Resident Advisor Training: Best Practices and Essential Tools

90-Minute Recording of Video Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast June 25, 2008 • $99

Training resident assistants is essential, given the front-line work they do on behalf of your institution. You can help them do their jobs more effectively by giving them the tools and resources they'll need, and preparing them for situations they may encounter. If your RA training program needs to be updated - or doesn't exist at all - this seminar will give you ideas and tools you can implement in time for the upcoming semester.

This comprehensive program will show you how to help your RAs understand the current knowledge on campus threat assessment, applying student development theory to residence hall life, using support services effectively, marketing campus programs to hall residents, and working with "theme" housing and international students.

Brought to you by two experienced residence and student counseling administrators, this program includes a 90-minute video presentation and a set of detailed handouts that you'll use as a reference guide again and again. Together, you'll review how many existing RA training programs work and look at suggestions for best practices, including case studies and role-playing scenarios to use in your own training programs. The presenters will offer their suggestions for additional readings and provide links to web resources with helpful information on these topics.

Knowledge benefits for you:
• Receive tools and tips you can use in your next RA training
• Help RAs work more effectively and confidently
• Learn best practices for training your resident assistants
• Improve your RA training program, or create one

Who should attend:
• Resident directors and assistant resident directors
• Directors of housing
• Student activities staff
• Student affairs administrators
• Directors of residence life

Featured Higher Education Presenters:

Dr. Jason Ebbeling
  Dr. Jason Ebbeling

Dr. Brian Van Brunt
  Dr. Brian Van Brunt

90-Minute Recording of Video Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast June 25, 2008 • $99

Available in CD or print transcript format. The CD contains a video presentation with PowerPoint and can be viewed on any standard personal computer equipped with Windows Media Player. Our CDs are not compatible with Macintosh computer systems. Presenters' handouts are included as a PDF on CDs and in hard copy with transcript purchases.


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