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A Guide for Prince Edward Island Secondary Students wwww.myplanpei.ca May 2018
F A C T S : F a m i l i e s a s C a r e e r & T r a n s i t i o n S u p p o r t
P o s i t i v e C o p i n g S k i l l s ,
A t t i t u d e s , a n d S t r a t e g i e s
HOW DO YOU
BOUNCE BACK?
We must sometimes overcome difficulties to
achieve our goals and succeed. Help your child
bounce back by helping them identify coping skills,
attitudes, and strategies they will need to
overcome difficult times. Encourage your child to
use the STAC process:
S
T
A
C
Thoughts/Feelings Take stock of my first thoughts and feelings.
Remember: "I have a choice."
Situation Stop
Action Choose the action that will move me in the
direction of my preferred future.
Consequence/Result Move a step closer to my preferred future.
STAC is about taking a step
back from your first
thoughts/feelings and finding a
way to react differently in order
to move to the outcomes you
want. Remember, you have a
choice. You can take
charge of your reactions and
influence the consequences
of situations.
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Carron McCabe Project Manager
With your child, use the following STAC table to work through possible thoughts,
feelings, actions, and consequences for a challenge or obstacle they might be facing.
I was really excited about
leaving home and
moving to a new city. I
got started in my
apprenticeship program
however I am
incredibly homesick .
Personal situation I am facing:
Mark on major assignment is much
lower than I think I deserve.
This is going to be impossible now – I’ll
never pass this course!
I can still do this.
What an unfair teacher! They don’t know
what they’re doing!
I'm out of here!
Discouraged
More motivated
Helpless in the face of incompetent authority
Angry and annoyed
Give up
Go to see teacher to get extra help.
Silently resent teacher &
stop participating.
Storm out of the class
SITUATION THOUGHTS/FEELINGS ACTION CONSEQUENCE
Practice!
Greg Gairns Career Transitions Facilitator
Lyndsey Paynter Career Transitions Facilitator
NEW Island Advantage Bursary!
A new Island Advantage Bursary will see all Island students attending college or
university on PEI receive up to an additional $3,600 for a four year program towards the
cost of their tuition. When combined with the George Coles and other provincial
bursaries, students will receive $2,200 a year in free grants towards their tuition. 2,256
students received the George Coles or other provincial bursaries in 2017.