Session 15

Measuring Progress and Recording Information

Post-session task

• Identifying personal goals• Breaking down to steps that are:– Clear– Measurable– Achievable– Logical– Developmental

Plan, Measure and Record

• 3 tools founded in a solution focused model:– Past exceptions– Scaling– Problem free talk

We have to “walk the tightrope of

validating the experience without

focusing on the problem to the degree

that it seems larger than before.”

Durrant (1993)

Solution Focused Approaches

Traditional Approach

The Past The Barrier toLearning (Problem)

Future Goals

Why use Solution Focused techniques?

• To move away from focusing on the ‘problem’ or barrier

to learning.

• To identify what is already working.

• To find examples of ‘success’ and increase the student’s

awareness of their own skills and strengths.

• To reduce the risk of dependency or ‘learned

helplessness.’

Past Exceptions

• This is about looking for examples where the

individual has demonstrated success in the

past on the area identified as a problem.

• E.g. Time keeping and organisational skills

• Single mum, part-time worker – ideas?

Activity 1 – Past Exceptions

• Identify examples where you may be able to point to past success to encourage a learner e.g. gaining driver’s licence

• What transferrable skills are there

• Think of the individual you are supporting, or more generally from your experiences in the past.

Scaling

____________________________________ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10• Name poles and interim points appropriately

(eg. 1 = worst / 10 = best)• Decide where on the scale the situation is now• What would need to happen for the situation

to move one point closer to ‘best’?

Activity 2 Scaling

• Discuss your level of confidence in using assistive technology to support your learner.

• Scale your current situation, with 0 being no confidence at all and 10 being super-confident that you have nothing else to learn.

• Identify realistic, manageable actions that would enable you to move one point up the scale.

Trouble Free Thinking

• Imagine how your situation would be if there were no barriers, and you were being successful in your undertakings

• What does that look like?• What is different from now?• What needs to change, or what actions do you

need to take, to achieve this?

Recording Information

• Clear planning:– Breakdown of steps (mini-goals)– Strategies to apply– Materials and resources required– Timescale– Application– Progress

Application in Practice

• Identify and record 2 or 3 goals

• Complete and submit details on the Personal Action Plan Grid

• To achieve consistency and fairness, everyone should use the example pro-forma

Key Dates

• Personal Action Plan: 27th February

• Observation: by 10th April at the latest

• Next Session: 6th March