Assessment Details
Academic Year: 2020-2021 Level: Undergraduate
Campus Department: Student Affairs [UG and Grad]
Program Type: Co-Curricular Program [UG and Grad]
Program Name: Alcohol Intervention Meeting (AIM)
Description of Data Collection:
The AIM program was last assessed in 2018-2019. 72 students participated in the AIM program during the 2018-2019 academic year with 36 completions and 355 total appointments and students were emailed to complete post-surveys on-line through Campus Labs. 9 AIM participants completed the post-survey and responses are listed below. We were measuring the following: extent to which participants experienced a reduction in negative consequences associated with their drinking; types of negative consequences that were reduced; changes to drinking behaviors that were made as a result of the program; barriers to making changes to drinking; most useful/least useful components of AIM program; additional resources that might be helpful after completing the group.
Review Process:
During the 2018-2019 academic year, data was collected and captured via Campus Labs and the Associate Director of OHP/ADE and staff collected and analyzed the data. An assessment report with recommendations was written in the summer of 2019.
Resulting Program Changes:
Results from 2018-2019 include: 72 participated with 36 completions and 355 appointments. 9 participants completed the post-survey (n=10). 20% of students think participation has reduced negative consequences associated with their drinking either a great deal or considerable, and 60% students say moderately. The most frequently reported reduced consequences since participating were, cause shame or embarrassment to yourself, felt out of control while drinking, regretted something you said/did while intoxicated, vomited from too much alcohol, and needed a drink to feel relaxed, feel better, or relieve stress. The most frequently reported changes made as a result of participating: reduced the number of drinks consumed on a typical occasion, reduced how often they drink, kept track of how much they drank by counting, and avoid shots of hard alcohol. When asked to describe barriers to making changes, social life and friends was a common theme. When asked to describe what was most useful about the AIM group, a sense of shared experience was a common response, as well as a learning opportunity and important repetition/weekly reminder to stay on track. What was least useful about the AIM group was frequently described as repetitive and too many sessions, but many students noted that nothing particular stands out as least useful. The most frequently reported additional resources were continued voluntary participation in AIM group.
Given the overall positive nature of our findings, no major changes to the AIM program will be made for the coming academic year. We will continue to collect data to monitor program effectiveness. The majority of students reported a reduction in alcohol-related negative consequences as a result of participating in the AIM program. Many students also reported making positive changes to their drinking as a result in participating the AIM program including spacing drinks over time, reducing the number of drinks per occasion, drinking less frequently, experimenting with drinking less and refusing drinks, avoiding shots of hard alcohol, and keeping track by counting drinks.
The Alcohol and Drug Education Program conducted evaluations on all of their programs in 2018-2019. Given the success of the AIM program and the results of this study at BC, the AIM program will remain the same. Note: AIM was transferred to a virtual group format in Fall 2020 due to COVID-19. Further assessment will be conducted to determine the efficacy of the program given these changes.
Date of Most Recent Program Review:
Results from 2018-2019 include: 72 participated with 36 completions and 355 appointments. 9 participants completed the post-survey (n=10). 20% of students think participation has reduced negative consequences associated with their drinking either a great deal or considerable, and 60% students say moderately. The most frequently reported reduced consequences since participating were, cause shame or embarrassment to yourself, felt out of control while drinking, regretted something you said/did while intoxicated, vomited from too much alcohol, and needed a drink to feel relaxed, feel better, or relieve stress. The most frequently reported changes made as a result of participating: reduced the number of drinks consumed on a typical occasion, reduced how often they drink, kept track of how much they drank by counting, and avoid shots of hard alcohol. When asked to describe barriers to making changes, social life and friends was a common theme. When asked to describe what was most useful about the AIM group, a sense of shared experience was a common response, as well as a learning opportunity and important repetition/weekly reminder to stay on track. What was least useful about the AIM group was frequently described as repetitive and too many sessions, but many students noted that nothing particular stands out as least useful. The most frequently reported additional resources were continued voluntary participation in AIM group.
Given the overall positive nature of our findings, no major changes to the AIM program will be made for the coming academic year. We will continue to collect data to monitor program effectiveness. The majority of students reported a reduction in alcohol-related negative consequences as a result of participating in the AIM program. Many students also reported making positive changes to their drinking as a result in participating the AIM program including spacing drinks over time, reducing the number of drinks per occasion, drinking less frequently, experimenting with drinking less and refusing drinks, avoiding shots of hard alcohol, and keeping track by counting drinks.
The Alcohol and Drug Education Program conducted evaluations on all of their programs in 2018-2019. Given the success of the AIM program and the results of this study at BC, the AIM program will remain the same. Note: AIM was transferred to a virtual group format in Fall 2020 due to COVID-19. Further assessment will be conducted to determine the efficacy of the program given these changes.
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