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DAY 1: PLL ADMINISTRATIVE PLANNING AND OVERVIEW Monday - PLL Group Therapy Goals and Objectives: (1) Motivational Interviewing; (2) Train everyone in PLL Group Therapy- Class #1 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Overview of PLL: How Family Therapy and Group Work Overview of Six Training Classes and Four Core Coaching Phases Class #1 Venting and Why Teens Misbehave Class #2 Button Pushing and Button Busters + Individual Coaching Class #3 Contracting and Recruiting Outside Helpers + Individual Coaching Class #4 Contracting and Troubleshooting + Individual Coaching Class #5 Neutralizing the 7 Aces + Individual Coaching Class #6 Restoring Nurturance and Graduation + Ind. Coaching Video Demonstration: The Inner-Outer Circle and a Panel of Parental Experts What Makes This Model Different From Typical Parent Educational Experiences The Inner Outer Circle Focus on Readiness for Change Foundation of Structural/Strategic Therapy How the Teenager is Engaged Breaking Parental Resistance The Individual Family Coaching The After Care/Protective Factors 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Map out the inclusionary criteria, motivational interviewing Video Demonstration: MI Intake and use of Probation Officer Role Play MI Call & Intake 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Group #1 Hour One The Use of Icebreakers Why is this a Good Beginning Intervention? Key Terms and Definitions of Group Process Stages of Group Developmental What to Expect and When How to Form Linkages Script Read Through Group #1, Hour One Role Play Top Answer Game Role Play Dramatic selling of reason to read Paperback book Role Play Top 6 Reasons Teens Misbehave Short Break Copyright 2006-2010 Savannah Family Institute, Inc. Page 1
3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Group #1 Hour Two (Parent Breakout) Learn Process #1 The Art of Venting Empathizing Not Sympathizing (What s the difference?) How do you gently neutralize a monopolizing or agitated parent? Can You Form Linkages? Learn Process #2 Solution Talk and Compliments Get Parents to Move From Problem Talk to Solution Talk Can You Skillfully Give Complements? Can You Use the Rubber Band Technique? Script Read Through Group #1, Hour Two (Parent Breakout) Role Play Venting & Solution Talk Role Play Compliments & Rubber Band Role Play Glass Half Full/Half Empty DAY 2: PLL GROUP CERTIFICATION: AGENDA Tuesday - PLL Group Therapy Goals and Objectives: (1) Teach Classes 1-3 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Learn How to Vent in Teen Breakout Group Group 1, Hour 2 Learn Process #1 The Art of Venting Empathizing Not Sympathizing (What s the difference?) How do you gently neutralize a monopolizing or agitated teen? Can You Form Linkages? Learn Process #2 Solution Talk and Compliments Get Teens to Move From Problem Talk to Solution Talk Can You Skillfully Give Complements? Can You Use the Rubber Band Technique? Script Read Through Group #1, Hour Two Role Play Venting & Solution Talk Role Play Compliments & Rubber Band 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. 12:00 a.m. Group #2 Hour 1 & 2 (Parent Breakout) Learn Process #3 - Inner/Outer Circle and Button Pushing Can you be playful? Getting parents and teens to buy into your playfulness to produce their own buttons? Can you set up and execute an inner outer circle? Can you use freezes and form linkages with outer circle? Copyright 2006-2010 Savannah Family Institute, Inc. Page 2
Script Read Through Group #2, Hour One Role Play Button Identification Game Role Play Role Play/Demonstration of Button Pushing Learn Process #4 - Demonstrate the Unpredictable Assignments Can you think on your feet and sell an important but tough assignment? Can you model playfulness and use inner/outer circle? Script Read Through Group #2, Hour Two (Parent Breakout) Role Play 1 st Button Buster and segue into 2 nd BB Role Play Role Play Being Unpredictable Script Read Through Group #2, Hour Two (Teen Breakout) 12:00 a.m. 1:15 p.m. Lunch 1:15 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Class #3 - An Overview of Ironclad Contracting Learn Process #5 - Demonstrate How to Construct Ironclad Rules Can you show parents how to connect the dots and go from a problem to a concrete and literal rule? Can you take a complex concept like contracting and simplify it? Script Read Through Group #3, Hour One Script Read Through Group #2, Hour Two (Parent Breakout) Role Play List Top 3 Problems and Rank Them (converting to categories in real time) Role Play Convert Inner Circle Parent Top Problem to a Concrete Rule Role Play Recruiting Outside Helpers Script Read Through Group #2, Hour Two (Teen Breakout) Role Play Art of Negotiation Copyright 2006-2010 Savannah Family Institute, Inc. Page 3
DAY 3: PLL GROUP CERTIFICATION: AGENDA Wednesday - PLL Group Therapy Goals and Objectives: (1) To teach Classes 4-6 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. (1 hr. lunch at noon) Class #4 - Constructing and Ironclad Contract Learn Process #6 - How to Construct a Contract Can you show parents how to put together a complete contract together? Script Read Through Group #4, Hour One & Two (Parent Breakout) Role Play Putting together Daily & Bonus Rewards Role Play Selling idea of privileges versus rights Role Play Storyboarding and Dress Rehearsals for Delivery of Rule Script Read Through Group #4, Hour One & Two (Teen Breakout) Role Play Delivery of PPR Class #5 The 7 Aces and Class #6 - Restoring Nurturance Learn Process # 7 - Seven Strategies to Inject Softness and Nurturance Back into the Parent- Teenager Relationship 1. Education and Normalization 2. Opportunities to Build Trust 3. A New Approach to Criticism 4. A New Approach to Praise 5. Acceptance of Underlying Feelings 6. Physical Touch 7. Special Outings Learn Process #8 - How to Construct a Positive Incident Report With Teens Can You integrate Movie Clips Into learning? Can You use experiential exercises like nurturing a plant to facilitate learning? Can You sell a tough concept like nurturance? Script Read Through Group #5, Hour One & Two (Parent Breakout) Role Play Selling on PTR and Role Play of delivery Role Play Storyboarding and Dress Rehearsals of Delivery of Reward and Consequence Script Read Through Group #6, Hour One & Two Role Play The Big Chill Timeline Copyright 2006-2010 Savannah Family Institute, Inc. Page 4
Day 4: PLL Coaching Family Therapy Certification Thursday - PLL Family Therapy Goals and Objectives: (1) To teach Core Family Therapy (Coaching) #1 & #2 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. PLL Family Therapy Core Phase #1 2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. PLL Family Therapy Core Phase #2 DAY 5: PLL COACHING FAMILY THERAPY CERTIFICATION Friday - PLL Family Therapy Goals and Objectives: (1) To teach core coaching #3 and #4. 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Demonstrate Core Phase #3 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Lunch Together 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Demonstrate Core Phase #4 and Beyond Copyright 2006-2010 Savannah Family Institute, Inc. Page 5