Thinking Beyond Barriers

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Thinking Beyond Barriers

Kelly Kozar, B.Ed., CDFI [email protected]

Star Ristow-Bell, M.Sc. [email protected]


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Workshop Overview An introduction to practical techniques,

based on cognitive behavioural theory,

for increasing motivation to succeed.

Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectancy

Understanding and Changing Thinking Patterns

Motivation

Limited Thinking


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Self-Efficacy The BELIEF about one's ability to perform

One of the predictors of success

in both education and work

A significant component in Bandura’s

social cognitive theory

Enormous effects on

effort, interest, persistence and performance.


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Outcome Expectancy The BELIEF that your efforts will result

in a successful outcome.

Sense of control over life events

versus

feelings of helplessness


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Employment Readiness ScaleTM

Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectancy Measurements (key indicators of motivation to succeed)

Of the 74% of clients needing assistance

67% needed assistance with increasing self-efficacy

40% needed assistance in increasing outcome expectancy

Courtesy of Employment Access - Information Based on ERS Initial Assessment


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Uncovering the Genius© Interactive Workshop - Cognitive/Behavioural Theory

After completing workshop

60 % of clients were self-sufficient in outcome expectancy

80% were self-sufficient in outcome expectancy.

Courtesy Employment Access - Information Based on ERS Post Assessment


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Lock-on/Lock-out

When we lock on to one way of thinking we

automatically lock out other options.


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Is It There If You Can’t See It

If past conditioning does not match what you are looking at,

you do not see it and a blind spot is created.

CAN YOU SEE THE PROBLEM

WITH SCOTOMAS?


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The Ultimate Scotoma


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How Can We

Change Our

Perspective?


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Have To’s

Want To’s


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Motivation

An inner force that compels behaviour

Comes from within

NOT from any external circumstances.


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Motivation RESTRICTIVE

Primarily based on:

“Have To’s”

Fear


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How Do We Resist?

Slow down…procrastinate…take longer

Creative Avoidance

Work just good enough to get someone off your back


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Motivation CONSTRUCTIVE

Primarily based on:

“Want To’s”

Pay value or Personal Profitability


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Have To’s

Want To’s

Everything in life

is a choice!


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The only have to’s in life are to breath and take up space…

everything else is a CHOICE.

HAVE TO’S


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Optimistic Thinking Optimism is the cheerful frame of mind that enables a tea

kettle to sing, though in hot water up to its nose.


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Learned Optimism Optimist

Isolates the BAD

Temporalize

Other Factors

Pessimist

Isolates the Good

Globalizes

Externalizes


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Case Study Exercise Limiting thoughts become like the water we swim in


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The mind

like a

parachute

functions

only when

open.


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