Advising out of a major Theresa Waters OSU Advisor Coffee Talks 27 January 2012 Objectives 2 List reasons why a major may not be a good fit Describe the 5 step DECAF method Describe at least 3 communication strategies ID: 534829
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Helping students let go
Advising out of a major
Theresa Waters
OSU Advisor Coffee Talks
27 January 2012Slide2
Objectives
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List reasons why a major may not be a good fit
Describe the 5 step “DECAF” method
Describe at least 3 communication strategies
Understand the Practical and the Developmental approach
Develop a list of personal strategiesSlide3
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A tale of two conversationsSlide5
Reality check
Not
all students are pursuing their “best fit”
major/career
Advisors will probably have to direct these students out of their current
major
Round peg in a square hole? How did the student choose the major?
What are reasons a major may not be a good fit?
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Courtesy of
“Reality Check: Advising Students out of a Major
Nicole Kent, 2009Slide6
Common advising out scenarios
Student not physically capable of the career they have selected
Student not academically prepared / interested / capable
Selective program admission
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Bad news: defined
Any
information which adversely alters one’s expectations for the future
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Medical Oncology Communication Chapter 2 – Giving Bad NewsSlide8
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Different stylesSlide9
deliver the news
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Think “DECAF”
And then move forwardSlide10
What
HowWhere
When
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DECIDE…
DECAF model:
“Breaking Bad News”
Rodriguez and
Kolls
NACADA webcast 4/8/10 Slide11
DECIDE
Practical
Transcript review
Money talks
Statistics
Developmental
Prepare questions to guide conversation
Philosophical
If you could…
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Where is the student?
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Emotional Development
DECAF model:
“Breaking Bad News”
Rodriguez and
Kolls
NACADA webcast 4/8/10 Slide13
Emotional development
Practical
Give ‘permission’ to move on
Refer to career services
Set timeline or contract
Developmental
Value of ‘failure’
Ask ‘who are you pleasing’?
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Real
PerceivedAlternate paths
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CONNECTIONS
DECAF model:
“Breaking Bad News”
Rodriguez and
Kolls
NACADA webcast 4/8/10 Slide15
connections
Practical
Name / contact for new advisor, help make initial contact
Assign exploration
Set timeline or contract
Developmental
Encourage to think of all possible connections
Offer ideas on where to explore
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Caution: grief ahead
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Stages of grief
Anger
Denial
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
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Engaged
High Self-monitoringAttention to non-verbal
Feedback
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ACTIVE Listening
DECAF model:
“Breaking Bad News”
Rodriguez and
Kolls
NACADA webcast 4/8/10 Slide19
Active listening +
Additional communication techniques
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Reflection of meaning / feeling
Supportive confrontationSlide20
Assignments?
Explorations?Check-ins?
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FOLLOW Up…
DECAF model:
“Breaking Bad News”
Rodriguez and
Kolls
NACADA webcast 4/8/10 Slide21
Follow up
Practical
Assign exploration
Check-ins
Help students talk to their parents
Developmental
College To-Do or Lifetime “Wish List”
Check-ins
Role play how to approach family if a concern
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Reasons why
a major may not be a good fit
5
step “DECAF” method
Communication strategies: active listening, reflected meaning, supportive confrontation
Practical
and the Developmental
approaches to advising out
Develop a list of personal strategies
Summing upSlide23
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QuestionsSlide24
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Images :
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Wetlandsinstitute.org Regiscareerservices.wordpress.com
References:
Batista, Ed. “David Bradford and Allan Cohen on Supportive Confrontation” 16 Oct 2006. Accessed 19 January 2011
http://www.edbatista.com/2006/10/david_bradford__1.html
Farell
, Monica. “When Students Get Bad News: How Understanding the Grieving Process Can Help Advisers Handle Difficult Situations.”
The Mentor
. August 6, 2001, by Penn State's Division of Undergraduate Studies.Kent, Nicole. “Reality Check: Advising Students Out of a Major” NACADA Pre-conference 2009. (powerpoint
)Rodriguez, Jose and Kolls, Susan. “Breaking Bad News: Delivery Techniques that Help Students Make Good Alternative Choices.”
NACADA Webinar Series
. 8 April 2010.