The video "Intervene," and corresponding training recognizes all members of a campus community as collaborative partners in the cultivation of campus health and well-being. It also demonstrates the versatility of bystander intervention as a strategy that can be used to address a variety of campus issues. Intervene draws upon a well-studied Pro-Social Bystander Intervention Theory, which suggests seven steps for successfully intervening in a problematic situation.
7 Steps to an effective bystander intervention:
- Recognize the behavior
- Interpret behavior as a problem
- Feel a sense of responsibility
- Know what to do (or not do)
- Feel you have the ability to take action
- Perform a quick cost/benefit analysis
- Act (direct, distract, delegate, discuss)
This event is part of the Women's History Month programming at St. Mary's University.