Inclusive Practices for Gender Minority College Students to Reduce Sexual Violence and Heavy Drinking
University of Pittsburgh
Summary
Centering gender Affirming Resources in higher Education (CARE) project is nested within the parent study "Reducing Alcohol Involved Sexual violence in higher Education" (RAISE; R01 AA023260; NCT05185440). CARE is a pilot cluster-randomized trial that centers trans and gender diverse (TGD) students who are at elevated risk for SV and hazardous drinking. CARE tests a novel college health and counseling center (CHC) training program designed to improve provider knowledge about TGD individuals, increase their self-efficacy and use of trans-inclusive practices. This includes an evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, and usability of CARE's training intervention for college health and counseling center providers. This research will produce the first rigorously evaluated TGD-focused CHC provider training which has the potential to increase the accessibility of CHC's for TGD university students- ultimately lowering rates of alcohol use and SV among this disproportionately impacted population.
Description
"Centering gender Affirming Resources in higher Education (CARE)" expands upon RAISE's (R01 AA023260) cluster-randomized controlled trial across 28+ college campuses that is evaluating harm reduction interventions to reduce risk for sexual violence (SV) among undergraduate college students receiving care from college health and counseling centers (CHCs). A previous study by this research team found that students identifying as transgender or gender diverse (TGD) report particularly high lifetime prevalence of SV that is associated with greater odds of binge drinking compared to students not ex…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Those who are seeing undergraduate students at health and counseling appointments as a provider. * Providers may include counselors, clinicians, nurses, health educators, medical assistants, social workers, advocates, and administrators. Exclusion Criteria: * A college health or counseling center provider that does not interface with students. * A college health or counseling center provider not participating in the RAISE study.
Interventions
- BehavioralGiving Information for Trauma Support and Safety (GIFTSS) Training
Training for college health center staff and clinicians on GIFTSS intervention which is a universal education and brief counseling to address sexual violence prevention and intervention.
- BehavioralCentering gender Affirming Resources in higher Education (CARE) Learning Modules
Training for college health center clinicians and staff on trans and gender diverse (TGD) affirming clinical practices in addition to sexual violence and alcohol abuse prevention that is inclusive of TGD service users
Location
- University of PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania