Session 6 Slides
- 1. Session Leader: Alison Cox Solution Focused Approaches vFILS Session 6
- 2. Preparation for Breakout Breakout Interviewer Interviewee Observer Triad 1 Barbara Anna Ann Triad 2 Shona Geraldine - Triad 3 Craig Pauline -
- 3. Roles for today’s 1st Activity Interviewee: Think of a challenging situation you have faced in the last two years. Interviewer: Find out what positive steps (or coping strategies) the interviewee used to deal with the situation. Observer: Actively listen to the dialogue and look for examples of solution focused questions AND responses.
- 4. What does it mean to take a solution focused approach?
- 5. Solution Focused Approaches Traditional ‘Therapy’ The Past The Barrier to Learning (Problem) Future Goals
- 6. Principles of Practice (1) oPeople generally want things to get better. oEveryone has a wealth of resources within them. oThe problem is the problem. oChange is inevitable and is happening all the time. oThere are always exceptions to the problem.
- 7. Principles of Practice (2) oIf it works - do more of it; if it doesn’t - do something different. oUse the student’s own view of the solution pattern. oBig problems don’t always need big solutions. oUnderstanding the cause of the problem is not always necessary.
- 8. Why use Solution Focused techniques? To move away from focusing on the ‘problem’ or barrier to learning. To identify what is already working. To find examples of ‘success’ and increase the student’s awareness of their own skills and strengths. To reduce the risk of dependency or ‘learned helplessness’
- 9. Activity 1 Interviewee: Think of a challenging situation you have faced in the last two years. Interviewer: Find out what positive steps (or coping strategies) the interviewee used to deal with the situation. Observer: Actively listen to the dialogue and look for examples of solution focused questions AND responses.
- 10. Solution Focused Approaches Identifying Goals Successes/ Exceptions Positive feedback Tasks Problem Free Talk Elements of Practice Scaling
- 11. Scaling ____________________________________ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 • Name poles and interim points appropriately (eg. 1 = worst / 10 = best) • Decide where on the scale the situation is now • What would need to happen for the situation to move one point closer to ‘best’?
- 12. Activity 2 In your same small groups, discuss your level of confidence in using assistive technology with your students. Each person in the group should aim to ‘scale’ their current situation. Then, take it in turn to say what would need to happen (or change) for you to move one point up the scale.
- 13. Between now and Session 7! Everyone to prepare a short (5 minute) presentation - sharing your experience(s) of applying a ‘SolFoc’ approach to a situation encountered at home or work.
- 14. Next time in the vFILS Classroom...