{"id":340,"date":"2020-12-06T14:39:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T19:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/?page_id=340"},"modified":"2022-01-12T11:59:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T16:59:55","slug":"finding-solutions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/healthy-relationship-skills\/conflict-resolution\/finding-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class='accordion md-accordion' id='accordion0' role='tablist' aria-multiselectable='true'><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Instructions-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneInstructions-0' aria-expanded='true' aria-controls='collapseOneInstructions-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Instructions<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneInstructions-0' class='collapse show' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneInstructions-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Brainstorm with students about why conflicts arise, and good strategies for solving them. Ask students to take notes about the steps to engage in when involved in disagreements or conflict:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Identify the issue<\/strong> \u2013 what do we disagree about (e.g., an opinion, goal, belief or resource)?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen<\/strong> actively to each other\u2019s side.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clarify<\/strong> using \u201cI\u2019 messages and a calm tone.\n<ul>\n<li>Use eye contact.<\/li>\n<li>Tell the person: \u201cI have a problem&#8230;\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Describe the problem or behaviour in a non-threatening way \u201cI think the problem is&#8230;&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Tell the person how you feel about the problem. \u201cWhen you do this&#8230;I feel\u2026&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Swap sides<\/strong> \u2013 think about the disagreement from both sides (review step three).<\/li>\n<li>Try to <strong>stay calm<\/strong> until you have a win\/win solution.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Post the brainstormed process and encourage students to review and make use of the \u201cFinding solutions\u201d model in their daily resolutions of disagreements or conflict.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Supplementary-resources-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneSupplementary-resources-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneSupplementary-resources-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Supplementary resources<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneSupplementary-resources-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneSupplementary-resources-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Complementary practice: <a href=\"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/healthy-relationship-skills\/listening\/active-constructive-listening\/\">Active constructive listening<\/a> (Healthy relationship skills)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Adaptations-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneAdaptations-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneAdaptations-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Adaptations<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneAdaptations-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneAdaptations-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Add a reflection by asking students to think about a time over the past week (or day) when there has been a difference of opinion or conflict, and how they made use of the \u201cFinding solutions\u201d practice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Evidence-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneEvidence-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneEvidence-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Evidence<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneEvidence-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneEvidence-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Adolescent perceptions of their own problem-solving skills influence their experience of depressive symptoms. The ability to confidently problem-solve serves as an insulator against depressive symptoms and aggressive behaviours (Erdur-Baker, 2009; Ozdemir et al., 2013). Activities that allow students to walk through the experience of collaborative problem solving with peers allow them to build confidence for later use.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='References-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneReferences-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneReferences-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> References<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneReferences-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneReferences-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Erdur-Baker, \u00d6. (2009). Peer victimization, rumination, and problem solving as risk contributors to adolescents&#8217; depressive symptoms. <em>The Journal of psychology, 143(1),<\/em> 78-90.<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6zdemir, Y., Kuzucu, Y., &amp; Koruklu, N. (2013). Social problem solving and aggression: The role of depression.<em> Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 23<\/em>(1), 72-81.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Catholic-connection-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneCatholic-connection-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneCatholic-connection-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Catholic connection<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneCatholic-connection-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneCatholic-connection-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>St. Paul writes that life is full of challenges and those challenges produce endurance and character. As such, learning to solve problems effectively is a not only an academic skill, but a spiritual one as well. Peace and justice, in addition to forgiveness and mercy, are components of the Catholic faith.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Catholic-graduation-expectations-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneCatholic-graduation-expectations-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneCatholic-graduation-expectations-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Catholic graduation expectations<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneCatholic-graduation-expectations-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneCatholic-graduation-expectations-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>(3c) A reflective, creative and holistic thinker who thinks reflectively and creatively to evaluate situations and solve problems.<\/p>\n<p>(1d) A discerning believer formed in the Catholic Faith Community who develops attitudes and values founded on Catholic social teaching and acts to promote social responsibility, human solidarity and the common good.<\/p>\n<p>(1j) A discerning believer formed in the Catholic Faith Community who recognizes that \u201csin, human weakness, conflict and forgiveness are part of the human journey\u201d and that the cross, the ultimate sign of forgiveness is at the heart of redemption. (Witnesses to Faith)<\/p>\n<p>(2a) An effective communicator who listens actively and critically to understand and learn in light of gospel values.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To provide students with ways to find win\/win solutions when disagreements arise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":920,"parent":203,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"practice-template.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,32,22,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-340","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily","category-healthy-relationship-skills","category-promote","category-weekly"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1378,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340\/revisions\/1378"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fwsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}