MISSION: TRANSITION
Kristen Garza & Dan MurphyJames Madison University
NODA Region 8 Conference
Do You Choose to Accept?
Learning Objectives
By the end of this presentation, you should be able to:
• Define Transition• Describe Three Parts of a Transition• Identify Three Types of Transitions• Articulate Four Coping Resources for
Students in Transition• Name Tools to Assist Students in Transition
TRAN•SI•TION
Tran•si•tion (n) -Any event,
or non-event, that results in
changed relationships,
routines, assumptions, and
roles.
• Not so much a change as it is the individual’s perception of that change
• Only a transition if defined by the person experiencing it
• Context and Setting – the relationship of the individual to the transition
• Impact – degree to which the transition alters one’s daily life
Types of Transitions
• Anticipated Transitions– Transitions that happen that you expect to
happen.
• Unanticipated Transitions– Transitions that happen that you did NOT
expect to happen.
• Non-Event Transitions– Transitions that you expect to happen but
never do.
Types of Transitions
• Anticipated Transitions– Transitions that happen that you expect to
happen.
• Unanticipated Transitions– Transitions that happen that you did NOT
expect to happen.
• Non-Event Transitions– Transitions that you expect to happen but
never do.
THE END!
Take That… Rewind it Back!
• Transitions Start with THE END!– Endings Include
• Disengagement• Disidentification• Disenchantment• Disorientation
• Neutral Zone – A Time to Be– Individual has left old roles, relationships, routines, and
assumptions but is not in their new life, with new roles, relationships, routines, and assumptions.
• Beginnings– Start of a New Experience
And t0 help you through the transition, we present you with…
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Nancy Schlossberg’sFour S’s
• Situation• Self• Support• Strategies
SITUATION
• Trigger• Timing• Control• Role Change• Duration• Previous Experience
w/ Similar Transition• Concurrent Stress• Assessment
SELF• Personal/Demographic
Characteristics– Socioeconomic Status– Race/Ethnicity– Sex– Age– State of Health
• Psychological Resources– Ego Development– Outlook– Commitment– Values/Beliefs
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SUPPORT• Types of Support
– Significant Others– Family Unit– Network of Friends– Organizations/
Institutions
• Functions of Support– Affect– Affirmation– Aid– Honest Feedback
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STRATEGIES
• Three Coping Responses– Modify the Situation– Control the Meaning of the Problem– Manage Stress After it has
Occurred
• Four Coping Modes– Information Seeking– Direct Action– Inhibition of Action– Intrapsychic Behavior
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Welcome to the S Squad!
Now you can help!
“How?” you ask!
Good Question… let’s explore the possibilities!
3 Assumptions
• People in transition are often confused and in need of assistance.
• You can learn about issues of major concern:– LISTEN to the person in transition– PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK for the person to
better understand her/his situation– INFLUENCE the person to cope more creatively.
• Helpers need to increase knowledge of:– KNOWLEDGE OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT.– COMMUNICATION SKILLS– COUNSELING SKILLS
Increase Knowledge:of Adult Development Theory
Increase Knowledge:of Communication Skills
• Large Repertoire of Skills• Adaptability• Involvement
– Commitment– Profitability
• Empathy• Re-framing• Self-Monitoring
Increase Knowledge:of Counseling Skills
• The LUV Triangle– Listen– Understand– Validate
• Be Empathetic!
Your Role as a Leader
• As reactions change over a period of time, perspectives can change.
• What if there are no role models?• New life is always built on the
identity of the life before.
This presentation
will self destruct in 7
seconds…
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Special Thanks to all of our Secret Operatives!
• Counseling Adults in Transition: Linking Practice with Theory 2nd Edition. Schlossberg, Waters, & Goodman. 1995. Springer Publishing Company, Inc.
• The College Transfer Student in America. Jacobs, B. C. (Ed.). 2004. American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers.
• 2004 Transfer Student Survey• Transfer Student Personal Statements• NCES Website: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs97/97266.pdf • Ideas and Tools for Brief Counseling. Presbury, Echterling, &
McKee. 2002. Pearson Education, Inc.• Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication. 8th
Edition. Adler, Rosenfeld & Proctor. 2001. Harcourt College Publishers.
Your Presenters
Kristen GarzaGraduate Assistant – Transfer ExperienceJames Madison [email protected] 540.568.1787
Dan MurphyGraduate Assistant – First-Year ExperienceJames Madison [email protected] 540.568.1787