I am thrilled to present a very special opportunity to members of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisers this coming December at the AFA Annual Meeting. As one of the Advance Programs (formerly called “pre-con programs”), AFA members can become a LEVEL I CERTIFIED FACILITATOR for the RESPONSE ABILITY program. Here are the details as they appear on the AFA Annual Meeting website:
RESPONSE ABILITY: Level I Facilitator Certification
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville (Florida)
12 noon – 4 p.m. | $75*
*The cost covers the workshop, expanded Facilitator’s Guide and Certification Certificate.
Presenter:
Mike Dilbeck, Creator & Producer of the “Response Ability” Project and CAMPUSPEAK speaker
Supported by:
Jesse Lyons, Kappa Alpha Order
Kate Planow, Longwood University
RESPONSE ABILITY, the groundbreaking program on bystander behavior and intervention, gives students the courage to stand up to bad behavior, promote dialogue and work together to create a healthy college climate for all. This program is currently being used by 35 NIC/NPC organizations and nearly 100 campuses across the country. It has received the 2009 Laurel Wreath Award (NIC), 2009 Willis HRH Fellow Award (FEA), and the Telly Award (national).
Most of the problems in the fraternity/sorority community involve bystanders – those who see or know about something “wrong” and do nothing, say nothing. The facilitator, through this program, gets to empower the 95% of our students who are not causing the problems but who are also not standing up to the 5% who are.
RESPONSE ABILITY is one of the most talked-about, powerful, and empowering educational programs currently being used on the college campus. However, it’s real success and effectiveness now rests on the facilitator. We must now train and develop powerful facilitators to lead the program and generate conversations that will leave each and every student empowered to turn “wrong” or even threatening situations into opportunities for action.
This is a Level I Certification Program and each person who completes this program will be considered a Certified Level I Facilitator of the Program and will receive an expanded facilitator’s guide and certificate. Level I is the basic level and certifies someone to thoroughly facilitate the program to individual chapters, or a group of chapters, on their campus. A list of certified facilitators will be kept for possible future opportunities as the program grows and Level II certification will be made available in the near future.
Note: This certification does not certify someone in being an “expert” in bystander behavior and intervention. It only certifies them to facilitate the RESPONSE ABILITY educational program.
