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Self Discovery Games
Family Totem Pole ~ From the book "104 Activities That Build:" ~ A totem pole is a tall woodcarving consisting of animal heads and/or bodies and is used to tell Native American stories or legends. A family totem pole can be created to tell the story of a family in a...
Self Esteem Games
Self-esteem Games To You, But From Who? ~ From the book "104 Activities That Build:" ~ Sometimes it is difficult to hear and accept compliments, especially when the compliment is given in front of other people. But if those compliments are a part of a guessing game,...
Specific Intervention Strategies
IX SPECIFIC INTERVENTION STRATEGIES A. Protocols # 01 Depression - Helplessness is the major characteristic of depression. Other symptoms may include: sadness, lack of interest, lack of energy, exertion, withdrawal, hopelessness, appetite change: gain or loss of...
The Power of Messages
The Power of Messages Communication has three [03] major components: a sender, a message and a receiver. Each of these components must be consciously examined, and a strategy determined. Since we start from the assumption that we have no control over other persons, we...
The Rules of Engagement
The Rules of Engagement Engage: From a vulgar Latin noun meaning ‘pledge’. Bind by contract or promise; pledge oneself. Seek first to understand, then to be understood. As we begin to define the principles and values upon which a human services system might operate,...
The Unanswerable Question
The Unanswerable Question When we are asked a question for which we don’t know the answer, most of us will guess. And our guess will be in terms that we understand and accept. If, for example, I ask how high is the Statue of Liberty in America - the guess may be well...
Theory of Cause
Reading for Trainers I. Theory of Cause - Fundamental Assumption Why do people have problems in living? This requires a review of the literature on human service methods - remember as you are reviewing these models that you are going to be asked to identify the...
Theory of Change
Theory of Change People will only change when their thinking changes. One cannot behave differently than how they think, unless they are being deceitful, pretending or acting (and then they know they are doing so). Actually the belief system is in a somewhat constant...
Theory of Meaning
Theory of Meaning How do people create meaning? There is no meaning without conscious human beings. We create meaning for ourselves in interactive relationships with other human beings. The trainer will present this process and discuss the implications of each aspect...