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. RECOGNIZING NON ACADEMIC ISSUES THAT IMPACT STUDENT PERFORMANCE Twinette L. Johnson Southern Illinois University School of Law

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Twinette L. Johnson Southern Illinois University School of Law. . RECOGNIZING NON ACADEMIC ISSUES THAT IMPACT STUDENT PERFORMANCE. Counseling Students on Academic and Non Academic Issues. NON ACADEMIC ISSUES THAT CAN IMPACT LAW STUDENT PERFORMANCE - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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RECOGNIZING NON ACADEMIC ISSUES THAT IMPACT STUDENT PERFORMANCE

Twinette L. Johnson Southern Illinois University School of Law

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Counseling Students on Academic and Non Academic Issues

NON ACADEMIC ISSUES THAT CAN IMPACT LAW STUDENT PERFORMANCE

COUNSELING STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES IN WORKING WITH STUDENTS

CASE STUDIES ○ THINK * PAIR * SHARE

DISCUSS STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR COUNSELING STUDENTS USING CASE STUDIES

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NON ACADEMIC ISSUES THAT CAN IMPACT LAW STUDENT

PERFORMANCE GETTING STUDENTS TO SEEK/ACCEPT HELP

SPOTTING THE ISSUE

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GETTING STUDENTS TO SEEK/ACCEPT HELP

MAKING THE CONNECTION

CONTINUE CONNECTING

BUILDING TRUST

BUILDING SELF DETERMINATION

BUILDING AUTONOMY SUPPORT

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GETTING STUDENTS TO SEEK/ACCPET HELP – WHAT YOU CAN DO

Make sure students know you exist and know how you can help○ Hold workshops○ Work with SBA – attend meetings○ Attend student events○ Speak in classes○ TWEN Page○ Videos○ Pod casts○ Meetings with students○ Casual advising sessions○ Blogs○ School webpage○ Emails○ Bulletin boards○ Law School Newsletter

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GETTING STUDENTS TO SEEK/ACCEPT HELP –

INCORPORATING OTHER MEMBERS OF THE LAW SCHOOL COMMUNITY

Faculty MembersTeaching AssistantsDean of StudentsAssociate Dean

________________“Academic Support Across the Curriculum”

(Shulze)

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GETTING STUDENTS TO SEEK/ACCEPT OTHERS’ HELP – USING UNIVERSITY SERVICES

USING UNIV

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GETTING STUDENTS TO SEEK/ACCEPT HELP – USING OUTSIDE SERVICES

USING OUTSIDE

SERVICES

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SPOTTING THE ISSUE ETHNOGRAPHIC APPROACH

The student is the best source in determining any issues he or she may be dealing with.

“[O]ne must see the world as one’s subject sees the world to understand the choices they make….” (Kidder)

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SPOTTING THE ISSUE Focus on reflection

Informal○ Questions that will encourage the student to

really think about their problemsFormal

○ Assessment forms○ Improvement plans○ Questionnaires

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DISCERNING ALTERNATE ISSUES Students may present with a certain issue. A faculty member may recommend and state

a certain issue. There could still be alternate issues.

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NON ACADEMIC ISSUES – NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST

Depression Anxiety Stress Law School produced depression, anxiety or stress Learning Disabilities Alcoholism Drug Use Lack of Motivation/Confidence Break Ups/Divorce Physiological Illness Roommate Issues General Housing Issues Crime Victimization Reports of Other Students Victimization or other problems Child Care Financial Issues

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ADDRESSING NON ACADEMIC ISSUES

Once identified, I can help with some issues. But, some are not appropriate for me to

handle. Getting students to identify, recognize and

seek the appropriate help for non academic issues is my major task.

OJ will now discuss techniques and strategies for helping students in this regard.

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BIBILIOGRAPHY the following sources were used in preparing this presentation

Barbara Glesner Fines, Fundamental Principals and Challenges of Humanizing Legal Education, 47 Washburn L.J. 313 (Winter 2008).

Robert L. Kidder, Exploring Legal Cultures in Law Avoidance Societies, 108-207, Practicing Ethnography in Law eds. June Starr and Mark Goodale, Palgrave McMillan (2002).

Louis N. Schulze, Jr., Alternative Justifications For Academic Support II: How Academic Support Across the Curriculum Helps Meet the Goals of the Carnegie Report and Best Practices, 40 Cap. U. L. Rev. 1 (2012).

Louis N. Schulze, Jr., Alternative Justifications For Law School Academic Support Programs: Self Determination Theory, Autonomy Support and Humanizing the Law School, 5 Charleston L. Rev. 269 (2011).

Sheilah Vance, Should Academic Support Professionals Look to Counseling Theory and Practice to Help Students Achieve?, 499 U.M.K.C. L. Rev. 499 (2001).