Relationship Building

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Relationship Building

• Introduction The Importance of Relationships

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Key Things to Remember

• Relationship is at the ?
• Healthy Relationships
• Connections Change Growth
• One Makes a BIG Difference

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Key Things to Remember

• Power Imbalance
• You are a Power Tool
• Helpful or Harmful?

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Motivating Youth

• Why do professionals want to learn to develop
  relationships with youth?

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Unlocking MotivationHandout Six Keys to Unlock
Motivation

• You cant motivate anyone, only create conditions
  to inspire motivation
• Motivation is not getting youth to do what you
  think they should do --gt thats Manipulation

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Unlocking MotivationHandout Six Keys to Unlock
Motivation

• BICEPS, the key to remember
• Benefits
• Importance
• Clarity
• Enjoyment
• Positivism
• Success (positive outcomes)

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Professionals Must Learn to Work Together with
Youth

• The primary responsibility for this lies with the
  professional.

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Video Story

• Dear Social Worker A youth created short film (5
  min) about her relationship with her caseworker
  and what she wishes the relationship had been.
• Questions to ponder
• What kind of relationship did Mookie have with
  her social worker?
• Did the relationship have a helpful or harmful
  effect on Mookie?

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Dont forget your Keys!

• What are two or three key things that resonated
  with you that you dont want to forget?
• What are two or three keys you were reminded you
  always have?