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Motivating today’s students

Motivating today’s students. Presented by Otis R. Bowen Center Donald H. Starke MA, LMHC, LCAC and Nicole Hiatt Drang MSW, LSW. How We G ot Started.

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Motivating today’s students

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  1. Motivating today’s students Presented by Otis R. Bowen Center Donald H. Starke MA, LMHC, LCAC and Nicole Hiatt Drang MSW, LSW

  2. How We Got Started • An evaluation took place in 2009 where Marshall County/ Plymouth Community Schools looked at why HSED students were not being successful in passing the test or staying with HSED. In 2008 we had only 52 students pass the test for the whole year. Reasons we found: • Anxiety * Lack of college knowledge • Attention Deficit Disorder * Lack of financial aide knowledge • Poor self confidence *Child Care/ Transportation • Learning disabilities/ deficitis *Addictions • No goals beyond HSED *Poor or no motivation • Job placement issues *Court ordered involvement • Lack of job search skills *Employer ordered involvement • Lack of post HSED options

  3. This led to seeking a grant, through a partnership with Work One and Plymouth Adult Education to help the initiative to retain studentsby adding a counseling component to the HSED class. • We have been able toprovide a group psychoeducational component during class which can last 10 to 20 minutes depending on the topic. • It also allows an individual to meet, on a totally voluntary basis, with a counselor to address any issues they may have or answer questions that relate to their specific needs. • Both counselor and teacher can work with the student to brainstorm how to address any educational challenges.

  4. Results and findings: • It has led to retention of students who would not have continued. • It has helped students overcome long standing struggles like test anxiety, general anxiety, Depression, relationship issues, personal identity issues, learning disabilities and ADD/ ADHD. • It has provided students with skills to use to help meet the challenges presented with learning disabilities as well as find how they learn best.

  5. Results Continued: • Students finally began facing personal issues and struggles from their past such as addiction, trauma and personal failures related to their school history. • Helping students apply for financial aide, scholarships and obtain support for post HSED education. • Work with them on addressing issues of getting a State ID, driver’s permit, license, even assisting them with obtaining their naturalization paperwork. • Addressed special needs of ESL students who had achieved schooling certifications in their home countries to transfer them for College entrance.

  6. Results continued • Helped students to connect with post HSED programs like employment, colleges, technical schools, training programs. • Within the first 6 months of the program we had 44 students pass the HSED

  7. Challenges to consider: Erickson’s Stages of Development: A.) Industry versus Inferiority ages 5 to 11 1.) If children do not receive praise from teachers, parents, coaches and other adults in their life they don’t develop a sense of confidence or belief in their skills. B.) Identity versus Role confusion: Adolescence 1.) Those who remain unsure about their beliefs, desires will remain insecure and confused about themselves and their future. Without the development of these two areas one becomes stuck, lost and confused about the purpose or direction of their life or their role in society.

  8. Therapeutic Process: Tools that we use to help the students: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING

  9. What is MI? • MI is a collaborative, person-centered form of guiding to elicit change and strengthen motivation for change. It is an empathic, supportive counseling style that supports the condition for change. It avoids arguments and confrontation, which tend to increase a person’s defensiveness and resistance. SAMSHA* • MI helps develop therapeutic relationships and determine individualized goals.

  10. STAGES OF CHANGE Students enter into the HSED program with many different levels of motivation. 1. Pre-contemplation- This student may not see that not having an education IS a problem. This may be a probation forced student. 2.Contemplation- This student knows they need an education AND they really don’t want to have to get an education. 3.Preparation- This student is starting to see benefits of HSED. May even start thinking about future.

  11. Stages of Change cont… • 4.Action- This student is “all in” and attending class, doing work outside of class, setting a test date, and setting goals for the future • 5. Maintenance- Student maintains behavior change • We encourage the teacher to be the expert on the education and we encourage the student to be the expert on themselves. Our Job is to blend the two together. • SAMSHA

  12. Breakdown of the program: I.) Introduction:Evaluating where they have come from and where they want to go. a.) What brought them into the HSED program? b.) What didn’t work for them in school? c.) What are their plans post HSED? II.) Goal Setting: Helping them to identify and set goals a.) Education:For most of the students it is teaching them what a goals is. Making it: 1.) S pecificfor them 2.) M easurable 3.) A ttainable 4.) R ealistic 5.) T ime Focused .

  13. Breakdown (continued): b.) Helping them to set personal, educational and post HSED goals. 1.) Set a Personal Goal for the next month 2.) Set a Goal of when you want to take the HSED 3.) Set a Personal Goal for the next year 4.) Set a Personal Goal for five years or post HSED c.) Putting it in writing and developing a plan III.) Planning for the test a.) Looking at what their challenges and strengths are b.) Helping them to deal with their challenges 1.) Evaluating the numbers 2.) Developing an action plan 3.) Studying outside of class time 4.) Motivating them to overcome their past

  14. Breakdown continued IV.) Evaluating and preparing for Post HSED A.) Getting the student to consider the future 1.) Career Inventory – career clickers expanded 2.) Looking at Hot Jobs and Careers projections 3.) Evaluating School options 4.) Job skills needed – The Seven A’s: Ambition, Attendance, Appearance, Attitude, Acceptance, Accountability and Appreciation. B.) Common College Application 1.) Used as a tool to ease fears 2.) Used as an ongoing tool to help them with the essay section for both College and HSED practice. 3.) Consider the What if’s. V.) Taking The Test

  15. How Can we get a program like this ? We ain’t got no money! 1.) Grants through DOE, DWD, Lily Foundation, Community Foundation 2.) Work in Cooperation with Collegesand Universities that have a counseling programs to develop a relationship for internship hours for those students to work with and learn from your students. 3.) Churches or Community Organization like Optimist Club, Kiwanis, Rotary, Tri Kappa, Deltas, Knights of Columbus, Business Professionals. 4.) Community Mental Health Agencies.

  16. Questions? If you do not hope…...you will not find what is beyond your hopes. Saint Clement of Alexandra Contact information: Don 1-800-342-5653 ext 3310

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