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Destination
• Identify typical changes relevant to advising• Understand the stages of the change process• Recognize the signs of change and change talk• Identify where a person is in the change process and how our
behaviors can impact it• Apply the techniques to address change with students
Changes to Advising Environments
• Budget cuts• Difficult to plan for the future• Job uncertainty• Unrealistic workload
• Advisors have to be equipped with a new set of skills• Changes in technology• Higher education trends , policy changes,
cultural needs, • Ongoing training
• Millennium Students (Born 1977-1997)• Returning Adults• International Students• Transfer Students• Students with Disabilities• Students with Mental Health Concerns• Parents and Families
The Changing Student Population
Office Road Rage
Staff
• Burnout, overextending oneself• Family or co-worker conflict• Advising environment not a
great place to be• Ineffective relationship building
with students
Innocent Bystanders
Students• Poor grades or attendance• Detachment• Inability to concentrate• Increased stress • Depression• Dropout
The Rules
• Stand up• 1 person is in the middle representing the student• 1 person to talk about the reasons of why student stays in college• 1 person to talk about the reasons why student should leave college• The stay in college and leave college should try and talk at the same
time as much as possible• Remaining table members will view the process• No name calling or punching, but you can yell!• 1 minute to complete activity
• From the student’s perspective, were the comments you heard rational and did you feel supported?
•Which way were you swayed and what made the difference?
•What difference does it make knowing the whole story?
What is Change Talk?
Change talk is speech that favors movement:• Desire: I want to..• Ability: I can…• Reason: It’s important…• Need: I should
Not the Change but the What IF?
• Change that is not chosen can be more difficult• Students who can’t make it in their chosen program • Students being forced to choose a new program when in the
early stages of grieving (Financial Aid)
• Resisting the temptation to push students through the stages
• Students who are unwilling or unable to let themselves process through what is happening
Challenges
• Respect student individuality• Identify where a student falls in the change
process• Help a student move through the stages in their
own way and time while keeping the focus on their educational goals
Our Role as Advisors
Student Scenarios
• Read the scenario in your group.• Determine what stage of the change process your
student may be in based on your handout.• Share ideas of what you can say and/or do to help the
student understand, deal with, and move on through the process.
Did You Arrive at Your Destination?
• Identify typical changes relevant to advising• Understand the stages of the change process• Recognize the signs of change and change talk• Identify where a person is in the change process and how our
behaviors can impact it• Apply the techniques to address change with students