BYSTANDER

INTERVENTION

RA Training Spring 2015

INTRODUCTIONS/EXPECTATI
ONS
Modified Vegas Rules.
Be respectful of the statements and people
around you.
Challenge by choice.
One diva, one mic.
Using I statements.
Others?

WHAT IS BYSTANDER
INTERVENTION?
Bystander intervention is the act of
feeling empowered and equipped with
the knowledge and skills to effectively
assist in uncomfortable situations.

UNDERSTANDING THE
STAGES OF
BYSTANDER BEHAVIOR

1.Note the Event

2.Interpret the Event as a Problem

3.Feel Responsible
4.Have the Skills to Intervene

NOTE THE EVENT

What Is A Bystander?

Do Bystanders Have Power? How?

INTERPRET THE EVENT AS A

PROBLEM
Social Barometer Exercise
People will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did, but
people never forget how you made
them feel Maya Angelou

HOW TO HAVE THAT

CONVERSATION

FEEL RESPONSIBLE
Why dont people intervene?

Social Influence
Fear of Embarrassment
Diffusion of Responsibility
Fear of Retaliation
Ignorance

HAVE THE SKILLS TO

INTERVENE
Youre in Stetson East eating dinner
before your staff meeting. One student
picks his tray off the salad bar line and
runs right into the back of another
student. The cup flies, food falls, and the
student who was hit snaps Get out of
my way, retard.

HAVE THE SKILLS TO

INTERVENE
Did that really just happen? Was it
deliberate? Unintentional? Should I say
something? What should I say? How do I
prove it? Is it worth it? Should I just let it
go?

HAVE THE SKILLS TO

INTERVENE
Direct Intervention
Provide Information
Clarification
Bring It Home
I Statements
Delegate

QUESTIONS?

Thank you!