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Presenters:Jennifer Nickels

Dr. Mark Novitsky

Samara Speakes

Chakaris Henderson

Megan McCarthy-May

Tracey Smith-DePaulJune 30, 2015

Wordsworth at a Glance

https://youtu.be/_FB83OVSaS8

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Community Meetings

Community meetings are held daily throughout the day to gauge

everyone’s current emotional state

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S.E.L.F. Model

SELF model is infused into all facets of treatment and

supervision of our staff

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Safety Plans

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Red Flag Meetings

Why do we use red flag meetings?

Parallel Process -“Nelson” StoryRecovery and Resilience

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Parallel Process of Recovery“BJ” Story

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Seven Commitments

1. A Commitment to Nonviolence 

Helping to build safety skills and to promotephysical and emotional safety

Use of Safety Plans No Place for Hate Initiative; Walk Against Hate

(Sunday, May 17th at MLK Drive)

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2. A Commitment to Emotional Intelligence

Helping to teach emotional management skills

Use of Safety Plans Use of Sensory Rooms

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3. A Commitment to Social Learning  Goal: to create an organization with a commitment

to “on-going” learning & routine self-identification & correction of errors.

• Departmental Data Analysis Summaries

• Individualized Goal Setting & Data Collection

• Specialty & Clinical Process Groups

• Character Development Curriculums

• Positive Behavioral Supports such as the Wildcat Program

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4. A Commitment to Open Communication 

Working to promote healthy communication, practicing conflict management, reducing acting-out behaviors, enhancing self-protective and self-correcting skills and teaching healthy boundaries

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5. A Commitment to Democracy Helping to create civic skills of self-control, self-

discipline, and administration of healthy authority.

Creating a organization that values shared governance

Examples

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6. A Commitment to Social Responsibility 

Helping to rebuild social connection skills, establish healthy attachment relationships, establish sense of fair play and justice Community Service at local shelters as well as within

the agency Opportunities for Restitution

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7. A Commitment to Growth and Change Helping to work through loss and prepare

for the future

Wordsworth at a Glance

Questions?

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