Recognition and Referral Skills for RAs-Alcohol and Other Drug Problems

描述（由申请人提供）：我们建议开发一个互动的在线程序，识别和转介技能的RA培训计划-酒精和其他药物问题，培训学院和大学的RA接近，参考，并跟进与宿舍学生谁可能有药物滥用问题。在第一阶段，我们将开发和评估一个原型培训计划，旨在加强监管机构将可能有药物滥用问题的本科居民与专业治疗服务联系起来的能力。计划行为理论将用于指导该计划的制定，该计划旨在培训RA接近，参考和跟进可能有药物滥用问题的居民。该计划将为监管机构提供：（a）接触他们所关注的居民的具体行动计划;（B）指导如何尊重适当的帮助资源（包括在线资源）;以及（c）建议如何在转介后与这些居民保持持续对话和积极关系。该计划的消费者将是美国学院和大学的居住生活和住房部门。在第一阶段，我们将与3所大学的工作人员进行启发式访谈、焦点小组和用户小组，以开发RA培训计划-酒精和其他药物问题的识别和转介技能的内容。我们将依靠一个指定的，迭代的过程来构建在线程序，包括来自专家咨询小组，居民助理和宿舍主任的广泛反馈。我们的评估计划包括一个前后测试的居民助理的态度，主观规范，感知行为控制，行为意图和用户满意度的变化。我们假设，参与准实验性试验将增加RA评分的行为意图，以接近，参考，并与居民谁可能有物质滥用问题的后续行动。我们还希望发现，那些报告对培训计划更满意的RA将有更强的行为意图来接近，参考和跟进那些有药物滥用问题的人。为了记录第二阶段工作的基础，确定了确定第一阶段成功的具体标准。在第二阶段，我们计划进行一项多校区的随机试验，以测试RA培训计划的有效性。项目叙述：开发一个在线培训计划将是创新的和商业上可行的。我们不知道有任何基于网络的应用程序为RA提供培训，以接近，转介和跟进可能有药物滥用问题的居民。虽然酒精和其他毒品问题在本科生中很普遍，但目前美国校园内对这些问题的RA培训并不一致，许多机构的RA培训严重不足。为支持这一申请而对宿舍官员进行的一项全国性调查的结果表明，在制定有效的RA培训计划和社会效益方面都有重大的商业机会，即，更好地将滥用药物的大学生与专业治疗服务联系起来。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to develop an interactive online program, Recognition and Referral Skills for RAs Training Program - Alcohol and Other Drug Problems, to train college and university RAs to approach, refer, and follow-up with residence hall students who may have a substance abuse problem. During Phase I, we will develop and evaluate a prototype training program designed to strengthen RAs ability to link undergraduate residents who may have a substance abuse problem with professional treatment services. The Theory of Planned Behavior will be used to guide the development of the program, which will be designed to train RAs to approach, refer, and follow-up with residents who may have substance abuse problems. The program will provide RAs with: (a) concrete action plans for approaching a resident they have concerns about; (b) guidance on how to make respectful referrals to appropriate helping resources (including online resources); and (c) suggestions for how to maintain an ongoing dialogue and positive relationship with these residents after the referral. The consumer of the program will be departments of residence life and housing at U.S. colleges and universities. In Phase I, we will conduct elicitation interviews, focus groups, and user groups with staff at 3 universities to develop content for the Recognition and Referral Skills for RAs Training Program - Alcohol and Other Drug Problems. We will rely on a specified, iterative process to construct the online program, including extensive feedback from an expert advisory panel, resident assistants, and residence hall directors. Our evaluation plan includes a pre-post test of change in resident assistant attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, behavioral intent, and user satisfaction. We hypothesize that participation in a quasi- experimental trial will increase RA scores on behavioral intent to approach, refer, and follow-up with residents who may have substance abuse problems. We also expect to find that those RAs who report greater satisfaction with the training program will have stronger behavioral intent to approach, refer, and follow-up with those with substance abuse problems. To document a foundation for Phase II work, specific criteria are identified for establishing Phase I success. In Phase II, we plan to conduct a multi-campus, randomized trial to test the efficacy of the RA training program. Project Narrative: The development of an online training program would be innovative and commercially viable. We are not aware of any web-based application that provides training for RAs to approach, refer, and follow-up with residents who may have a substance abuse problem. Although alcohol and other drug problems are prevalent in the undergraduate population, the current state of RA training on these issues is inconsistent across America's campuses and at many institutions is woefully inadequate. The findings from a national survey of residence hall officials, conducted in support of this application, suggest that there is both a significant commercial opportunity in developing an effective training RA program and a societal benefit, i.e., better linkage of substance abusing undergraduates with professional treatment services.