Bringing in the Bystander® for a better & safer college community
Safe and Respectful Learning and Living Communities
Soteria Solutions has implemented the Bringing in the Bystander College Prevention Program working collaboratively with more than 500 colleges and universities nationally and internationally. The common goal is creating and maintaining safe and respectful learning, working and living communities void of incivility, harassment, violence and discrimination.
An Evidence-Based Solution: Bringing in the Bystander College Prevention Program
Bringing in the Bystander (BITB) is a prevention program based on the concept that all community members have a role to play in ending incivility, harassment, violence and discrimination. The important role that a bystander has in intervention is the basis for this unique and effective program.
The program helps participants gain the knowledge and skills needed to identify and safely intervene before, during and after instances of risky behaviors.
To learn more about bystander intervention research, click here.
Bringing in the Bystander College Prevention Program – An Overview
This interactive program allows participants to develop and practice bystander intervention prevention skills in-person or virtually. BITB approaches all community members as potential bystanders or witnesses to risky situations and teaches prosocial (positive, appropriate and safe) ways to prevent or intervene.
Bringing in the Bystander is one of the few programs of its kind that has been scientifically evaluated and found to be effective. Evaluations have been funded by The National Institute for Justice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Department of Justice.
The program utilizes a full array of learning methods:
Lecture
Discussion
Interactive exercises
Small group work
Opportunities to practice skills
Role play scenarios
The program includes time for participants to create and discuss their own bystander plans, take a bystander pledge, and includes additional resources such as Active Bystander Care (ABC cards) and names and numbers of state and federal agencies and resources such as crisis centers, counseling centers and community partners.
Bringing in the Bystander program includes:
Two hard copies of the scripted and easy to follow BITB Facilitator’s Guide.
Electronic access to the curriculum delivered in the format of an interactive PowerPoint presentation as well as supporting materials. Delivery of the curriculum takes approximately 2-2.5 hours depending on the facilitator’s style.
Access to the online forum, the Bringing in the Bystander listserv; a valuable online resource to share ideas and learn how others are effectively implementing BITB in their college community.
License Levels:
Basic - The Basic level includes all of the above for a 3-year license for $1,950.
The Bundle - The Basic license plus training for one individual. $2,350.
Partner - The Partner level includes all of the Basic level offerings plus 1 copy of the Implementation Guide and additional ongoing support including webinars, videos, toolkits and tutorials.
The Implementation Guide is an in-depth guide on building readiness at your college, adapting the program for your college community, recruiting, training and managing facilitators, how to launch BITB and evaluating your implementation.
The 3-year license fee for the Partner level is $2,250.
Bringing in the Bystander® is owned by the University of New Hampshire and exclusively distributed by Soteria Solutions and the curriculum is protected by copyright and trademark law. Use of the curriculum requires a signed license.
BITB College Curriculum Comparisons by License Level
| Basic | Bundle | Partner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year Curriculum License | $1,950 | $2,350 | $2,250 |
| Facilitator Guide 2 Copies |  | | |
| PowerPoint Curriculum Slides, Electronic Templates and Resources | | | |
| Access to Soteria Solutions' College Listserv (500+ schools, universities, community partners) | | | |
| Attendance for One Person to train-the-trainer course |  | | |
| Implementation Guide | | | |
| Bystander Intervention Social Media Toolkit (images to download and customize) | | | |
Training: Soteria Solutions offers various choices to train your students and staff to facilitate BITB for your college. Training is optional, but recommended.
1. Join a Training
Train the trainer is a popular choice for implementing BITB as we train up to 40 participants virtually or regionally enabling you to learn the curriculum in depth and be empowered to train future facilitators within your campus community. Participants for a college implementation typically include faculty, staff, community partners and students who are responsible for coordinating and/or implementing sexual assault prevention and similar programs on campus and in the community. Participants in the train the trainer will be prepared to train others on campus.
Cost for train the trainer is $475 per participant for in-person training. Virtual training is available for $400 per person. Discounts are available for students.
Duration – 7 hours, split over two days for virtual training and one day for in-person
2. Host a Training
Hosting a training offers the chance for a college community to train many staff, faculty, students and community partners at once. Up to 40 participants can participate in hosted training. Training materials will be customized to your community, as the Soteria Solutions team works to create scenarios and examples that will resonate with the participants to assist in effective implementation. Attendees can ask questions about implementation and adaption and organize themselves for a successful launch.
Cost for train the trainer is $475 per participant for in-person training. Virtual training is available for $400 per person. Discounts are available for students and one participant from the host school is included at no charge.
Duration – 7 hours, split over two days for virtual training and one day for in-person
3. No Training - Implement using the Comprehensive Facilitator’s Guide
The license for Bringing in the Bystander College Prevention program includes a comprehensive Facilitator’s Guide for use in implementing the program at your college. Two hard copies of the Facilitators Guide are included in the 3-year license. Additional Facilitator Guides are $60 each. While training is recommended, the Facilitator’s Guide is scripted and easy to use without training.
Cost: included in the 3-year curriculum license.
Which Bringing in the Bystander Training Option is Right For Your Organization?
Why Soteria Solutions for Your College?
- Solutions customized to leverage your institution’s strengths, culture and values.
- A collaborative, flexible approach as we partner with you as a catalyst to ignite lasting change.
- Bringing in the Bystander® and Know Your Power® are based on leading research on bystander intervention.
- Bringing in the Bystander and Know Your Power were both evaluated and demonstrated to be an effective prevention program, satisfying many grant requirements.
- Sustainable change is achieved.
- Nationally recognized by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Culture of Respect and The White House Task Force to Protect Students as a theory-driven and evidence-based sexual violence prevention program.
Other Solutions for Colleges
Know Your Power® Marketing Campaigns
A set of bystander intervention marketing campaigns developed based on bystander intervention research and focus groups that effectively raise awareness and willingness to safely intervene. Learn more.
Bystander Intervention Social Media Kit
Used in conjunction with Bringing in the Bystander or Know Your Power, the Bystander Intervention Social Media Kit reinforces the important role of a bystander on college campuses. With over 160 images, files and videos for social media channels including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, the Social Media Kit increases awareness and keeps important college bystander messages top of mind.
Evaluation and Consultation
Soteria Solutions can provide your school and community partners with technical assistance focused on the development, implementation, and evaluation of prevention tools and frameworks, compliance strategies, survivor services, research measures and strategic planning. All of which can help you more effectively address incivility, harassment, violence and discrimination in your community. For example:
- Receive technical assistance grounded in research, theory and evidence-based evaluation.
- Build capacity to comply with Title IX, VAWA, the Clery Act, Title VII and state laws.
- Design strategies to create and sustain violence-free learning, working and living environments.
For me, the quality of any prevention program is evaluated by the underlying research. It was from reading the research that I discovered Bringing in the Bystander and Know Your Power. These evidence-based programs address issues directly, include materials and scenarios that are highly representative and the programs are highly adaptive for our community. While the quality of the program is fundamental, as important to me is the quality of the people, as they will inevitably provide guidance, feedback, and technical assistance on implementation. For me, this is another key area where Soteria Solutions stands out. My contacts at Soteria Solutions have been incredibly supportive, approachable and beyond helpful.
- Abdul Staten
Director of Student Advocacy and Prevention Awareness
Caldwell University
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