Resident Advisor Training: Best Practices and Essential Tools
Tools and Tips for Resident Advisors
Training resident assistants is essential, given the front-line work they do.
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.
This comprehensive program by experienced residence and student counseling administrators will show you how to:
- Help your RAs understand the current knowledge on campus threat assessment
- Apply student development theory to residence hall life
- Use support services effectively
- Marketing campus programs to hall residents
- Work effectively with "theme" housing and international students.
Includes a set of detailed handouts that you'll use as a reference guide again and again.
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 view this 90-minute seminar:
- Resident directors and assistant resident directors
- Directors of housing
- Student activities staff
- Student affairs administrators
- Directors of residence life

Recorded: 6/25/2008
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Video with PowerPoint
3 WAYS TO ORDER:
- Supplemental Materials
- PowerPoint Handouts
![]() | Brian Van Brunt, Ed.D. |
![]() | Jason Ebbeling, J.D. |
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