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INTRODUCTION

The idea behind the course is that we can learn to take charge of our lives—and lead more productive and more effective lives—by taking control over the thoughts and feelings that go on inside us. Our thinking controls our behavior. By taking charge of our thinking, we can take control of our lives.

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Lesson 1: ACTIVE LISTENING SKILL

Dan asks Mary, his helper, to prepare the lessons for the day by creating the classroom handouts. Mary says she is very busy, already having to do many other tasks of her own. Dan becomes angry at Mary and tells her she has to do it within one hour. Mary gets angry and walks away, breaking a pencil in half as she storms off.

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By paying attention to our
thoughts and feelings we can
discover which ways of thinking
and feeling cause trouble for us
and for others. And by paying
attention to our thoughts and
feelings we can practice new ways
of thinking that steers us away from
that trouble.

Using social skills you can ask others to help you complete the tasks that you have to perform. Some people are better at social skills than others.

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What should Mary do in this situation?

Quit

Ask someone to help her

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LESSON 2: ACTIVE LISTENING

Active Listening is the deliberate effort to hear and understand what others are saying.

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Listening

1. Look at the person who is talking.
2. Remember to sit quietly.
3. Think about what is being said.
4. Say “yes” or nod your head.
5. Ask a question about the topic to find out more.

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When listening, should you look at the person talking to you?* This field is required.

YESNO

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How should you sit when listening?* This field is required.

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Should you think about what is being said?* This field is required.

YESNO

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What are some ways to show you are interested in what someone else has to say?* This field is required.

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Are you more a talker or a listener?* This field is required.

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Lesson 3: GIVING FEEDBACK

1. Decide if you want to provide objective information to someone about their behavior, thoughts, or feelings.

2. Decide what kind of information you wish to provide.

3. Think about different ways to give the information and pick one way.

4. Pick the right time and place to give feedback.

5. Give the other person the information in an objective manner.

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Should you always give feedback to a person?* This field is required.

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Should you pick the right time to give feedback?* This field is required.

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Feedback should be

ObjectionalCritical

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Lesson 4: OUR THINKING CONTROLS OUR BEHAVIOR

Thoughts: ideas or words in our mind.

Feelings: emotions that go along with our thoughts

Attitudes: the thinking that goes on behind our particular thoughts and feelings.

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We’re going to look at how people’s thoughts and feelings control the way they act. This is an important idea, because it points to a way we can control our own ways of acting by controlling our ways of thinking.

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Example: a police officer suspects a young man of dealing drugs and tells him to move away from a public telephone. The officer ignores several other young people who happen to be standing near the telephone.

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What do you think the youth is feeling and thinking in this situation?

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Example: a correctional officer keeps an inmate waiting at the door or his living unit while the officer finishes a conversation with another officer about the duty schedule for the next work shift. The inmate expresses irritation with sarcasm (“Take your own sweet time.”) The officer expresses irritation at this by asserting his authority in a gruff tone. (“Jones, you stand behind that line until this door is open and you’re cleared to pass.” He points to a line on the floor some feet behind where the inmate is standing.)

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What is the correct way for the inmate to respond?

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Most of the time our thoughts and
feelings are pretty automatic. We
think and feel pretty much out of
habit. But we can learn to take
control of the way we think. And if
we do that, we take control over
our feelings too.

This is what this course will teach.

We are going to learn how to
control our feelings and our actions
by controlling our thinking.

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Lesson 5: Recognizing the Thinking that Leads to Trouble

Risk Thinking: Thoughts or attitudes that might lead to trouble. Note: risk thinking includes both high risk (when the likelihood of doing something to get in trouble is very great) and low risk (when there is only a slight risk of doing something to get in trouble). It is important that participants learn to pay attention to both

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Cognitive Self Change 1. Pay attention to our thoughts and feelings. 2. Recognize when there is risk of our thoughts and feelings leading us into trouble. 3. Use new thinking that reduces that risk.

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Is it important to pay attention to thoughts and feelings?* This field is required.

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Cognitive Self Change

1. Pay attention to our thoughts and feelings.
2. Recognize when there is risk of our
thoughts and feelings leading us into
trouble.
3. Use new thinking that reduces that risk.

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Think about a situation when you had a conflict with another person. Describe the situation:* This field is required.

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What were your thoughts and feelings at the beginning of the situation? * This field is required.

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What were they as the situation developed? * This field is required.

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How could you have handled the situation better?* This field is required.

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Lesson :Understanding the Feelings of Others

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Others Feelings are emotions and physical sensations felt by others. The ability to recognize the feelings of others is a basic requirement for effective communication in nearly every situation.

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1. Watch the other person.

2. Listen to what the person is saying.

3. Figure out what the person might be feeling.

4. Think about ways to show you understand what he/she is feeling.

5. Decide on the best way.

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Have you ever had difficulty in situations where you had to understand the feelings of others in order to successfully deal with the situation?* This field is required.

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Lesson : RESPONDING TO ANGER

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Anger is one of the most common and most dangerous of our emotions. Dealing with anger, in others — especially when that anger is directed towards us — is an important skill to avoid violence and destructive conflict.

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What is one of our most dangerous emotions?* This field is required.

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Learning to respond to anger is a skill we need to avoid what?* This field is required.

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Beginning Social Skills are a must in our society. These include:

1. Listening
2. Starting a conversation
3. Having a conversation
4. Asking a question
5. Saying “thank you”
6. Introducing yourself
7. Introducing other people
8. Knowing how to give a complaint

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Is it more important to listen or to talk?* This field is required.

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When encountering people, should you start conversations with them?* This field is required.

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Should you always consider the risks in your reactions?

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Do I listen to someone who is talking to me?* This field is required.

YESNO

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Do I start conversations with other people?* This field is required.

YESNO

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Do I talk with other people about things that interest both of us?* This field is required.

YESNO

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Do I say thank you when someone does something for me?* This field is required.

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Do I introduce myself to new people?* This field is required.

YESNO

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Do I introduce people who haven’t met before to each other?* This field is required.

YESNO

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Do I tell other people when I like how they are or something they have done?* This field is required.

YESNO

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Do I ask for help when I am having difficulty doing something?* This field is required.

YESNO

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Do I carry out instructions from other people quickly and correctly?* This field is required.

YESNO

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Do I apologize to others when I have done something wrong?* This field is required.

YESNO

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Do I try to convince others that my ideas are better than theirs?* This field is required.

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Do I control my temper when I feel upset?* This field is required.

YESNO

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Do I say and do nice things for myself when I have earned it?* This field is required.

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Do I try to understand it, and not get angry, when someone else is angry?* This field is required.

YESNO

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Do I let others know when I care about them?* This field is required.

YESNO

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You have now completed the Thinking for a Change Course. Remember our thoughts control our actions. Control your thoughts and control your actions. Think before you react. Make choices that help you get closer to your goals. Good problem solvers learn from both successes and failures.

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