Oh Bother, There

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Oh Bother, Theres Trouble in The Hundred Acre
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• Edi Peterson, MS, MA
• Borough of Manhattan Community College

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Objectives

• Identify healthy mental messages
• Apply the healthy messages
• Identify signs of unhealthy behaviors
• Identify when unhealthy bxs need addressing
• Act plan
• Replicate and lead discussion

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Healthy Messages in Poohs Grand Adventure

• You are braver the you believe
• You are stronger than you seem
• You are smarter than you think
• Everything is right somehow
• Loved ones are with us even when we are apart
• School is fun, just in a different way4

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Apply and incorporate

• Help students correct beliefs about school and
  self
• Overcome loneliness, separation anxiety
• Reinforce with certificates, ribbons, awards

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Unhealthy Behaviors

• Poohs complete dependency on Christopher Robin
• Limited food choices, extreme food rituals

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And

• Excessive anxiety, fear of the unknown

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And

• Depressive signs hopelessness, constant
  frowning/no range of emotion, monotone speech,
  low self-esteem or image
• not much of a house, for not much of a..

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Even more.

• Helplessness
• Obsessive focus on rules, the way things are
• Rigidity

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And yes.

• Poor boundaries
• Boundless energy, risky behavior

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When to refer?

• Persistent sad mood, expressions of hopelessness,
  anger outbursts, poor self-image, separation
  anxiety, harm to self/others
• When your gut tells you to

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Action plan

• School counselor
• Principal
• Parents/guardian
• Public Safety if abuse suspected

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How to

• Explain to watch movie with focus on what
  characters say and do
• Afterwards, ask students what they heard, saw and
  inquire which character they resemble and when

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Take Home..

• Reinforce the positive messages
• Make coloring-book certificates for students
• Download at www.edifycounseling.com

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You are smarter than you think!
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