The Matrix is Going To Pittsburgh PA !

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I am happy to announce the Matrix will be on the road to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in April 28.

Thanks to the hospitality of the PLEA ACT Agency and Chatham University, I have been invited to present the ACT Matrix point-of-view for interested educators and mental health professionals . We will spend the morning getting participants up and riding the matrix bike.  The afternoon  will feature PLEA Director Beth Fulton and Clinical Director Aaron Libman presenting on matrix work with families and organizations. A panel discussion will wrap things up. This should be a great training and learning opportunity to those who can make it. I am told it is a lovely venue as well!

If you or anyone you know is interested the conference info and registration can be downloaded from the link below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-eGz_N_QqtTcUR6dEw0MW9zTVR3R2hOVWZZOXgwaVpvVms4/view?usp=sharing


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Where is your compass pointing?

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A compass is a direction finding instrument used to navigate your way. It doesn’t tell you where to go as much as help you orient yourself relative to where you are and where you want to be.  A magnetic compass points to “true north” and is the one most of us either know about or have used at one time or another. It can be a handy tool to have available when you are lost or want to know if you are on track or not in terms of where you are heading. The matrix acts as in inner compass once you learn to use it.

 

 


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The Matrix Approach to Functional Contextual Learning

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Here is a video that walks through how to use the matrix as a tool to flex up or enhance the learning experiences of educators and learners as they move toward living and learning together.


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The Matrix, Crisis and the Art of Peace

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I have been conducting several nonviolent crisis trainings for school staff this summer. We spend time going over verbal and nonverbal techniques, personal safety, and learning to work in teams when engaging an agitated or potentially acting out individual. As my trainings have evolved I have been using the two loops around the matrix both as a teaching tool and as a prevention intervention. the two loops refer to an individual matrix for the individual and a second for the group.

In a crisis the behaviors and attitudes of those intervening influence the behaviors and attitudes of the acting out person. Now that also works the other way as the acting out person influences those who come into five senses contact with him or her. What we have to offer those experiencing crisis is a context of flexibile words and actions.

We use the matrix on an individual level to promote psychological flexibility for staff and to get some noticing going. When we are able to accomplish this early on we can reduce the possibilities of escalation. In training we use the first loop of the matrix to enhance the development of effective crisis responses for each trainee. They incorporate the language of toward, away and lots of noticing into their skill set . We take turns practicing being stuck students and work toward flexibile staff responses. This works very nicely to  help staff come up with workable moves as well as to notice their personal hooks when dealing with noncompliant folks.

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