{"id":35243,"date":"2016-02-16T21:23:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T21:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=35243"},"modified":"2016-02-16T21:26:53","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T21:26:53","slug":"uvi-peer-educators-inducted-into-substance-abuse-and-aids-prevention-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=35243","title":{"rendered":"UVI Peer Educators Inducted Into Substance Abuse And AIDS Prevention Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UVI Substance Abuse and HIV\/AIDS Prevention Program hosted its second induction ceremony on Jan. 31. University Student Peer Educators (SPE), certified through the Bacchus Network, were recognized for their contributions toward creating HIV\/AIDS and substance abuse awareness during the ceremony<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Bacchus Network, a nonprofit international association of\u00a0college\u00a0and\u00a0university\u00a0peer education programs,\u00a0promotes peer-to-peer strategies as effective tools in health and safety education. Sen. Tregenza Roach, keynote speaker, UVI President David Hall, Dr. Doris Battiste and Dr. Gloria Callwood, recognized 22 students for their dedication and commitment to the prevention program during a ceremony held in the Administration and Conference Center on the St. Thomas Campus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very important program to us because it is training students to be able to save lives,\u201d said Dr. Hall to the inductees during the ceremony. \u201cThe focus here is on student peer educators, those that reach out to individuals who are your age, who are at your own stage in life,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are more likely to listen to you, and you bring even greater credibility.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea of leadership is an important one because you might think of this role as educating persons about substance abuse or HIV\/AIDS, but you\u2019re actually helping to transform a community,\u201d said Sen. Roach. \u201cI commend you for taking on that role.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr. Doris Battiste congratulated Oldain Claxton, UVI student, at UVI Student Peer Educator ceremony as Sen. Tregenza Roach looks on.<\/p><\/div>\n

He urged the Student Peer Educators to keep talking.\u00a0 \u201cYou have no idea of the type of impact you will have on one single person, who will have an impact on some other person or persons,\u201d said Roach. \u201cThe work that you do is so important.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Project Director Dr. Doris Battiste provided an overview of the project and thanked the SPEs for their efforts in helping to reduce drug use and prevent the transmission of HIV on campus, and for their work in promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors.\u00a0\u00a0 She said that \u201cthrough SPEs direct and indirect service the project recruits many other UVI students who are inspired to become peer educators.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese students are the backbone of the program.\u00a0 They are the faces of prevention on campus and in our community,\u201d said Alyssa Ryan, the projects coordinator for the <\/span>UVI Substance Abuse and HIV\/AIDS Prevention Program. The students that were recognized consist of male and female college students of varying majors, classifications, ages and ethnicities from both campuses.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Student peer educators increase awareness of the issues surrounding substance abuse and HIV\/AIDS and help in changing unhealthy lifestyle behaviors on both of the University\u2019s campuses and in the community. In order to increase awareness, they spread prevention message to their peers at freshman development seminars, in classes, as well as in residence halls, and around campus. Moreover, student peer educators also conduct research, and participate in outreach activities on and off campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

To become a student peer educator, students complete several hours of training in alcohol, drugs and HIV\/AIDS.\u00a0Moreover, they are trained to become a certified peer educator, which concentrates on the skills needed by all peer educators.\u00a0Students must also have a 2.5 grade point average, be in good academic standing, and cannot be on social or disciplinary probation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Feature Image:\u00a0Oldain Claxton, UVI student, receives UVI Student Peer Educator certificate from Michelle Albany, UVI SA HIV Prevention\u00a0 assistant project director on the Sheen Campus, as Dr. Doris Battiste waits to congratulate him.<\/em><\/p>\n

Image Credit: UVI.<\/em><\/p>\n

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