Creating a SAM Program

1. Creating a SAM Program Presented by: The University of Central Florida

2. Agenda

3. The Creation Process

4. Year One

5. APPLE Conference 2010 Identified weaknesses • Policies • Education Programs • Referral and Counseling Focus: • Education Programs

6. Video here of SA answering question about the importance of creating the CARE Team - Diana

8. Student-athletes presented proposal to the Athletics Director • Presentation Identified: • Why the C.A.R.E. Team is necessary • Logistics surrounding the organization • Benefits for student-athletes

9. C.A.R.E. Team • Who we are • What we do • What we promote… Courage to stand Awareness of resources Responsibility to act Excellence on and off the field

10. How does it work? • Each team has two representatives • C.A.R.E. Council • Year commitment • Meeting once a month • Attend seven mandatory meetings per year • Participate in two outreach events per year

11. C.A.R.E. members are…

12. Benefits of the C.A.R.E. Team • Assume leadership • Make a difference in the lives of friends, teammates, and peers • Receive professional training

13. Video of Tristan Spurlock discussing the benefits of the CARE Team

14. Year Two

15. APPLE Conference 2011 Areas of Focus: • Policies and Education Identified Weaknesses • Policies • Education

17. Director of Student Services met with the Athletics Director to present the Social Norms Campaign

18. Solution • C.A.R.E. Team • Create an educational poster series on social norm topics that will run every month • Utilize the services of a guest speaker to motivate and encourage the C.A.R.E. Team and student-athletes • Policies • Create a Social Norms campaign • SAAC and C.A.R.E. Team members will be responsible for relaying important information concerning the key points of the policy back to their respective team

19. Social Norms Campaign • Goal • Educate student-athletes on topics relevant to them with interesting, easy to read visuals • Logistics • The posters will be distributed at the beginning of each month around UCFAA • Each poster will relate to the specific C.A.R.E. meeting topic of that month

20. Key Benefits • Provides student-athletes with information about applicable topics on a monthly basis • Creative posters catch attention of student-athletes and are easily accessible for student athletes to see (displayed in study hall, training rooms, and locker rooms) • Guest speaker will serve to motivate, encourage, and prepare student athletes to act responsibly

24. Evaluation • End of year evaluation • Effectiveness of C.A.R.E. • Strengths and Weaknesses • Areas of Improvement • New Ideas

25. Challenges Scheduling Poster Logistics Awareness Student-Athlete Buy-In Evaluating the Social Norms Campaign

26. Takeaways for Success • Utilizing campus resources • Athletic benefits • Meeting format

27. Meeting Format Time Ice Breaker C.A.R.E. Council Introduction of Speaker/Topic Discuss Topic (Program style) Recap previous meeting and create poster 10 minutes 5 minutes 30 minutes 15 minutes Activity

28. Comparison between year one and year two - Claire

29. Hindsight is 20/20 • Awareness campaign • Highlight what C.A.R.E. is and the services they provide • In depth introduction to each team at the beginning of the school year

30. Show coaches why it’s important Obtain buy-in from student-athletes Be Persistent Weather the Storm Obtain buy-in from administration Share Resources