When the Kid Who Can, WON'T

Solid insights and strategies for working more effectively with the defiant and noncompliant youngster
-a program for counselors, administrators and allied support staff-

Presenter:

James D. Sutton, EdD
P.O. Box 672
Pleasanton, TX 78064
(800) 659-6628
Email: suttonjd@docspeak.com

NOTE:

This program is for support staff and administrators. It is also available in format and content that is for teachers and classroom paraprofessionals.

Program Focus:

This program will take an intensive look at defiance and noncompliance in school-age youngsters and will offer interventions for dealing with them. Target behaviors include oppositionality, procrastination, pouting and stubbornness, obstructionism and forms of intentional inefficiency, such as "forgetting" and chronic episodes of missing or incomplete school work.

Participant Benefits:

This workshop will improve participants' ability to:

	*Understand* more fully defiant behaviors and the "why" behind them.
	*Work* more in harmony with these youngsters and their needs.
	*Influence* long-term positive changes in behavior.
	*Increase* your confidence in working effectively with these youngsters and others who serve them.

Needs Addressed by this Program:

Peggy is bright and capable. She is also failing in school. She is never prepared for class and homework is rarely completed and turned in. She has friends, but her "attitude" can stretch relationships to the max.

Parent-teacher conferences have done little to stem the tide of Peggy's defiance at school ... and things aren't much better at home.

One more thing. At the core, Peggy seems to be a very unhappy young lady.

Intended Audience of this Program:

School counselors, administrators, special education directors, supervisors, social workers, educational diagnosticians, LSSPs and allied support staff.

Program Description:

Defiance and noncompliance are especially big concerns in the schools today. This program will look closely at these behaviors in the youngster who is capable, but not performing to potential. Dr. Sutton will demonstrate the critical difference between coercive and non-coercive noncompliance, and will share current ideas and strategies for the redirection of inappropriate behavior. Counseling approaches (both process and content) will be discussed, and he will offer specific behavioral redirections that teachers and parents can use with this child.

Dr. Sutton will also present the concept of the "Reasonableness Quotient," which, when combined with a system of prioritizing expectations, can greatly reduce conflict with this youngster. He will give all participants a simple instrument for determining who tends to do well with a defiant and noncompliant child ... and who doesn't.

Qualifications of the Presenter:

James D. Sutton, EdD

	Texas Psychologist License # 2790
	Texas Professional Counselor License # 06979
	Texas Licensed Specialist in School Psychology # 6154
	Texas Education Agency certifications--see vita
	Certified Speaking Professional

Credit Hours Granted:

This program was developed to provide three (3) clock hours of credit.

Program Objectives:

Through this workshop and materials, participants will be able to:

	REVIEW the most common manifestations of defiance and noncompliance within the school environment.
	INTERNALIZE the critical difference between coercive and non-coercive noncompliance.
	REALIZE why we're usually "off balance" when working with this youngster ... and why our typical reactions and responses don't work.
	GAIN an effective process for clarifying and prioritizing expectations with the child ... a method that substantially can reduce conflict.
	LEARN about the "RQ" (Reasonableness Quotient) of folks who work best with this child ... and a method for assessing this quality for optimal school placement and programming.
	IMPROVE counseling strategies in terms of process and issues, including ways to implement a creative strategy called "thought replacement."
	ASSIST teachers in accomplishing more in terms of relationships and task completion (school work).
	OFFER parents concrete suggestions and interventions for improving relationships and task completion at home.
	KNOW what to do when things get even tougher.
	SHARE five teachable principles for enhancing this youngster's vocational potential.

Program Agenda:

First Hour
Opening

Power Plays ... The Classic Paradox
What You See ...
The "No-lutions"
What You Don't See

Second Hour
RQ: The "Right Stuff"
It Helps if You're a Basket Case
Counseling Strategies (Process and Issues)
Working with Teachers

Third Hour
Working with the Home
If Things Get Tougher
The World Beyond

Closing

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