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Day
One
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- How the
forced acceptance of the European culture has continued over many generations,
resulting in many emotionally “disconnected” Indian people. This
disconnection has led to breakdowns in parenting skills, alcoholism, violence,
and other dysfunctional lifestyles
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Substance abuse problems of today – the “why” of the high Indian substance
abuse and F.A.S. (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) rates – how both can be prevented
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Historical Perspective of Indian drinking patterns; how unique Indian
drinking/drug use patterns still influence Indian people
- New
research on the unique motivation triggers, value systems, and learning
strengths of Native children
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Indian Learning Strengths
– How to capitalize on the unique thinking, motivation and value systems of
Native people; using their learning strengths as vehicles to high academic
achievements in reading, math and science
- How to
engage students in behavior identification, consequence determination and
long-term behavior change
Day Two
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Survival skills for children living in active substance abuse environments
- How to
detect “help” signals of students in need (children of alcoholics/addicts)
- How
family substance affects a child’s social skills, self-esteem and education
- Family
addiction behaviors – the dysfunctional baggage children unknowingly carry to
school
- When
C.O.A. (children of alcoholics) baggage becomes dysfunctional student behavior
– the professional response
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Redirecting dysfunctional student behavior
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On-the-spot ways
to redirect negative behavior/cussing/fighting
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How to
depersonalize misbehaviors, avoid anger, yet help the student
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Seven (7) steps
to facilitate long-term behavioral change
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Dangerous behavior intervention skills
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dangerous weapons
– do’s and don’ts
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breaking up
student fights; without endangering self
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crowd control;
breaking up crowd encouragements
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Intervention skills practice and mastery
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