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MISSION: TRANSITION

MISSION: TRANSITION. Kristen Garza & Dan Murphy James Madison University NODA Region 8 Conference. Do You Choose to Accept?. Learning Objectives. By the end of this presentation, you should be able to: Define Transition Describe Three Parts of a Transition

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MISSION: TRANSITION

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  1. MISSION: TRANSITION Kristen Garza & Dan Murphy James Madison University NODA Region 8 Conference Do You Choose to Accept?

  2. Learning Objectives By the end of this presentation, you should be able to: • Define Transition • Describe Three Parts of a Transition • Identify Three Types of Transitions • Articulate Four Coping Resources for Students in Transition • Name Tools to Assist Students in Transition

  3. Tran•si•tion (n) - Any event, or non-event, that results in changed relationships, routines, assumptions, and roles. Not so much a change as it is the individual’s perception of that change Only a transition if defined by the person experiencing it Context and Setting – the relationship of the individual to the transition Impact – degree to which the transition alters one’s daily life TRAN•SI•TION

  4. Types of Transitions • Anticipated Transitions • Transitions that happen that you expect to happen. • Unanticipated Transitions • Transitions that happen that you did NOT expect to happen. • Non-Event Transitions • Transitions that you expect to happen but never do.

  5. Types of Transitions • Anticipated Transitions • Transitions that happen that you expect to happen. • Unanticipated Transitions • Transitions that happen that you did NOT expect to happen. • Non-Event Transitions • Transitions that you expect to happen but never do.

  6. THE END!

  7. Take That… Rewind it Back! • Transitions Start with THE END! • Endings Include • Disengagement • Disidentification • Disenchantment • Disorientation • Neutral Zone – A Time to Be • Individual has left old roles, relationships, routines, and assumptions but is not in their new life, with new roles, relationships, routines, and assumptions. • Beginnings • Start of a New Experience

  8. And t0 help you through the transition, we present you with…

  9. Nancy Schlossberg’sFour S’s • Situation • Self • Support • Strategies

  10. SITUATION • Trigger • Timing • Control • Role Change • Duration • Previous Experience w/ Similar Transition • Concurrent Stress • Assessment

  11. SELF • Personal/Demographic Characteristics • Socioeconomic Status • Race/Ethnicity • Sex • Age • State of Health • Psychological Resources • Ego Development • Outlook • Commitment • Values/Beliefs

  12. SUPPORT • Types of Support • Significant Others • Family Unit • Network of Friends • Organizations/Institutions • Functions of Support • Affect • Affirmation • Aid • Honest Feedback

  13. STRATEGIES • Three Coping Responses • Modify the Situation • Control the Meaning of the Problem • Manage Stress After it has Occurred • Four Coping Modes • Information Seeking • Direct Action • Inhibition of Action • Intrapsychic Behavior

  14. Welcome to the S Squad! Now you can help! “How?” you ask! Good Question… let’s explore the possibilities!

  15. 3 Assumptions • People in transition are often confused and in need of assistance. • You can learn about issues of major concern: • LISTEN to the person in transition • PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK for the person to better understand her/his situation • INFLUENCE the person to cope more creatively. • Helpers need to increase knowledge of: • KNOWLEDGE OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT. • COMMUNICATION SKILLS • COUNSELING SKILLS

  16. Increase Knowledge:of Adult Development Theory

  17. Increase Knowledge:of Communication Skills • Large Repertoire of Skills • Adaptability • Involvement • Commitment • Profitability • Empathy • Re-framing • Self-Monitoring

  18. Increase Knowledge:of Counseling Skills • The LUV Triangle • Listen • Understand • Validate • Be Empathetic!

  19. Your Role as a Leader • As reactions change over a period of time, perspectives can change. • What if there are no role models? • New life is always built on the identity of the life before.

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  22. Special Thanks to all of our Secret Operatives! • Counseling Adults in Transition: Linking Practice with Theory 2nd Edition. Schlossberg, Waters, & Goodman. 1995. Springer Publishing Company, Inc. • The College Transfer Student in America. Jacobs, B. C. (Ed.). 2004. American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers. • 2004 Transfer Student Survey • Transfer Student Personal Statements • NCES Website: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs97/97266.pdf • Ideas and Tools for Brief Counseling. Presbury, Echterling, & McKee. 2002. Pearson Education, Inc. • Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication. 8th Edition. Adler, Rosenfeld & Proctor. 2001. Harcourt College Publishers.

  23. Your Presenters Kristen Garza Graduate Assistant – Transfer Experience James Madison University garzaka@jmu.edu 540.568.1787 Dan Murphy Graduate Assistant – First-Year Experience James Madison University murph2dw@jmu.edu 540.568.1787

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