UCF CARES

S T U D E N T D E V E L O P M E N T A N D E N R O L L M E N T S E R V I C E S

Objective:1. Learn about the UCF Cares

initiative.2. Learn how to refer peers to care-

related programs.3. Process about the bystander effect.

WHAT IS UCF CARES?

UCF Cares is an initiative which seeks to categorize an extensive source of programs and resources dedicated to fostering a caring community of knights. It is an initiative that endeavors to help UCF feel like a smaller University by “building a culture of care, one Knight at a time.”

Answer:

WHAT DOES UCF CARES WANT?UCF Cares wants every Knight to care about the health and safety of

their peers, and feel comfortable empathetically connecting them to the appropriate resources.

WHAT DOES UCF CARES DO?Assists in connecting students, staff and faculty with…

1. …care related resources and programs focused on health and safety.2. ...finding an appropriate network of support.3. …connecting to advocate programs.4. …care-related education and training.

Questions:1. Why would UCF feel interested in wanting to

build a more caring culture?2. Why would UCF Cares feel interested in

specifically lecturing to this class?

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“EMPATHY: THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND SHARE THE FEELINGS OF ANOTHER PERSON.”

Question:Think about this to yourself; don’t raise your hand and answer.Did you think of someone who cared for you? Or maybe you thought about the people you have cared for?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?• You’re standing in line at the Subway in the Wellness

Center, when you hear a couple of people in front of you quietly making fun of another person off to the side.

• They start to use slurs to describe the person.• Their laughter gets louder as they take out their

phones and snap a photo of the person.• “Upload that to imgur,” one of them says.

Focus Area: RespectWorkshops:1. Mentors in Violence Prevention 2. Safe ZoneResources:3. Just Knights Response Team4. Social Justice and Advocacy (LGBQ Services, Multicultural Student Center)

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?• You are at a house party, hanging out with your

friends and having a really good time.• One of your really good friends starts touching a

person you don’t know.• The person being touched tries to walk away, but your

friend begins to follow them around the party.• Your friend keeps laughing it off, and continues to try

to touch the other person. No one has moved, and some people are even rolling their eyes or looking away.

Focus Area: Sexual ViolenceResources:1. Victim Services2. Not Alone: Coping With S

exual Assault3. UCF Shield4. It’s On Us

5. Sexual Misconduct Resource Guide6. “Need Help Now” Fo

rm7. Counseling and Psyc

hological Services

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WHAT WOULD YOU DO?• Recently you’ve been able to tell that your friend is

exhausted. They often tell you that they just feel overwhelmed, or that they can’t look at their homework without crying.

• “Yesterday I thought about doing the homework, but instead I just went on Netflix,” they tell you, “I spent the whole day on Netflix. I’m going to fail this class.”

• One day your friend asks, “Do you ever feel like you can’t handle this anymore?” and later confides in you that they feel like they might have undiagnosed depression, but they don’t know.

Focus Area: Mental HealthWorkshops:1. Question, Persuade, Ref

er TrainingResources:2. Counseling and Psychol

ogical Services3. Student Health Services

3. “Need Help Now” Form

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?• You and your roommate live in on-campus housing. • Your roommate hasn’t been going to classes, and

doesn’t talk to you at all.• One day you find that the apartment has been

completely trashed.• You knock on your roommate’s door, and find that

your roommate is passed out on the bed. There’s an empty handle of vodka next to them.

What would you have done if this student had not been passed out?

Focus Area: Safety and WellbeingWorkshops:1. Party Smart2. CHOICES: Lifestyle Cha

nge Support Program

Resources:1. Student Health Servi

ces: Alcohol and Other Drugs

2. Counseling and Psychological Services

3. “Need Help Now” Form

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING; GO KNIGHTS!

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