Developing and Maintaining anImpaired Student Recovery Area on CampusCarl Shaner, Student Health Center DirectorElliott Strickland, Special Assistant for Student Affairs & Student Development

ACHA 2010 Annual MeetingPhiladelphia, PAJune 3, 2010

Session Overview

• Overview of how it works

• Explain our ISRA and its impact

• Discuss the benefits

• Discuss liability issues

• Assessment

Facilitator Model

• Peter Lake and Robert Bickel -The Rights and Responsibilities of the Modern University – be proactive about safety and risk-

management– to develop organization environments that are

reasonably safe, educationally relevant, and developmentally sound.

Mission

• To offer a safe and secure environment for impaired students

• To prevent impaired students from jeopardizing their health and wellbeing

• To prevent impaired students roommates/friends from having to provide care and oversight (or risking that they won’t)

Initial Contact

• Intoxicated student is identified

• Initial PBT Test is given

• After 20-30 minutes, 2nd PBT is given

• Student will be taken to the ISRA if:– BAC is .15 and climbing and/or– Students safety or health is a concern

ISRA Objectives

• Monitoring of vital signs

• Delivery of basic medical care

• Oral hydration of the student

• Complete Health History and Assessment

• Breath Alcohol Rechecks

• Access and transport to emergency care if needed

ISRA Protocol

• Upon arrival audio and video recording begins

• Detailed health and substance abuse history is taken

• Basic physical exam is completed and documented

• Student is placed on a cardiac monitor to trend vital signs

• PBT readings are retaken

ISRA Follow-Up

• College judicial process

• BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening & Intervention of College Students)

• Counseling meeting

• Criminal charges

Impact of ISRA on College and Community

• Reduced impact on roommates and friends

• Decreased number of ED visits on an already taxed service

• Decreased use of magistrates for arraignment

• Decreased vandalism and property damage

Benefit of ISRA on Individual,College and Community

• Increased counseling outreach efforts

• Better rehabilitation potential

• Identification of high risk factors of alcohol misuse and abuse

ISRA Liability Issues

• Doing too much compared to not enough

• ED releasing students too early

• Burden placed on ISRA workers not roommates– Certified EMTs with medical training– In-house training on equipments

• Video and audio recording

5 Year Statistics

2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009

Split by Academic School

Total 41 32 27 37 42

Average BAC

.200 .214 .204 .202 .222

Average Age 20 19.5 20 19.5 19.8

3 Year Statistics

• 9% per year are incarcerated

• 17% are repeat offenders

• 19% are on Academic Probation (<2.0 GPA)

• 15% are Academically Dismissed at the end of that academic year

• 72% 1st Year; 23% 2nd Year; 3% 3rd Year; 2% 4th Year +

Direct Costs

• ISRA/EMT = $7,182 (18 hrs/wk @ $10.50/hr x 38 weeks)

• Revenue = $3,580 per year on average

Questions?