Lighthouse Conversations with Teens

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Welcome
Introduction
Course Contents & Design
Your Goals for the Course
Exercise - Your goals

Exercise: Being a Teen
The Adolescent Brain

A Positive Relationship
Talking with Teens
Develop and Enrich your Relationship
What Teens Value

The Purpose of Listening Preview
Meaning Well or Inhibiting Preview
Exercise: Your Own Listening Preview
Listening with Empathy Preview
Summaries Preview
Helpful Steps to Enhance your Listening Skills Preview
Summary - Communication Preview

What is Motivation?
Quiz: Identifying Change Talk
Quiz: Recognizing the Change Talk
Understanding Motivation
Exploring Motivation
Summary - Motivation

Teaming with the Teen
EOE (Explore-Offer-Explore)
Exercise: Active Collaboration/EOE
The Effect of Lies
Summary

Compassion
Summary

A Positive Focus
Difference Between a Positive and Negative Focus
Exercise: Having a Positive Focus
Exercise: Communicating using a Positive Focus
Summary

Being Accepting
What is Autonomy? (need audio)
How to promote a teen's autonomy?
Example 1: Motivation to attend English classes
Example 2: Motivation to Attend English Classes (MI)
Tools: Ask permission & EOE
Exercise: Supporting a Teen’s Autonomy Using EOE
Summary

Explore-Offer-Explore (EOE)
Example: EOE

Being READY to talk
Affirming
Asking Questions
Reflections (Mini-summaries) - fix issue
Summary of Step 1: Explore (E)

Delivering Your Message
I-messages
Three-part Communication Model
Supporting a Teen’s Autonomy
Summary of Step 2: Offer (O)

The Aims of Step 3: Explore (E)
The Road Ahead
Handling a teen’s feedback
Summary of Step 3: Explore (E)

Taking Care of Yourself
Recharging Your Batteries
Increase Positivity in Your Life
Breathing and Relaxation Techniques
Coping with Strong Feelings
Being Kind to Yourself
Engaging in Meaningful Leisure Time
Social and Emotional Self-Care
Tackling “Unhelpful” Thinking
Summary

Course summary
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