our impact
The good men in sport program:
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Focuses on aspirations and removes blame or shame to positively influence male athletic culture on campus.
Provides multiple doses of inspiration, helping coaches sustain impact.
Integrates robust pre- and post- impact measures.
Increases incidence of wellbeing and improves team cohesion.
THE GOOD MEN IN SPORT PROGRAM IMPACT:
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Closer to their teammates
SUCCESSFUL PILOT CONDUCTED WITH 100 MALE ATHLETES AT WEST POINT AND STANFORD
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More aware of importance of sexual consent
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Inclusion is important on every team
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More effort to be a good brother
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More aware of sexual consent
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More clear on the kind of man they want to be
SUCCESSFUL PILOT CONDUCTED WITH 100 MALE ATHLETES AT WEST POINT AND STANFORD
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Closer to their teammates
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More aware of importance of sexual consent
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More committed to inclusion on every team
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stronger effort to be a good brother
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Clearer on the kind of man they want to be
Program Testimonials:
“This is our first time having these important conversations”
-Athlete Participant
“The Good Men In Sport program was phenomenal for our players. Especially our younger players who come to us with all kinds of ideas of who they should be. They ended their last session with critical reflective questions that they still ask themselves challenging themselves to be the men they aspire to be”
-Lawrence Scott, Director of Player Development at US Military Academy West Point Football
“What was helpful for me in the session on sexual consent was putting myself in the other person’s place and thinking about how they feel”
-Athlete Participant
THE Protective Services Resilience and Leadership Program:
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Provides a safe environment encouraging dialogue and self-reflection for deeper insight.
Instills determination to build a worldview that embraces optimism.
Supports the creation and ownership of identity to engage oneself with values-based leadership & integrity.
Promotes greater accountability to the self and others to cope with crisis, PTSD, and suffering.
- Significant and lasting reduction in PTSD and depression
- Significant increase in self-compassion, quality of life, wellbeing, and interpersonal functioning
- Improved work culture, team cohesion, engagement, and performance
PROGRAM TESTIMONIALS:
“I arrived broken, anxious and feeling alone. I left empowered, more at peace, and with what I anticipate will be a lifelong bond with 9 new peers that is unlike anything I have ever experienced”
-First Responder Participant
“We recognized an overwhelming need to change our culture within the fire service if we were ever going to help our members. And without a doubt, since running our first six BC First Responder Resiliency programs under the guidance of Dr. Shields and Dr. Kuhl from UBC’s Men’s Initiative, the change in the individual participants and in fire departments across BC has been and continues to be extremely positive. The immediate goal was to change the stigma associated with mental health and create a safe space to share our stories, take a knee and get the help when we need it. We firmly believe that the difference this program is making is significant; if we can be healthy and resilient at work, we can be healthy at home with our families!”
-Gord Ditchburn, President, BC Firefighters Association
“Last year I attended the
BCPFFA Men’s Initiative FireFighter Resiliency Retreat with other Chiefs. Powerful! Chiefs are typically decades into their careers with the same mental health challenges as their teams. Chiefs must take care of themselves to take care of others”
-Fire Chief Participant
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University of British Columbia
3rd Floor David Strangway Building
5950 University Boulevard
Vancouver, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z3
The traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil- Waututh) Nations