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WORKSHOP PRESENTATION TOPICS

DEVELOPING MOTIVATION, RESPONSIBILITY, AND SELF-DISCIPLINE IN AT-RISK YOUTH
This workshop combines the three topics which follow, showing how to best motivate those students who are most "turned off" toward school, how to develop values and "emotional intelligence" by teaching them pro-social skills, attitudes, and behavior in a way they will accept, and how to get students who "don't want to be told what to do" to accept responsibility! Learn strategies and techniques for handling learning and behavior problems which don't result in teacher stress and burnout!

TEACHING THE WAY THEY REALLY LEARN: MOTIVATION, PERSONALITY TEMPERAMENT, & THE AT-RISK LEARNER
Did you know that the majority of At-Risk students have a personality temperament and learning style shared by only 7% of teachers? In this highly interactive session, discover which of the four major personality temperaments is most like you, which tends to dominate mainstream education, and which is typical of most at-risk students. Learn how to s-t-r-e-t-c-h your own teaching style to bridge "the gap" and meet the needs of all students.

BUILDING RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, AND RESILIENCY IN AT-RISK ADOLESCENTS
Learn how dysfunctional attitudes can be replaced with a positive, resilient outlook in at-risk youth by teaching them new pro-social skills, attitudes, and behavior in a way they will accept--by reframing desired behaviors in "empowering" terms which they find appealing. Learn what you can do to help your at-risk students want to be more responsible and pro-active instead of looking for excuses or for someone to blame! Vicki Phillips will share the philosophy from her curriculum, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, purchased by hundreds of secondary schools and organizations to-date.

EMPOWERING DISCIPLINE: AN APPROACH THAT WORKS WITH AT-RISK YOUTH
Most school discipline plans are based upon the need to control student behavior. With those at-risk youths who see no future and feel they have nothing to lose, "control" becomes counter-productive, and they spiral downhill. Vicki Phillips, author of EMPOWERING DISCIPLINE, calls for a new approach toward discipline--one that works with at-risk youth. Learn how to handle disciplinary situations in a way which promotes RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE, and SELF-DISCIPLINE.