credit as a graduate student with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or better.
Scholarships range from $500.00 to $5,000.00 per semester, excluding summer semesters. The amount of scholarship money received by a student wi l l depend on their commitment to our values, leadership within the
Community, and G.P.A .
TEXAS TECH
Students support each other’s sobriety while forming meaningful personal relationships based around friendship, sobriety and their college experiences. Some of the unique benefi ts to Recovery Housing are:
The Recovery House is an on-campus residence hall. There are no signs, which protects students’ anonymity. A 12-month housing option. Easy access to University resources such as Rutgers Health
Services, which includes Counseling, Alcohol & Other Drug Assistance Program & Psychiatric Services (CAPS), medical services, on campus 12-Step meetings and recovery counseling.
There is a Recovery Counselor (RC) who advises students on academic and career support.
Organized activities such as attendance at sporting events and plays, hikes, bike trips, intramurals and other campus events.
RUTGERS UNIVERSITYADAP RECOVERY HOUSING
One year old
The Col legiate Recovery Program provides: A support ive community within the
campus culture that reinforces the decis ion to disengage from addict ive behaviors
Educational opportunit ies alongside recovery support to ensure that students do not have to sacrifi ce one for the other
Accountabi l i ty for students in recovery that comes from self , peers, and higher education staff
A normative col lege experience for students in recovery apart from the culture of dr inking/use that is present on today's campuses
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANCOLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM
75 colleges and universities across the country
Association of Recovery in Higher Education
Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
IT IS A MOVEMENT
Augsberg University http://www.augsburg.edu/stepup/index.html
Recovery/Relapse Prevention in Educational Settings For Youth With Substance Use & Co-occurring mental health disorders 2010 Consultative Sessions Report , U.S Dept. of Education
Rutgers University, ADAP Program www. rhscaps.rutgers.edu/services/adap-recovery-housing
The Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery, Texas Tech University
The U.S. Department of Education, Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention
The University of Michigan Collegiate Recovery Program http://www.uhs.umich.edu/recovery
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