Anneka F erguson, SFHEA Linked In: https:// au.linkedin /pub/ anneka-ferguson

1. Valuing Values • Anneka Ferguson, SFHEA Linked In: https://au.linkedin.com/pub/anneka-ferguson • Twitter: @AnnekaFerguson • Email: Anneka.ferguson@anu.edu.au

2. OVERVIEW • WHYeven consider VALUES? • WHAT VALUES? (5 mins) • EXERCISES: • Intro to First year (10 mins) • Intro to GDLP (20 mins) • DEBRIEF

3. WHY VALUES? WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU?

4. SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY “…three innate psychological needs – competence,autonomy and relatedness – which when satisfied yield enhanced self motivation and mental health and when thwarted lead to diminished motivation and wellbeing” [Ryan and Deci, 2000] + Acknowledge the work of Krieger and Sheldon – on the relationship between this theory and law students

5. Autonomy1 Relatedness1 Connectedness1 Professional identity2 Progress towards values1 Winter, 2013 Response rate of approx 66% from beginning to end of course (390 out of cohort of 587) Ethics approval provided. (all at p < .05) NOTE 1: See Ferguson, Anneka (2018), ‘Chapter 2: Determined to be Professional, Ethical and Well’ in Fields, Rachael and Strevens, Caroline (eds) “Educating for Well-Being in Law” (Forthcoming) NOTE 2:Ferguson, Anneka (2015) Creating practice ready, well and professional law graduates, Journal of Learning Design, 7(2), pp 26 https://www.jld.edu.au/article/view/240.html

6. Predictors of OVERALL Psychological Distress Statistically significant:  predicts less distress;  predicts more distress

7. First Year Students: Why study law? LJE CLASS – LLB and JD students 2017 510 students • ‘Helping people’/Improving an aspect of the world - in different ways • Prestige/money/employment • Knowledge acquisition/interest • Flexibility of qualifications

8. “...To try and find a way to help the disadvantaged…” • “…I was passionate about social justice and had a desire to, albeit in the smallest way, make a positive difference in our world…” • “To attempt to use my skillset in a way that can benefit other people.” • “Versatile and interesting degree. Sought after by employers.” • “We hear about it everywhere – it sounds fascinating; ability to effect change in people’s lives; pays well!”

9. First Year Student: Values

10. BUT THESE VALUES CHANGE…quickly • Change in focus from the intrinsic motivation/values led motivation to extrinsic motivation

11. O'Brien, M & Tang, S 2013, 'Stop struggling for the struggle's sake: Make it meaningful', The International First Year in Higher Education Conference, The International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, New Zealand, pp. 1-10.

12. What does this mean for teaching? • More explicit discussions about values • Recognition that values are personal • But, keep in mind, that discussing values authentically in an educational environment can be hard

13. FIRST EXERCISE (10 minutes) You can’t be a lawyer/teacher/academic. So choose another profession from the following: Medical Doctor Pilot Gardener Scientist Politician

14. Discuss in Group (4 minutes) • What was it about the job that attracted you to this job over the others? • What was it about the job that resonated with something that is important to you? Report back to main group (30 seconds each)

15. Follow up discussion • Discuss values and why they are important • Personal, can change over time • Staying true to values is motivating and also better for wellbeing and ethical outlook • It is possible to stay true to values and have a successful legal career • https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/ • CHALLENGE: How to apply these values to law studies?

16. FINAL STEP :What are the Values? • Why are you studying law? • What values you want to bring to your study of law and possibly practice of law? • Is there anything you are nervous or worried about?

17. Intro to Values and Professional Identity Formation in GDLP (3 mins) STEP 1 & 2 (Adjusted for NIFTEP) • What attracts you to this job? Why are these things important to you? • Who do you work with within the organisation, as your ‘clients’/stakeholders in this job? • What skills, values, qualities and knowledge have you need to to demonstrate/develop in order work with these clients/stakeholders and/or to do this job?

18. STEP 3 – In a Group (5 mins) • Individually report your responses from the individual task to the group and put them on the post it note and organise the responses within the group in ‘like’ categories. To do this you are going to have to reduce your responses to two/three word headline titles.

19. STEP 3A (2 mins) • What skills, attributes did you as an individual and as part of the group utilise in responding to this task?

20. 26 Effectiveness Factors for Lawyers- Schultz/Zedeck (2 mins) • Organizing and Managing Others (Staff/Colleagues) • Able to See the World Through the Eyes of Others • Networking and Business Development • Providing Advice & Counsel & Building Relationships with Clients • Developing Relationships within the Legal Profession • Evaluation, Development, and Mentoring • Passion and Engagement • Diligence • Integrity/Honesty • Stress Management • Community Involvement and Service • Self-Development • Analysis and Reasoning • Creativity/Innovation • Problem Solving • Practical Judgment • Researching the Law • Fact Finding • Questioning and Interviewing • Influencing and Advocating • Writing • Speaking • Listening • Strategic Planning • Organizing and Managing One’s Own Work • Negotiation Skills Marjorie M. Shultz & Sheldon Zedeck, Predicting Lawyer Effectiveness: Broadening the Basis for Law School Admission Decisions, 36 LAW & SOC. INQUIRY 620, 629 (2011).

21. 8 minutes Do your concepts fit onto this diagram? If not, why not? How would you adjust this model? What would you add, what would you take away? Would you change the shape?

22. DEBRIEF/QUESTIONS – 10 mins

23. Anneka Ferguson, SFHEA Senior Lecturer The Australian National University School of Legal Practice E: anneka.ferguson@anu.edu.au Linked In: https://au.linkedin.com/pub/anneka-ferguson/34/a1a/3aa Twitter: @AnnekaFerguson 23