Culture of Responsible Choices CoRC A base perspective on developing individual level opportunities

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Culture of Responsible Choices (CoRC)A base
perspective on developing individual level
opportunities for change

• Captain George Barajaz
• Barksdale Air Force Base

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Learning Objectives

• Define CoRC Action Officer roles
• Coordinate Wing Leadership efforts
• Target the base, community, and individual Airman
  with CoRC message
• Describe methods of developing a multi-faceted
  CoRC action plan
• Risk assessment initiatives
• Establishment of base-wide squadron contacts
• Multi-media awareness and education campaign
• Promotion of responsibility/commitment

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CoRC Action Officer Role AF CONOPS

• Chair CoRC working group with representation from
  all functional communities
• Coordinate overall CoRC activities on base
• Ensure provision of basic training and
  information /resource manuals to supervisors on
  how to address and/or refer members with problems
  to appropriate services
• Track statistical requirements and ensure data is
  inputted to the CCs Dashboard
• Provide any reporting requirements through MAJCOM
  to HAF

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Action Officer Role-Coordinating with Wing
Leadership

• Previous efforts to curb Alcohol Related
  Incidents (ARIs) through IDS
• CoRC Action officer appointed August 2006
• Member of IDS
• Reports trends/activities directly to CAIB
• Coordinates activities thru 2 BW/CV
• Assisted floundering AADD efforts

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Action Officer Role-Target Base, Community,
Individual

• Focus on the individual prong of the CoRC program
• Each prong requires an action plan
• Risk assessment
• Base-wide contacts
• Media campaign
• Responsibility and commitment

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Action Plan-Risk Assessment

• Unique to Barksdale
• Surveys - 03, 06 Community Assessment CA
• ARI tracker

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Action Plan-Risk Assessment/CA Survey
559 Barksdale members
2003 CA results
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Action Plan-Risk Assessment/CA Survey
2006 CA results
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Action Plan-Risk Assessment/ARI Tracker
Adapt Referral Y/N
Drunk and Disorderly
Other Offenses
Drunk on Duty
Sexual Assult
Duty Location
Contributing
Under Age
Other Location
Housing
Assult
Dorms
Clubs
DUI
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Action Plan-Base-wide contacts

• First Sergeants Group
• Gathered info about what may work
• Used to disseminate information
• Used to participate or identify participants in
  working group
• Working Group
• Passionate individuals/volunteer basis
• Meet monthly
• Used for brainstorming
• Used to disseminate information and provide
  briefings

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Action Plan Educational Media Campaign-Posters

• Posters
• Attention grabbers for population most at risk
• Developed at working group
• Posted base-wide
• Changed quarterly

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Educational Media Campaign-Emails

• Sent in mass mailings
• Use of humor/attention grabbing graphics
• Sent by base PA before holiday weekends when ARIs
  statistically rise

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Educational Media Campaign-Newspaper

• Articles in base paper on a frequent basis
• Can pull from other publications with permission
• Use different authors/sources
• Wing Commander
• Vice Commander
• CoRC officer
• AADD
• Other personnel

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Educational Media Campaign-Newspaper
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Educational Media Campaign-Display Boards

• Posted at base-wide events
• Eye catching displays, based on awareness of
  responsible drinking
• Use of commercial clips

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Educational Media Campaign-Briefings

• Wing Commanders CAIB CoRC updates to base
  commanders
• Trained members of working group to brief each
  squadron on CoRC basics (definition of
  responsible drinking, base resources, etc.) at
  commanders calls
• FTAC
• Newcomers Orientation

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Responsibility and Commitment-Family Awareness

• Family Awareness- personal means of influencing
  choices
• Letters to family
• Solicit support from family members Spouse Groups
• Brief key spouse groups
• Invite membership in AADD

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Responsibility and Commitment-Individual
Accountability

• PHA exam
• Computerized questionnaire
• Statement of understanding
• Signed by rater/ratee and placed in safety folder
• Includes info on consequences of irresponsible
  choices (financial, career, personal, judicial)

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Results

• Original at FE Warren (0013) campaign showed
  drastic decrease in ARIs after educational
  awareness campaign
• Results can be duplicated

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AD Military DUI ComparisonPER CAPITA FOR 1 JAN
31 MAR 05
GRAPH AVERAGE
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AD Military DUI Comparison PER CAPITA FOR 1 JAN
31 MAR 06
GRAPH AVERAGE
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AD Military DUI Comparison PER CAPITA FOR 1 JAN
31 MAR 07
GRAPH AVERAGE
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Resources

• Websites
• Local MADD chapters
• Local/State highway patrol
• AADD