Thursday, February 27, 2014

Lesson plans to Teach Parents about Transitions and Schedules preparation related to Behavioral Health in Children ~


Transitions and Schedules
A presentation to my peer Parents in the Salt Lake
~ By Kamaile Harris
About the Author:  Kamaile has 19 years experience working with People of all ages in Mental/Behavioral Healthcare and Independent Living. She has been a Psychiatric Technician, Rehabilitation Technician and Childcare Worker. Kamaile has served as 12 Step Co-dependency, Drug and Alcohol Counselor and currently works for Small Business as Social Media Director. Most recently Kamaile has worked with the Children’s Center of Utah, a facility which provides Counseling and Treatment for Families and Children.

Kamaile is of Native Hawaiian descent and she takes personal responsibility of their tried and true ways of life. Which are but not limited to 1) Voyaging in Life to create opportunity of experience, compassion and change; 2) Building interpersonal relationships by having open lines of communication, forgiveness and education and ; 3) Empowering others to determine their own path to true happiness and effective use of the Material World.
Objective: This presentation will teach the listener how to get the benefits of Trusting Relationships, Open Mentality towards Change by giving Parents tools to dialogue communication with Children of a young age and Provide Children with appropriate Social Skills to utilize while alone in decision making. Parents will learn concepts of Transitions and Schedules through:
1) Teaching skills.
2)  Demonstrating abilities, application of skills in activity.
3) Practice, evaluation and mastery.
4) Relative application in Life.
Statement: The transitions and schedules of daily life are always changing which gives Parents an opportunity to prepare their children in Activities of Daily Living to be prepared for the outside World. When appropriately executed, these points in daily living will give children effective tools to use in social development, empower them with a sense of responsibility and caring for their World and builds a strong relationship platform for Families.
Transitions are necessary in life to learn patience, execution of change and develop motivation to manage obstacles. Schedules are important to maintain logical and effective use of skills/tools to make living a full life easier.
1.       Establish what tasks are going to take place.
2.       Create a feasible schedule with enough time allotted for the patience required to teach small children.
3.       Practice.
4.       Do not be intimidated by outside influence on schedules but empower yourself to create deadlines and tasks within realistic timeframes.
5.       When you work with Children, Smile and have enthusiasm ~

Schedules:
Heal ~ This is the time to put your past issues behind you and create a platform for change.
Have effective dialogue:
1.       Give information: “This is what We are going to do today”
2.       Have patience: “Good try! Do you want Me to show you again?”
3.       Make opportunities for your Child to apply learning: “What’s next?” “Did We do everything We had scheduled?”
Transitions:
Teach ~ This is where We prepare our children to have an open heart and mind to information. Create visual objects so your Child can view their progress. *Compassion is a necessary additive in Love. Be effected by emotion.
Dialogue:
“This is what We are going to do today?”
“This is where We are going to start?”
“Do you remember how to do it?”
“Let’s look at the schedule again and see if we’re on track”
Looking ahead:
Empower ~ This is when We allow Children to do for themselves and maintain openness by using encouragement toward independence. *When working with children you should always smile. They are learning from your example how to approach issues in the real World around them. Use words like “remember?” or “like yesterday” to redirect a Child whom has forgotten the routine.
Release ~ This is where We trust that the education and care We have given our Children by allowing them to make decisions on their own. *Know the difference between effort and deviant behavior. Use phrases like “Are you ok?” and “Can I help you?” to maintain the openness your Child would need to return to you for answers and advice. Do not be afraid to tell your child you do not know and be willing to help them find the answers.

Relationship building tools:
Diffuse ~ Be effected by emotion. Give praise, hugs and celebrate accomplishments. Let consequences be natural so the Teaching relationship between you and your Child is Open.
Redirect ~ Give your Child a perspective of their ensuing control of the World by teaching them to observe the effect they have on the People around them. Ensure your Child that We can learn from mistakes. Give praise, hugs and celebrate accomplishments.
Recreate ~ Teach your Child the perspective of reusing knowledge, experience and compassion to make necessary changes to our efforts by creating new opportunities to solve problems. Everyday problems can be solved easily when we:
1.       Establish the true problem.
2.       Think of creative ways to handle the problem at hand.
3.       Experiment with ideas.
4.       Allow your Child to make changes they see necessary. Agree as a Team (Parent and Child) what decisions will be made. Discuss effectiveness and determine need for further change.
Effective communication:
“I’m sorry. What did you mean?”
“Do you have anything you want to talk about?”
“What do you think?”
“Instead of doing ____ let’s try _____, what do you think?”
Empower:
Empowerment is giving the authority to have control and power over change. When We teach our Children to utilize communication, evaluation & problem solving, We create an open teaching relationship but also We empower our Children to navigate the larger World at hand. This concept of learning is appropriate for Parents to teach their children of all ages and by correlation encourages Parents to maintain these simple Social Skills.
*Give your Child the opportunity:
1.       To ask questions.
2.       To give their input and ideas.
3.       To see you recover from mistakes.
4.       To have an open line of communication with you.
Activity:
How to make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich:
This activity will be set up in three stations. Two or three Parents will run each station while keeping in mind the tools they just learned through this presentation. Two to three Children will take each step at a time together.
1    Orientation;
A)     Tell Kids what We will do.
B)      Ask if they have any experience.
C)      Give Instructions Step-by-step.
2     Practice;
A) Allow the Child to master each step. *Check off sheets are useful.
B) Allow the Child to make mistakes by trying again.
3     Final project;
A)     Evaluate use of each step and recognize their mastery.
B)      Give the Child full attention when they have ideas and utilize them so they can evaluate effectiveness of their own decision making skills.
C)      Repeat as needed.
Materials needed:
 
1      Step by step instructions in a handout.
2      Bread, peanut butter and jelly.
3      Plates, cups, butter knives, paper towels and cleaner.
4      Tables and chairs.
5      Drinks.
Closing Statements
We, as Parents, are Our Child’s first Teacher and I hope this has given you a perspective of how We can enable their ability to learn and execute change on their own. By having open dialogue and soft heart with our Children We build a strong relationship with them. By empowering them to learn on their own they are learning ultimate trust in themselves and us as their caretaker.
By creating opportunities for Children to evaluate their performance, We give them a perspective of a constant and changing World. You and your Child are the first effort at Team Playing and We prepare them for Social Interactions by teaching them first how to operate within a Family. By putting the Family in this position of openness, teaching and education; We create the necessary environment and build the appropriate tools for whatever transitions and schedules one might face in Life.
In the article “Benefits of creating Empowerment in the Workplace” it states the following benefits of empowerment related to the business World: (Ask Parents how this can relate to the Home vs. Work)
1.       Workplace Satisfaction ~ Enjoy Work
2.       Management Trust and Communication ~ Open lines of Communication with Superiors
3.       Good Words Spread ~ Dialogue is relatable and effective
4.       Generation X in Action ~ Responsibility for creating change
Related hand-out to Teach Parents application of Transition/Schedule Skills in the Workplace:
http://woman.thenest.com/benefits-creating-empowerment-workplace-6263.html

Eliminating Barriers through collaboration ~

The story goes Pai'ea received cattle as a gift from Captain Vancouver. As no one on the Island was savvy on Cattle Ranching, they increased in number and would just trample people walking through town. Some years later John Parker started the beef industry. The remains of his work is Parker Ranch. Many Hawaiian families whom dwelt on and worked the land received a portion of it for their generations.

During the reign of Kamehameha III, whom visited California, he brought Vaquero back to teach their style of Cattle Ranching. Then was coined the term Paniolo for Hawaiian Cowboys. Paniolo carry on the tradition of Vaquero with their red checkered shirts and straw hats and add a Haku Lei in Hawaii's own unique style.

Waiaka Farm in Kamuela is an extension of the Hawaiian Ranching Tradition and is run by People whom were raised on Parker Ranch. Wai'aka Homestead offers accommodations nearby and is the Historic home of William Lindsey, a Hawaii Cattle Rancher.

From a vision George Vancouver, no doubt, had about feeding the People of the Island of Hawaii for life and with assistance from Mainland cousin Vaqueros; the Cattle Rancher tradition lives on still today. The space in between events may be unaccounted for to us today some 200 years later. But the tried and true traditions remain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paniolo#Hawaiian_Paniolo