Peer Today, Peer Educator Tomorrow: Becoming a College Paraprofessional
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 156
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 156
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You have been selected to serve in a critical role on your campus: as a leader of your peers. And a leader is an educator--one who shares knowledge learned through your own academic success, shares vital information and resources learned through training, and shares the skills of engaged listening, empathy, encouragement, and understanding learned through life experience and practice.
You are not in this alone! Almost every aspect of campus life benefits from the value of the trained peer perspective. In Peer Today, Peer Educator Tomorrow, you will learn from academic and student support professionals who hire, train, and supervise students in peer education positions. These experts will provide history, theory, examples, case studies, and activities related to peer education that you--the future peer educator--will use in your unique position on your own campus.
Foreword
Lynne Ford
Introduction
Page Keller
UNIT 1: How Did We Get Here?
The student will discuss the roles, responsibilities, and paraprofessional ethics of peer educators in higher education.
CHAPTER 1 Peer Educators on Campus
Lindy Coleman
CHAPTER 2 History of Peer Education
Page Keller
CHAPTER 3 Peer Educator Ethics
Allison Berk
UNIT 2: Our Story Unfolds
The student will describe higher educational issues of student persistence, student success, new student transitions, demographics, and challenges.
CHAPTER 4 Demographics – Retention & Attrition
Melinda Miley
CHAPTER 5 Student Transitions
Stephanie Auwaerter
CHAPTER 6 Respecting Individual Differences
Jennifer Bradley
UNIT 3: We Are Stronger Together
The student will demonstrate effective communication skills for interacting with undergraduate students in a variety of peer educator settings.
CHAPTER 7 Defining Roles
Jennifer Bradley
CHAPTER 8 Developing and Maintaining Relationships
Bruce Fleming
CHAPTER 9 One-on-One Meeting Skills
Silvia Youssef Hanna
CHAPTER 10 Group Facilitation Skills
Page Keller
UNIT 4: When It’s Time To Let Go
The student will demonstrate the ability to serve as a connecting link to campus resources and make effective referrals, when appropriate.
CHAPTER 11 Academic Support Services
Lindy Coleman
CHAPTER 12 Student Support Services
Melantha Ardrey
CHAPTER 13 How to Make Effective Referrals Celia Dennison
Celia Dennison