Step-Up!
Training
Adapted with permission from: Step-Up!
A Prosocial Behavior/Bystander Intervention program
created by Becky Bell, University of Arizona, in partnership with the NCAA,
University of California - Riverside and the University of Virginia
Step Up! Philosophy
• Belief that people have pro-social values
and want to live by them.
• Respect for all participants and the
process of change
Step Up! Program Goals
• Help participants recognize reasons why
people may not intervene when another is in
trouble
• Empower participants to act on their values
• Create a safer environment for everyone
Step Up! Program Components
• 1 ½ - 2 hour program
• Teaching Techniques
– Audience Response Technology
– Video Clips
– Small group discussion
• Content
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Explain the bystander effect
Review relevant research
Provide strategies for reaching each of the 5 stages
Population and topic –specific scenarios
Step Up! Topics
• Scenarios, background information and resources are
available on the following topics:
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Academics
Alcohol and Alcohol Poisoning
Anger
Depression
Discrimination
Disordered Eating
Gambling
Hazing
Relationship Abuse
Sexual Assault
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Step Up! Video
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWv1_cr2
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Step-Up! increases your ability to intervene in situations
that threaten a person’s safety and well-being
Recognize
What is the Bystander
Effect?
React
How can I be an active
bystander?
Respect
How can we create a
culture of shared
responsibility?
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I have witnessed a situation, at
least once, where someone’s
health and safety were in danger.
•Drinking too much
•Hazing
•Being taken advantage of sexually
•Discrimination (racial, sexual orientation, etc.)
•Physical endangerment
•None of the above
Could a problem have been
avoided if someone
intervened?
Whose responsibility is it to
Step Up?
88%
Believe in Intervention
Recognize
What are Barriers to Action?
What is the Bystander Effect?
People are less likely to offer help when they
are in a group than when they are alone
• Kitty Genovese Case:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JozmWS6xYEw&feature=related
• Bystander Experiment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSsPfbup0ac&feature=PlayList&p=D7
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Did anything in the video surprise you?
What do you think you would have done?
Why do only 20% of people intervene
when other bystanders are present?
RECOGNIZE
Awareness Test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahg6qcgoay4
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Pluralistic Ignorance
Bystanders assume nothing is wrong because
no one else looks concerned.
#1 reason students don’t act in hazing situations
Diffusion of Responsibility
Bystanders assume that someone else is
better equipped to handle the situation.
REACT
Conformity
Solomon Asch research
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qlJqR4GmKw
Ambiguity
Difficulty identifying problems and emergencies.
#1 reason students don’t act in alcohol situations
http://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/
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Difference in Perspective
Trouble seeing from another’s point of view.
Obedience to Authority
Deferring to positions of power.
Obedience to Perceived Authority
The Milgram Experiment
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/Video/playerIndex?id=2769000
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React
How can I be an
active bystander?
Passive to Active:
5 Stages to Intervention
Passive to Active:
5 Stages to Intervention
Latane, B., Darley, J.M. (1970)
Notice the Event
Interpret Event as a Problem or
Emergency
Assume Personal Responsibility
Know How to Help
Implement the Help
1. Notice the Event
2. Interpret the Event as a
Problem/Emergency
3. Assume Personal Responsibility
4. Know How to Help
#1 reason students don’t act when someone
was being taken advantage of sexually
5. Implement the Help
Reasons Students Did Intervene
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Right thing to do
We should look out for each other
I would want help
Someone needed help
Prevent escalation
Helping makes me feel good
Preserve my group’s reputation
Keep a friend out of trouble
INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP
SHARED RESPONSIBILTY
Simply understanding
bystander intervention makes
you more likely to intervene.
S.E.E. the path to helping
• Safe
• Early
• Effective
#1 reason students didn’t act when they witnessed harassment
Knowing Your Situation
Emergency
Remove the person from
Indirect
Direct
situation
Administer CPR
Take away car keys, drive
the person home
Call 9-1-1
 Distract the people involved
Enlist others
Call a sober friend
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Non- Emergency
 Talk to the person about
the problem
Encourage your friend to
report the problem/incident
Speak to an RA, counselor,
dean or other resource
Learn more about the topic
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Helping When There Are
High Emotions:
• Are you safe?
• Address emotions first,
then address conflict
• Help people save face and
calm down
Friends helping friends:
The 5 Point Formula*
1. I care
2. I see
3. I feel
4. I want
5. I will
*Source:
The BACCHUS Network’s Certified Peer Educator Training
Scenario
You are at a party. During the past hour you notice that your
friend Chris has been talking to one of your housemates, Sam.
They seem to be having a good time but it is clear that Chris has
had too much to drink. At one point you overhear Sam say, “I’m
just going to get Chris ‘one more.’” A few minutes later you see
Sam put an arm around Chris and start to lead Chris upstairs.
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What issues are ambiguous in this scenario?
What is the goal of a bystander intervention in this situation?
What are some direct and indirect ways to help?
How would you feel if you were Chris or Sam? What would you
want others to do for you?
Respect
How can we create a
culture of shared
responsibility?
Each one of us
CAN make a difference
How to Start?
Think about some of the things you would like
to continue or start doing over the next month
1. List 1 thing you plan to continue doing to be an
active bystander
2. List 1 new thing you plan to start doing in your
own life
3. List 1 new thing you want your organization to
start doing
www.StepUpProgram.org
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