FRAMING YOUR MINDSETS & BEHAVIORS ASCA CONFERENCE New Orleans 2016
Deborah Blume and G. Rob Rhodes
FRAME A frame of reference is a complex set of assumptions
ASCA MINDSETS Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being
and attitudes which we use to filter perceptions to
Self-confidence in ability to succeed
create meaning. The frame can
Sense of belonging in the school environment
include beliefs, schemas, preferences, values,
Understanding that postsecondary education and life-long learning are necessary for long-term career success
culture and other ways in which we bias our
Belief in using abilities to their fullest to achieve high-quality results and
understanding and judgment.
outcomes Positive attitude toward work and learning
THOUGHTS TO CONSIDER
W H AT W E S E E D E P E N D S M A I N LY O N W H AT W E L O O K F O R
Selective Perception • New Car example A hidden “frame” behind every thought. The frame is your underlying beliefs and assumptions that are implied by your thought. The words we choose in our writing and in our everyday conversations reveal a lot about our attitudes and thought patterns Three Bowls
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Framing Your Mindsets & Behaviors HANDOUT ASCA Conference New Orleans 2016 Thoughts to consider A frame of reference is a complex set of assumptions and attitudes which we use to filter perceptions to create meaning. The frame can include beliefs, schemas, preferences, values, culture and other ways in which we bias our understanding and judgment. • • •
We perceive what we consider to be reality through subconscious frames. We see perceptions as real and we believe others must also see them as real. Reframing… challenges filters so that alternatives are considered, giving new ways of looking at things and so creating new possible meanings.
Mindsets 1. Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being 2. Self-confidence in ability to succeed 3. Sense of belonging in the school environment 4. Understanding that postsecondary education and life-long learning are necessary for long-term career success 5. Belief in using abilities to their fullest to achieve high-quality results and outcomes 6. Positive attitude toward work and learning
Three Bowls
“I heard a story about three bowls. The first bowl is inverted, upside down, so that nothing can go into it. Anything poured into this bowl spills off. The second bowl is right-side up, but stained and cracked and filled with debris. Anything put into this bowl gets polluted by the residue or leaks out through the cracks. The third bowl is clean. Without cracks or holes, this bowl represents a state of mind ready to receive and hold whatever is poured into it. Sometimes I am that first bowl, so busy being ‘productive’ that I don’t notice when the very thing I want presents itself. Sometimes I am the second bowl, with such a fierce judging voice that focuses on what’s not working that I’m unable to see or appreciate all the things that are going well. And sometimes, wonderful times, I am the third bowl, able to be present and absorbed in what I am doing, whatever it is.” From Everyday Sacred by Sue Bender. Notes:
Framing Your Mindsets & Behaviors RESOURCES ASCA http://schoolcounselor.org/school-counselors-members/about-asca/mindsets-behaviors http://schoolcounselor.org/magazine/blogs/november-december-2014/change-behaviors-by-changingmindsets American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/education/k12/relationships.aspx Positively Present https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF8#newwindow=1&safe=strict&q=how+we+frame+our+thoughts+and+speech Selective Perception https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/metacognition-and-the-mind/201406/selective-perceptionand-attention-the-world-cup Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bj-gallagher/george-zimmermans-selecti_b_1416612.html DiPLO http://www.diplomacy.edu/resources/general/framing-argument Feel Happiness http://feelhappiness.com/reframing-your-thoughts-make-yourself-happier/ Changing Minds http://changingminds.org/explanations/models/frame_of_reference