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
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
29,588
Total Student Population
23,530
Undergraduate Students
5,983
Graduate Students
94%
One-Year Retention Rate
Based on 2013 information
Registered Campus Organizations (RCOs)
120
105
100
84
80
66
60
40
20
47
38
23
9
3
59
54
42
32 29
24
10
0
RCO Total: 625
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
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).
Initial
announcements
at COMO
Which RCOs Interact
with Minors?
Survey
RCOs
Ask via
email/news
letter
Work with
SOAR Office for
funded RCOs
• Contact information
• Does your organization sponsor
any events
involving
• Collected
a list
of RCOsminors?
getting
• funding
Collaborate with UCI department
and/or community
• Reached
out to RCOsagency?
with the
• survey
Name of department/community
agency
• Collaborated
with SOAR on Risk
• Management
Describe event
workshop
• Training
• Additional information
UCI RCOs Interacting with Minors
Only 6%
response
rate!
RCOs (625)
Identified RCOs W/Minors (37)
What’s Next?
1. Risk Services
2. Praesidium
6 Steps for Managing Risk for RCOs
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
The Praesidium Safety Equation
Challenges in Managing Risk with
Student Organizations that Serve
Minors
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Oversight
Access to youth
Funding
Awareness of risk
Planning
Maturity
Crossing boundaries with minors
Education = Praesidium
“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
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
Campus Organization Toolkit
coming soon!
• Praesidium developing a toolkit for UCI
campus organizations
• Comprehensive collection of campus and
Praesidium resources
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
CampMed 2015 at UCI:
AN EXAMPLE
What is CampMed?
Aspire to Inspire
• Est. 1997
• Undergraduate run nonprofit under the UC
Irvine Foundation
• Serve local High School
youth with a mentorship
program and camp
Who makes CampMed
happen?
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Board Members
Counselors
Campers
Health Professionals
Title 1 High Schools:
– Estancia
– Los Amigos
– Westminster
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
Counselor Selection and Training
• Application  Interview  Board Review
• Trainings - weekly meetings, weekend trainings, SOAR,
Praesidium (online)
Camper Selection
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CampMed Info Night
Camper Application
Board/Counselor application review
Parent Info Night
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
Future of CampMed
• All counselors required to do on-site Praesidium
training
• Increase teacher chaperones
• Protocols for Transgender youth
• Grant writing & funding
Q&A