[acb-hsp] Working with Learned Helplessness

[Darla Rogers]

Dear Donna,

Someone allowed as he might be grateful for someone to close this
individual; I guess only time will tell.



-----Original Message-----
From: acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of
Donna
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 8:36 PM
To: Discussion list for ACB human service professionals
Subject: Re: [acb-hsp] Working with Learned Helplessness

Lol.  I was lucky.  Whenever I had a situation like this come up my director
always supported me.  I hope yours will too.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628 at gmail.com>
To: "'Discussion list for ACB human service professionals'" 
<acb-hsp at acb.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [acb-hsp] Working with Learned Helplessness


> Thank you, Donna; this is where I'm going, and if my director gets 
> angry I'm closing his "pet," he can have her or assign her to a new 
> staff member most of whom have never heard of the independent living 
> movement.  <giggle>
>
> Warm Regards,
> Darla
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org] On 
> Behalf Of Donna
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 4:19 PM
> To: Discussion list for ACB human service professionals
> Subject: Re: [acb-hsp] Working with Learned Helplessness
>
> Hi Darla,
> When I work with consumers like this I remind them of the goals they 
> set at the beginning of the process and I re-emphasize my role in 
> helping them meet those goals. If I've made suggestions that will help 
> guide them in accomplishing those goals and they still refuse to do 
> the leg work or make negative decisions I back off because they need 
> to learn for themselves at that point and I do not feel the least bit 
> guilty about their non-compliant behavior.  In some cases I've 
> actually refused to provide services until they decide they are ready 
> to get serious about the goals they said they wished to accomplish.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Darla Rogers <mailto:djrogers0628 at gmail.com>
> To: 'Discussion list for ACB human service professionals'
> <mailto:acb-hsp at acb.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 10:27 PM
> Subject: [acb-hsp] Working with Learned Helplessness
>
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
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>
> Our center works with a lot of minority consumers who think things 
> should be "done" for or "to" them, and try as I might, only with some 
> do I get through to them that this "process", for want of a better 
> word, belongs to them; I'm merely the facilitator and, of course, if 
> they make a genuine effort and don't get anywhere, I always stand 
> ready to help, but some will do nothing unless I do it for them or 
> won't make decisions that would have a more positive impact on how 
> they live their lives--that's there right under the independent living 
> model--but I don't feel like I should have to pick of the pieces for 
> bad decision-making when they have received counsel otherwise.
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>
> Any suggestion on how to work better with them and help them become 
> real participants in becoming as independent as is possible for them?
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>
> Darla J. Rogers
>
> djrogers0628 at gmail.com
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