Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Week 5 Review

                                                                Week 5 of 5

Week five 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 5 Practice:
The group practices Plan B by participating in role plays. Each participant role-played as a child, an adult and a Plan B Coach. 

Week 5 Information:
No new information presented.

Plan B in a Nutshell (again...)
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 5 Homework:
Go forth and use Plan B!

Week 5 Handouts:

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