EXTENDING “THE CUBE” TO A
MODEL OF COLLABORATIVE
MULTICULTURAL OUTREACH
Presented by:
Torrence R.
Wimbish, Ph.D.
Lauren M.
Weitzman, Ph.D.
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INTRODUCTIONS
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ORIGINS: THE “CUBE
MODEL”
Morrill,
Oetting, &
Hurst (1974 )
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ORIGINS: THE “
INTERACTIVE CUBE”
Interactive
Global Cube
Pace, Stamler,
Yarris, & June
(1996)
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EVOLUTION OF THE CUBE
The Original Cube
 Focus on CC Functions
 Isolated/Singular/
Dependent
 Fixed Structure
 Closed System
 Internal D-M
 “Be all things”
 Expert
The Interactive Cube
 Focus on the
Institution/System
 Interdependent/
Community Focus
 Living System
 Open System
 Consultation
 Balance Resources
 Collaboration
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STRENGTHS OF THE INTERACTIVE CUBE
Initiator-Catalyst Model
Focus on collaboration and relationship building
Congruent with a multicultural perspective
Implications for feedback and continued
learning
Process focus, not outcome driven
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IMPLICATIONS OF THE INTERACTIVE CUBE
Enacting Partnerships: Networking and
Relationship-Building
Increasing Accessibility
Ongoing Needs Assessment
Overlap of Clinical & Outreach
Services
Considering Resources
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UCC COMMITMENT TO MULTICULTURALISM
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Our mission is to support the emotional, intellectual,
cultural, and social development of students and the
campus community. We advocate a philosophy of
acceptance, compassion, and support for those we
serve as well as for each other. We aspire to respect
cultural, individual, and role differences as we
continually work toward creating a safe and
affirming climate for individuals of all ages, cultures,
ethnicities, genders, gender identities, languages,
mental & physical abilities, national origins, races,
religions, sexual orientations, sizes, and
socioeconomic statuses.
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UCC OUTREACH MODEL
Outreach
Product
Collaborative
Internal
Consultation
Process
Expert
External
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CURRENT CONFIGURATIONS
 Starts from the top!
 Director & agency commitment/buy in
 Woven into the interworkings of agency functions
 Outreach Coordinator
 Diversity Seminar Coordinator & UCC Diversity
Initiatives Coordinator
 UCC Organizational Chart
 Responsibility assigned/monitored & intentionality
around multicultural outreach/focus/commitment.
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FROM THE INSIDE OUT
 Integration throughout agency functions
Fall retreat / Utah Food Bank
Outreach Coalition
Outreach Seminar
Diversity Seminar
Multicultural Coordinating Committee / Multicultural Staff
Development Training
 Multicultural Issues Course
 In-Reach- A point of social action
 UCC Black History Week Celebration
 Sexual Assault Prevention – Denim Day
 Hispanic Heritage Week Celebration
 UCC Pride Week
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UCC Black
History
Month
CelebrationFebruary
2011
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UCC Denim
Day April 2011
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Utah Food
BankAugust
2011
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UCC Hispanic
Heritage
Month
CelebrationSeptember
2011
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UCC
Celebrating
the U's Pride
with a Human
Rainbow October 2011
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SPECIFIC OUTREACH INTERVENTIONS
 Grounded in Collaborative Multicultural Outreach Model (CMOM)
 “Campus Crawl”- New interns meeting campus partners during orientation
 Intern Diversity Initiatives
 Updated mission statement
 UCC donation box
 Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Trainings
 iChat- Support group for students of color
 Women of Color Support group with the Women’s Resource Center
 Talking Helps brochures
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TALKING HELPS BROCHURES
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TECH-REACH
 Utilizing current tends in social media for campus outreach
 UCC Facebook Page
 https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=101503100708
28868&id=582428867&ref=notif&notif_t=like#!/ pages/University-ofUtah-Counseling-Center/165148910166467
 UCC YouTube Channel
 http://www.youtube.com/user/UofUCounselingCenter?feature=mhee
 Coming soon: UCC video projects with U film student
 Normalizing mental health & help seeking
 Putting a friendly face to the counseling center
 Fresh student perspective
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UCC VIDEO
 What To Expect For The First Appointment
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LYBW VIDEO
 Over 3,600 hits (views)
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EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COLLABORATIVE
MULTICULTURAL OUTREACH MODEL
• Outreach Requests
• Relationships with Campus Partners
• Use of the UCC by under-represented
groups
• Reviewing presentation evaluations
• UCC Client Satisfaction Survey
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Let’s
talk…
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WHAT COLLABORATIVE MULTICULTURAL
OUTREACH INITIATIVES DO YOU
CURRENTLY HAVE ON YOUR CAMPUS?
HOW MIGHT YOU APPLY THE
COLLABORATIVE MULTICULTURAL
OUTREACH MODEL ON YOUR CAMPUS?
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