ARLINGTON,
VA (Sharewellnewswire.com) August 13, 2012 – Health Communications,
Inc. (HCI), the providers of the TIPS (Training for Intervention
ProcedureS) Program, is pleased to announce that Southern Methodist
University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas has been awarded the 2012 TIPS Award
of Excellence. This is an award bestowed by Health Communication’s
President & CEO, Adam Chafetz, and is chosen by an internal
committee based on both volume of students certified and feedback from
TIPS Trainers and student participants. There were nine (9) other
campuses that received the award in 2012. According to Mr. Chafetz, “SMU
has taken multiple approaches over the years to prevent students from
misusing alcohol on and off campus. TIPS is proud to be one of many
approaches that they have used. SMU has repeatedly demonstrated their
commitment to preventing the misuse of alcohol on their campus and in
their community by training their students in an effective alcohol
education program”.
Southern
Methodist University began implementing the TIPS for the University
program in early 2007 through their Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Prevention Department. Since implementing the program, SMU has certified
students across the university through Greek Life, Residence Life &
Student Housing, and the Office of Student Conduct and Community
Standards. As a result, SMU has certified thousands of students on how
to identify someone who is misusing alcohol and, more importantly, on
how to effectively and confidently step-in to prevent that follow
student from hurting themselves or someone else.
TIPS
for the University is a two-hour program that helps students make sound
choices when faced with difficult decisions about alcohol use. Working
together with other students and administrators at their college or
university, students address drinking behaviors specific to their school
and develop intervention techniques appropriate to their campus. All
sessions are taught by certified TIPS trainers, using video and printed
materials to facilitate discussion of the course content. TIPS for the
University provides students with the knowledge and confidence necessary
to reduce high-risk drinking behavior among their peers. More than
1,200 campuses nationwide have implemented TIPS for the University. In
addition, the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
(NREPP), a project of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), has recently recognized the TIPS for the
University training program by awarding high marks for both the quality
and effectiveness of the program. For more information, you can visit www.tipsuniversity.org.
About Health Communications, Inc.
Health
Communications, Inc. (HCI) was founded in 1982 by Dr. Morris Chafetz,
founding director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism. Located in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, HCI is a
nationally recognized expert in the field of alcohol training. Its
flagship program, TIPS, was the first of its kind and continues to set
industry standards for this type of training. Numerous public officials
and government agencies have recognized and endorsed TIPS training as
life-saving and critical to the progress made in reducing
alcohol-related injuries and deaths. More information can be found at www.gettips.com.
About Southern Methodist University
A
nationally ranked private university with seven degree-granting
schools, SMU is a distinguished center for teaching and research located
in the heart of Dallas. SMU’s 11,000 students benefit from small
classes, leadership opportunities, international study and innovative
programs. More information can be found at www.smu.edu.
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