Active Bystanderism is a primary strategy to prevent sexual violence and promote sexual respect, particularly with student-athletes, even as research support is limited and programs are rarely designed to be population-specific or scaffolded over time. In this interactive session, we'll discuss - and practice - incorporating key behavioral health theories into active bystander programs and specifically designing your workshops with student-athletes in mind, utilizing strategies that engage this population while minimizing potential resistance. 

Learning Outcomes 

1. Identify opportunities to create buy-in and decrease resistance from student-athletes as a population/key audience 

2. Apply key behavioral health theories of the health belief model and motivational interviewing to the design, facilitation, and assessment of active bystander training 

3. Simulate participation of student-athletes in a workshop through role play in scenario-based work and observe theory-based debrief strategies