egadz training ii
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EGADZ
Working With Adolescents in Crisis
MasksBehaviour is a search for attention, not approval
An adolescent tries on multiple masks until one gets attention
Once they find a mask that works (gets attention) they become that mask
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acw_LTWnKBU
Evolutionary
– Breakaway
– Animal Kingdom
– Daniel Yankelovich, “New Rules”
Common Adolescent Behaviours1
– Incredible Brain Development (Neuromaturity)
– Shortly after puberty to 20’s
– Great ability to learn (better “with” than “from”)
– Pleasure from Risk, 2x Dopamine with Peers Present
– The adolescent brain is a pleasure-seeking, risk-taking organ
Common Adolescent Behaviours2
– Limited Emotional Vocabulary
– Anti-Dependency
– Inability to Delay Gratification
– Youth in Care: Trauma
Tasks of Adolescence1. Engagement
2. Values-Based Decision Making
3. Impulse Control
4. Social Capital
Arrested Development
– Trauma
– Inconsistent Role Models
– Lack of Guidance
– Addictions/Compulsions
– FASD and other disorders
– We ALL do what works…
Helping Someone with Arrested Development
– Narrate a new story (Start with engagement, not rules)
– Use Scaffolding
1. Help them articulate their values
2. Help them identify areas of mastery
3. Help them build social capital
When Young People Thrive…
Expectations e - E
Rela
tions
hips
r - R
e, rNeglectfulVulnerable
e, RPermissiveSocially Impaired
E, rAuthoritarianAvoidance Behaviours
E, RAuthoritativeEngaged
Rules, Unequal Power,
Addictive
Shared Values,
Purpose,Meaning
Relationships Grid
Tasks t - T
Rela
tiona
l r -
R
t, rNo need to set up conversation
t, RWork together and talk
T, rWhere things are, what we’re going to do, Vitals
T, RConversation with activities
Dealing w/ Intense Emotional SituationsIdentify the Emotion
Encourage Conversation with a Simple Phrase
Give Wish In A Fantasy
Appropriate Closure
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg
Dr. Jerry Goebel, MBA, D.Min.
– www.acompellinglife.com
– Regina, SK