The outcome of many interventions hinges on the quality of staff’s relationship with the child Targeted and intensive Intervention: Considerations

Targeted and Intensive Interventions Many good interventions fail due to inability of the implementing staff to establish a positive helping relationship with the child

Life Space Crisis Intervention Establishing effective positive helping relationships with children Diagnosing and breaking self defeating patterns of behavior

The Power of Language Self Defeating Behavior Versus Bad Behavior

Children Who Are Heard Listen Children want to tell their story

T h r e e F o u n d a t i o n s o f L S C I Perceiving Thinking Feeling Behaving: Understanding the Differences in Psychological Worlds Developing the Art of Listening: Attending Responding Decoding LSCI Institute Understanding the Dynamics of the Conflict Cycle

COGNITIVE THEORY  Stream of Consciousness: Continuous flow of observation and thought in the present.  Perceptual Set: Fundamental beliefs based on personal history.  Active Self-Talk: Conscious internal dialogue filtered by the Perceptual Set. LSCI Institute

What is interesting about this photo of a vase? Notice that you can see only one image at a time. One image is always the foreground, the other, the background. LSCI Institute

Cognitive Restructuring Children with self defeating patterns of behavior usually have self defeating patterns of thinking. In order to change the behavior we must first understand how they think With patience and structure children can learn to think differently and learn to self manage their own behaviors effectively

The Conflict Cycle

THE CONFLICT CYCLE Play Video

To resolve an emotionally charged event you must first deal with the feelings Thoughts---Feelings---Behavior

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DRAIN OFF1 Drain off the student’s intense emotions by acknowledging feelings.

DRAIN OFF TIMELINE 1 2 By using affirming and listening skills, discover the student’s point of view.

DRAIN OFF TIMELINE 1 2 CENTRAL ISSUE3 Identify the student’s vital interest and select the appropriate LSCI Reclaiming Intervention.

The “Script” Acknowledge the feelings: Affirm. Make 2-3 affirming statements: Get the child’s perspective and restate: Set limits giving choices as needed:

Two Levels of Training Foundation Skills Usually one to two days of training appropriate for all building staff LSCI Certification A five day or semester long graduate course format for professional staff

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