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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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