Resiliency Part IIResiliency Part II

What can be done with the Resiliency What can be done with the Resiliency Scales and related concepts?Scales and related concepts?

NAYEN ConferenceNAYEN Conference

Little Rock, ArkansasLittle Rock, Arkansas

19 February 201519 February 2015

Larry Kubiak and Dennis WhiteLarry Kubiak and Dennis White

What factors influence What factors influence success or failure?success or failure?

In RYE Florida studying Resiliency:In RYE Florida studying Resiliency:

Resilience is the ability to adapt well Resilience is the ability to adapt well and recover quickly after stress or and recover quickly after stress or adversity. If you have a resilient adversity. If you have a resilient personality, you are better able to personality, you are better able to maintain poise and a healthy level of maintain poise and a healthy level of physical and psychological wellness physical and psychological wellness in the face of life's challenges. in the face of life's challenges.

Uses of the Resiliency ScalesUses of the Resiliency Scales

1.1. Part I presented the Scales and how Part I presented the Scales and how to purchase, administer, score and to purchase, administer, score and interpret the RSCAinterpret the RSCA

2.2. A short form can be used as a pre-A short form can be used as a pre-interview questionnaireinterview questionnaire

3.3. Concepts from the short form can Concepts from the short form can be used as interview questionsbe used as interview questions

Uses of the Resiliency ScalesUses of the Resiliency Scales

3.3. Scale results (full or short form) can be Scale results (full or short form) can be used for preparation – building resiliencyused for preparation – building resiliency

4.4. Personal self-reflection back home, Personal self-reflection back home, with YEOwith YEO

3.3. As a part of In and Outbound OrientationsAs a part of In and Outbound Orientations

How do we prepare students?How do we prepare students?

Cultural AwarenessCultural Awareness Area StudiesArea Studies LanguageLanguage Goals – of YE, personal goalsGoals – of YE, personal goals Chain of Contacts/SupportChain of Contacts/Support

Cultural AwarenessCultural Awareness

Culture Shock Culture Shock Culture Shock.doc  

The profound sense of The profound sense of disorientation and discomfort that disorientation and discomfort that

comes with extended travel or comes with extended travel or living in a foreign culture living in a foreign culture

markedly different from onemarkedly different from one’’s s own. own.

Area StudiesArea Studies

Outbound_Research_Paper_12-05-07.doc

   

Outbound Research Projects (D. 5020)Outbound Research Projects (D. 5020)• GeographyGeography• HistoryHistory• ReligionReligion• EconomyEconomy• GovernmentGovernment• etc. etc.

Language TrainingLanguage Training

Please note that those with good initial Please note that those with good initial language skill reported everything in a language skill reported everything in a

more positive lightmore positive lightBetter Club Support, Better Host Better Club Support, Better Host

Families, MUCH Better school Families, MUCH Better school experience, and a more valuable experience, and a more valuable

exchange overallexchange overall

Poor Initial Language Skill (414) Good Initial Language Skill (932)

Please note that those with good initial language skill reported everything in a more positive lightBetter Club Support, Better Host Families, MUCH Better school experience, an a more valuable exchange overall

Setting Personal GoalsSetting Personal Goals

6 6 ““BeBe””s of D5370 RYEs of D5370 RYEBe FirstBe First I am a person of action!I am a person of action!Be CuriousBe Curious I seek to understand!I seek to understand!Be on Purpose Be on Purpose I am certain of my outcome and moveI am certain of my outcome and move steadily toward it!steadily toward it!Be GratefulBe Grateful I focus on things I can be thankful for!I focus on things I can be thankful for!Be of ServiceBe of Service I give of myself!I give of myself!Be Here NowBe Here Now I live in the momentI live in the moment

Setting Personal GoalsSetting Personal Goals

D. 5650 D. 5650 –– Steve Gerdes Steve Gerdes

Goals for My Exchange

My Plan for Dealing with Culture Shock

Leaving a Legacy: “Service Above Self”

Tell us something about yourself.Tell us something about yourself. Why do you want to be an exchange Why do you want to be an exchange

student?student? Where would you like to go? Where would you like to go? What kind of experience do you have What kind of experience do you have

living in another culture?living in another culture?

A typical YE Interview:A typical YE Interview:

Outbound Interview Questions Outbound Interview Questions Based on the Resiliency ScalesBased on the Resiliency Scales

1. What has been the greatest 1. What has been the greatest challenge you have had to deal with challenge you have had to deal with in your life? Tell us how you have in your life? Tell us how you have dealt with it.dealt with it.

2. Tell us about a problem you have 2. Tell us about a problem you have had in your life and how you went had in your life and how you went about solving it.about solving it.

3. Tell us about a time when you failed 3. Tell us about a time when you failed at some task but kept on working on at some task but kept on working on it until you succeeded.it until you succeeded.

Outbound Interview Questions Outbound Interview Questions Based on the Resiliency ScalesBased on the Resiliency Scales

4. Tell us about some ways you have 4. Tell us about some ways you have learned from your mistakes.learned from your mistakes.

5. Tell us about a time when you have 5. Tell us about a time when you have had to ask for help with a problem.had to ask for help with a problem.

6. Tell us about a time when you have 6. Tell us about a time when you have disagreed strongly with someone disagreed strongly with someone else that you had to interact with. else that you had to interact with. How did you deal with it?How did you deal with it?

Training Exercises Based on Training Exercises Based on Enhancing ResilienceEnhancing Resilience

Ten Personality Characteristics/Skills Ten Personality Characteristics/Skills

Associated with Resiliency:Associated with Resiliency:

1. Optimism. 1. Optimism.

2. Confidence.2. Confidence.

3. Adaptability/Flexibility.3. Adaptability/Flexibility.

4. Trust. 4. Trust.

5. Support. 5. Support.

6. Social Comfort. 6. Social Comfort.

7. Tolerance. 7. Tolerance.

8. A High Boiling Point. 8. A High Boiling Point.

9. Quick Recovery.9. Quick Recovery.

10. Starting Over. 10. Starting Over.

Training Exercises Based on Training Exercises Based on Enhancing ResilienceEnhancing Resilience

Optimism. This includes the positive Optimism. This includes the positive attitudes that you have about the attitudes that you have about the world and life in general and generally world and life in general and generally the positive belief that things will work the positive belief that things will work out. It often describes the individual out. It often describes the individual who sees the glass as half-full instead who sees the glass as half-full instead of half-empty.of half-empty.

Technique - ReframingTechnique - Reframing

Film clipFilm clip

Training Exercises Based on Training Exercises Based on Enhancing ResilienceEnhancing Resilience

ConfidenceConfidence.. This represents your approach to the This represents your approach to the obstacles and challenges that life presents to you. It obstacles and challenges that life presents to you. It is the sense that you can master those challenges is the sense that you can master those challenges using the resources that you have at your disposal.using the resources that you have at your disposal.

Technique - Positive Self-statementsTechnique - Positive Self-statements

Training Exercises Based on Training Exercises Based on Enhancing Resilience Enhancing Resilience

Social Comfort. This means being able to be around Social Comfort. This means being able to be around other people without being anxious or in discomfort. other people without being anxious or in discomfort. It means that you can go to a home in a foreign It means that you can go to a home in a foreign country and be at ease even if you don’t know the country and be at ease even if you don’t know the language that well, the customs or are familiar with language that well, the customs or are familiar with the food.the food.

Technique - Role-playing "introduction Technique - Role-playing "introduction to a Rotarian" exerciseto a Rotarian" exercise

““Script” For Introducing Yourself to Script” For Introducing Yourself to a Rotariana Rotarian

Inbound Inbound

"Hi, I'm _________. I'm your club's"Hi, I'm _________. I'm your club'sexchange student from __________.exchange student from __________.

I'm attending _______ high school. II'm attending _______ high school. Iwant to introduce myself and thank want to introduce myself and thank you and the ________ Rotary Clubyou and the ________ Rotary Clubfor hosting me this year."for hosting me this year."

““Script” For Introducing Yourself Script” For Introducing Yourself to a Rotarianto a Rotarian

OutboundOutbound

Hi, I'm ________ from ______ high Hi, I'm ________ from ______ high school. Next year I will be your club's school. Next year I will be your club's exchange student to _______. exchange student to _______.

I just wanted to introduce myself and I just wanted to introduce myself and thank you and the ________ Rotary thank you and the ________ Rotary Club for sponsoring me."Club for sponsoring me."

Training Exercises Based on Training Exercises Based on Enhancing Resilience Enhancing Resilience

Tolerance. Sometimes there is a tendency to believe Tolerance. Sometimes there is a tendency to believe that your cultural practices are the right ways and the that your cultural practices are the right ways and the only ways and your exchange opportunity will only ways and your exchange opportunity will challenge that perception. This indicates the ability to challenge that perception. This indicates the ability to allow others to have their own thoughts and express allow others to have their own thoughts and express them even though they may differ from their own. It them even though they may differ from their own. It is a belief that you can safely do this and not be is a belief that you can safely do this and not be rejected by others.rejected by others.

Technique - Purposely identify some irritatingTechnique - Purposely identify some irritating

person or event and setting a goal of increasing person or event and setting a goal of increasing tolerancetolerance

Training Exercises Based on Training Exercises Based on Enhancing Resilience Enhancing Resilience

Quick Recovery. When something occurs that Quick Recovery. When something occurs that challenges your status quo how quickly do you get challenges your status quo how quickly do you get back to a normal state of functioning. How quickly back to a normal state of functioning. How quickly does your heart rate return to normal, your blood does your heart rate return to normal, your blood pressure return to normal, etc. This is a measure of pressure return to normal, etc. This is a measure of how quickly you bounce back from emotionally how quickly you bounce back from emotionally disturbing situations.disturbing situations.

Technique - Listing activities that help restore Technique - Listing activities that help restore

the status quothe status quo

Training Exercises Based on Training Exercises Based on Enhancing Resilience Enhancing Resilience

Starting Over. When a challenging event occurs are Starting Over. When a challenging event occurs are you overwhelmed with it and not able to function at you overwhelmed with it and not able to function at all or are you able to address it and move on without all or are you able to address it and move on without significant disruption in your everyday life? It significant disruption in your everyday life? It represents the ability to maintain an emotional represents the ability to maintain an emotional equilibrium when challenging events occur.equilibrium when challenging events occur.

TechniqueTechnique - - Role-play pressing the "restart" buttonRole-play pressing the "restart" button

Most students get three reset buttons per Most students get three reset buttons per

exchange, what are they?exchange, what are they?

Where from here?Where from here?

Try itTry it Monitor and report you resultsMonitor and report you results Share your creative insightsShare your creative insights

Resiliency Part IIResiliency Part II

What can be done with the Resiliency What can be done with the Resiliency Scales and related concepts?Scales and related concepts?

NAYEN ConferenceNAYEN Conference

Little Rock, ArkansasLittle Rock, Arkansas

19 February 201519 February 2015

Larry Kubiak and Dennis WhiteLarry Kubiak and Dennis White