decision making skills & problem-solving skills
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Decision Making Skills & Problem-Solving Skills. Decisions are part of the process we use to solve problems. . How to make a tough decision - Full House Style!. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxRpGMeJPs8. Decision : a conscious or unconscious response to a problem or an issue - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Decision Making Skills & Problem-Solving Skills
Decisions are part of the process we use to solve problems.
How to make a tough decision - Full House Style!
0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxRpGMeJPs8
0Decision: a conscious or unconscious response to a problem or an issue
0Personal priorities, goals, standards, values, needs, and wants will influence the decisions we make.
0Routine decisions vs. complex decisions 0The Decision Making
Process: a set of logical steps
THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS0Identify the decision to be made0Gather and examine information0Identify possible alternatives/choices0Evaluate the consequences of each alternative
(pro & con list)0Choose the best alternative and act on it0Evaluate the results0Positive consequences = satisfaction0Negative consequences = learn from mistakes0Always take responsibility for your decisions
APPLY: Reflection
0Describe two decisions that you or your family has made recently (one that turned out well and one that turned out poorly). Explain why you believe each decision turned out as it did.
0Lastly, summarize how you or your family could use
the decision making process for an upcoming decision.0 Include the six steps.
Management Skills
0Management: wisely using means (resources) to achieve goals0Examples?0Time0Objects0Services0Abilities
MANAGEMENT SKILLS0Goal Setting/Prioritize
0 Specific goals w/ time frame0 Show accountability
0 Identify Resources0 Aid in reaching goals, decision making, and problem solving0 Examples?
0Human, material, and community resources
0Form a Plan0 Get organized
0 Implement (Act)0Evaluate
0Example?
Conflict-Resolution Skills
An approach to settling conflicts/disagreements.
TYPES OF CONFLICT0 Situational Conflict
0 Certain circumstances create a conflict0 Can occur in all kinds of relationships and in any part of daily life0 Can’t control the situation, but CAN control how to handle the situation
0 Personality Differences0 Differences in personalities and habits
0 Power Struggles0 Power: the ability to influence another person0 Issues are important to both sides/To get others to agree to your terms0 Common parent/child conflict (e.g., curfew)0 Need for Control (the action of directing another person’s behavior0 When power is the cause of the conflict, the desire for control gets in
the way of a solution.
V.O.M.P.0V: VENT
0 Get it out/express0O: OWN
0 Take responsibility0M: MOCCASIN
0 Put yourself in other person’s shoe (see their perspective)
0P: PLAN0 Put a plan in place so conflict doesn’t happen again
http://www.primarygoals.org/models/vomp/
RESOLVING CONFLICTS
0 Negotiate: to deal or bargain with another0 EXAMPLE?
0 Compromise: giving in on some points of disagreement and having your way on others 0 Give & Take0 Win-Win situation0 EXAMPLE?
0 Mediator: a person who leads those in conflict to solutions without taking sides
AVOIDING CONFLICT
0Don’t let others irritate you0Focus on the positive0Change the subject0Be an UPSTANDER0Do what you know is RIGHT!
0Walk way
0Remember, sometimes the only thing you can CONTROL is how you HANDLE the conflict.
APPLY
0When Vince and his brother John bought a car together, they agreed on how to share the costs of upkeep and use of the car. Now John isn’t filling the gas tank as agreed and he takes the car when it’s not his turn.
0Using class concepts on conflict resolution, what should Vince do?