Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Week 4 Review



         Week 4 of 8

Week four of the Living Better with Challenging Children Collaborative Problem Solving Parent Group offers parents practice with Plan B.

If you are reading this as a therapist, teacher, or other professional working with a child or family, background knowledge of the model is recommended.

Week 4 Practice:
The group identified missing Plan B ingredients in several vignettes and practiced Plan B by participating in 3 role plays. Each participant role-played as a child and an adult. 

Week 4 Information:
No new information presented.

Plan B in a Nutshell
Step 1.  Empathy/ Reassurance
             Drilling down to find the concerns.
“What's Up” + Empathy Statements
Step 2.  Define the Problem
 Putting both concerns on the table
“I hear you are upset about____ and I am concerned that______.”
Step 3.  Invitation
 Child generates solutions, becomes part of process.
“Let's work on this.” / “Do you have any ideas?”
 “That's an idea.”
 Is it doable? Does it meet both our concerns?
 ”Let's give this a try!”

Week 4 Homework:
Try more pro-active Plan B with your child
Read chapters 10 and 11

Week 4 Handouts:
No additional handouts

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