Module 2: Choosing Your Practice Case

Welcome to Module 2! It’s time to choose the case you’ll be applying the skills and learning to.

First, watch this short nine and a half minute video. Here are the handouts if you’d like to print them and follow along: Module 2 Handouts. (Here they are in large print: Module 2 Handouts large)

2. Now, I’ve created a checklist I think will help you as you do the homework to choose your practice case. You may find it useful to print it before moving on to the homework activities. Here it is: Suitability for Collaboration Checklist

3. And, the homework! Here are the word and pdf docs so you can start offline before you submit: Module 2 Homework (word) and Module 2 Homework (pdf)

Choosing Your Practice Case

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1. Brainstorm a list of conflicts that come to mind when you think about 1) situations that continue to be uncomfortable and you wish you had addressed differently when they arose or 2) situations, upcoming during the pilot time period, that you know from experience will be uncomfortable for you and you'd like to approach differently.

2. Which of the conflicts you listed above are 1) high stakes enough that you feel uncomfortable thinking about addressing it, 2) low stakes enough that using it for practice likely won't result in messing up any chance of having a good relationship with the other person or seriously jeopardizing you getting your needs met if you don't do it perfectly, and 3) timely for the course (you'll be preparing to address the conflict for the first 4 weeks and addressing it in week 5 and you'll need to have some control over that schedule)?

3. Which situation do you believe will work best as your practice case? (If you need help choosing, send the form with the next several questions blank and I'll send you some feedback/questions to consider.)

4. Briefly describe the conflict. Who is involved and what is your relationship?

5. What triggered the conflict? What has contributed to it since?

6. How has the conflict impacted you/your relationship?

7. What do you hope the impacts of addressing the conflict collaboratively will be?