recognizing non academic issues that impact student performance
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Twinette L. Johnson Southern Illinois University School of Law. . RECOGNIZING NON ACADEMIC ISSUES THAT IMPACT STUDENT PERFORMANCE. Counseling Students on Academic and Non Academic Issues. NON ACADEMIC ISSUES THAT CAN IMPACT LAW STUDENT PERFORMANCE - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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RECOGNIZING NON ACADEMIC ISSUES THAT IMPACT STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Twinette L. Johnson Southern Illinois University School of Law
Counseling Students on Academic and Non Academic Issues
NON ACADEMIC ISSUES THAT CAN IMPACT LAW STUDENT PERFORMANCE
COUNSELING STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES IN WORKING WITH STUDENTS
CASE STUDIES ○ THINK * PAIR * SHARE
DISCUSS STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR COUNSELING STUDENTS USING CASE STUDIES
NON ACADEMIC ISSUES THAT CAN IMPACT LAW STUDENT
PERFORMANCE GETTING STUDENTS TO SEEK/ACCEPT HELP
SPOTTING THE ISSUE
GETTING STUDENTS TO SEEK/ACCEPT HELP
MAKING THE CONNECTION
CONTINUE CONNECTING
BUILDING TRUST
BUILDING SELF DETERMINATION
BUILDING AUTONOMY SUPPORT
GETTING STUDENTS TO SEEK/ACCPET HELP – WHAT YOU CAN DO
Make sure students know you exist and know how you can help○ Hold workshops○ Work with SBA – attend meetings○ Attend student events○ Speak in classes○ TWEN Page○ Videos○ Pod casts○ Meetings with students○ Casual advising sessions○ Blogs○ School webpage○ Emails○ Bulletin boards○ Law School Newsletter
GETTING STUDENTS TO SEEK/ACCEPT HELP –
INCORPORATING OTHER MEMBERS OF THE LAW SCHOOL COMMUNITY
Faculty MembersTeaching AssistantsDean of StudentsAssociate Dean
________________“Academic Support Across the Curriculum”
(Shulze)
GETTING STUDENTS TO SEEK/ACCEPT OTHERS’ HELP – USING UNIVERSITY SERVICES
USING UNIV
GETTING STUDENTS TO SEEK/ACCEPT HELP – USING OUTSIDE SERVICES
USING OUTSIDE
SERVICES
SPOTTING THE ISSUE ETHNOGRAPHIC APPROACH
The student is the best source in determining any issues he or she may be dealing with.
“[O]ne must see the world as one’s subject sees the world to understand the choices they make….” (Kidder)
SPOTTING THE ISSUE Focus on reflection
Informal○ Questions that will encourage the student to
really think about their problemsFormal
○ Assessment forms○ Improvement plans○ Questionnaires
DISCERNING ALTERNATE ISSUES Students may present with a certain issue. A faculty member may recommend and state
a certain issue. There could still be alternate issues.
NON ACADEMIC ISSUES – NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST
Depression Anxiety Stress Law School produced depression, anxiety or stress Learning Disabilities Alcoholism Drug Use Lack of Motivation/Confidence Break Ups/Divorce Physiological Illness Roommate Issues General Housing Issues Crime Victimization Reports of Other Students Victimization or other problems Child Care Financial Issues
ADDRESSING NON ACADEMIC ISSUES
Once identified, I can help with some issues. But, some are not appropriate for me to
handle. Getting students to identify, recognize and
seek the appropriate help for non academic issues is my major task.
OJ will now discuss techniques and strategies for helping students in this regard.
BIBILIOGRAPHY the following sources were used in preparing this presentation
Barbara Glesner Fines, Fundamental Principals and Challenges of Humanizing Legal Education, 47 Washburn L.J. 313 (Winter 2008).
Robert L. Kidder, Exploring Legal Cultures in Law Avoidance Societies, 108-207, Practicing Ethnography in Law eds. June Starr and Mark Goodale, Palgrave McMillan (2002).
Louis N. Schulze, Jr., Alternative Justifications For Academic Support II: How Academic Support Across the Curriculum Helps Meet the Goals of the Carnegie Report and Best Practices, 40 Cap. U. L. Rev. 1 (2012).
Louis N. Schulze, Jr., Alternative Justifications For Law School Academic Support Programs: Self Determination Theory, Autonomy Support and Humanizing the Law School, 5 Charleston L. Rev. 269 (2011).
Sheilah Vance, Should Academic Support Professionals Look to Counseling Theory and Practice to Help Students Achieve?, 499 U.M.K.C. L. Rev. 499 (2001).