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
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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
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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
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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
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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 7 caph.gmu.edu 7 Mean Percentages
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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kent.edu 14 caph.gmu.edu Wellness Areas of Study
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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?
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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
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kent.edu 17 caph.gmu.edu Professionals Assessment Perceived
Extent of the Problem or Concern
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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
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kent.edu 24 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With
Preparation Based on Professional Role: Alcohol Abuse
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kent.edu 25 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With
Preparation Based on Professional Role: Illicit Drug Abuse
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kent.edu 26 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With
Preparation Based on Professional Role: Prescription Drug
Abuse
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kent.edu 27 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With
Preparation Based on Professional Role: Stress Management
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kent.edu 28 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With
Preparation Based on Professional Role: Emotional Health
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Preparation Based on Professional Role: Mental Health
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Field of StudyN = 545 Counseling 99 Student Affairs, College
Student Personnel, Student Development 129 Higher Education 158
Social Sciences91 165 Health related (special education,
rehabilitation, physical education ) 37 Other administration
(business administration, public administration) 37
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kent.edu 31 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With
Preparation Based on Academic Program Preparation: Alcohol
Abuse
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kent.edu 32 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With
Preparation Based on Academic Program Preparation: Illicit Drug
Abuse
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kent.edu 33 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With
Preparation Based on Academic Program Preparation : Prescription
Drug Abuse
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kent.edu 34 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With
Preparation Based on Academic Program Preparation: Stress
Management
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Preparation Based on Academic Program Preparation: Emotional
Health
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Preparation Based on Academic Program Preparation: Mental
Health
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kent.edu 37 caph.gmu.edu Professionals Years of Service
Professional YearsN = 545 0 4119 5-10153 11-20157 More than
20126
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kent.edu 38 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With
Preparation Based on Years of Experience: Alcohol Abuse
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kent.edu 39 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With
Preparation Based on Years of Experience: Illicit Drug Abuse
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kent.edu 40 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With
Preparation Based on Years of Experience: Prescription Drug
Abuse
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kent.edu 41 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With
Preparation Based on Years of Experience: Stress Management
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kent.edu 42 caph.gmu.edu Level of Concern Compared With
Preparation Based on Years of Experience: Emotional Health
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Preparation Based on Years of Experience: Mental Health
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Review of Academic Requirements E-Mail 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
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kent.edu 45 caph.gmu.edu Website Review of Academic
Requirements: Wellness Offerings in Preparation Programs Data was
collected from http://naspa.org/ http://www.petersons.com/
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/
best-graduate-schools Reviewed plan of study/course curriculum of
180 Higher Education Administration / Student Affairs related
Masters Programs
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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 email 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? E-Mail Contact of Academic Program Coordinators
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kent.edu 49 caph.gmu.edu 98 of 180 (54.4%) program coordinators
responded to the email 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%)
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Survey Extent to Which the Program Addresses the Problem or
Concern
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kent.edu 53 caph.gmu.edu Problem and Academic Preparation
Perceived Extent of the Problem and Academic Program
Preparation
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kent.edu 54 caph.gmu.edu Professional Preparation Academic
Program (from academic coordinators) vs. Staff Preparation (from
student affairs staff respondents)
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Health
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Health
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Health
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kent.edu 66 caph.gmu.edu Summary Findings
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kent.edu 67 caph.gmu.edu Recommendations for Leadership
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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
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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 22030
[email protected]@gmu.edu 330.672.0642703-993-3698
http://www.kent.edu/ehhs/hiedwww.caph.gmu.edu