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Practical Tips for Educating At Risk Youth]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:42:51 +0100 http://wiki.easterndesert.org/tiki-index.php?page=Relationship+Building .diffchar { color:red; } + + +

Adolescent Trust in Teachers: Implications for Behavior in the High School Classroom+

This article lists some very interesting aspects of building relationships with students. It focuses on those students who are facing regular disciplinary actions.+

• It notes that if teachers learn to work with students with past problems then teachers will also be able to relate better with the "good" students+
• Students do not automatically give the teacher the authority that they teacher may think he/she deserves. The leadership and authority need to be learned or developed.+
• An adolescent consciously decides whether to obey a teacher in response to how they see the relationship with that teacher.+
• Trust is an important part of voluntarily following orders. (This has been found in the study of adults and is thought to be true for adolescents in high school)+
• If the student feels that the teacher cares for him/her and wants what is best for him, then he will respond to the teacher's demands+
• Relational approach to discipline tries to work on the relationship with the student. Teachers who use this approach can be identified if they talk about trying to connect with the student by building emotional connections.+
• Teachers who use a relational approach probably have less discipline problems because they learn the student's emotional cues and so intervene sooner.+
• The article also mentions that differentiated instruction is just as important as the relationship building.+
• School counselors (and administrators - my idea) could help teachers deal with difficult students and discipline problems to consider the teacher's relational skills.]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:02:42 +0100 http://wiki.easterndesert.org/tiki-index.php?page=HomePage .diffchar { color:red; } +
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  Relationship Building]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:45:47 +0100 http://wiki.easterndesert.org/tiki-index.php?page=Psych+405+Study+Notes .diffchar { color:red; } +

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  Mind Map]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:40:56 +0100 http://wiki.easterndesert.org/tiki-index.php?page=Versatility+in+Stance .diffchar { color:red; } -

  Cautions: Mentors need to carefully monitor their own actions wehn they enter the collaborative stance. Their own enthusiasm and excitement for the topic or issues may override the intention to co-create ideas and possibilities. False collaboration then becomes disguised consultation.+

  Cautions: Mentors need to carefully monitor their own actions when they enter the collaborative stance. Their own enthusiasm and excitement for the topic or issues may override the intention to co-create ideas and possibilities. False collaboration then becomes disguised consultation.]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:42:10 +0100 http://wiki.easterndesert.org/tiki-index.php?page=Creating+a+Working+Alliance%3A+Psych+405 .diffchar { color:red; } +

  Develop a Problem-Solving? Orientation+

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  An important skill counselors want to give their clients is a problem solving orientation:+ • problems are a normal part of everyday life+ • everyone encounters problems and has to deal with differences of opinion+ • I'm not different because I have a problem now or that I'm having trouble solving the problem+ • There are specific skills I can learn to help me solve problems+ • I already have skills to solve problems. I just need to use what has worked for past problems I've handled to the new ones I'm facing.+

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  Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry+

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  Working with youth often leads to discouragement. One thing to consider in dealing with discouragement is that it is selfish. Discouragement is "me focused. I get discouraged because of my situation, because of what someone said to me, because of the way a student treated me, because of the way a parent embarrassed me. . . Page 47+

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  Versatility in Stance+

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  Sudden Influence by Michael A. Rousell is a book I purchased directly from the author when he did a presentation at the Guidance Council Conference in 2007. The main idea of the book is that spontaneous events, similar to moments when one is under hypnosis, can greatly influence our lives.+

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  Cause-Effect Construction Exercise+

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  1. Gather information about the person's behavior, hobbies, interests (eg. talks a lot, loves kites, reads science fiction). Obsure information is also very useful (eg. observes intesnely, taps foot while thinking).+

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  2. Link one of your observations to a positive outcome: "Reading lots of science fiction gives you a strong sense of reality," or "Tapping your foot while you think helps you keep distractions at bay."+

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  Taken from page 145+

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  http://suddeninfluence.com/+

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  Multiple Choice Practice+

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  Serotonin is the neurotransmitter associated with eating disorders.+

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