Motivation is fundamental to our lives, and yet we often take it for granted. We depend on it for ourselves and for others at home, at school, at work, and in our communities. Motivation must be present in order to get things done—mundane or spectacular—and to achieve goals of all shapes and sizes. Yet, as vital as motivation is to our all our endeavors, finding motivation to undertake boring, mundane, difficult, time-consuming, or confusing tasks is rarely, if ever, taught explicitly. So, how do we help and support our students, clients, family members—or ourselves—who struggle to rally the motivation to get things done? What stands in the way of an individual’s motivational drive, and how can it be overcome?

In this 90-minute on demand course we’ll explore motivation-based myths. We’ll then contrast this information with research-based, as well as tried-and-true methods, to help individuals rally their motivation so they can tackle basic to complex social and organizational goals. In this journey we’ll also explore factors that get in the way of motivation such as anxiety, perfectionism, lagging social and organizational competencies, and/or digital device distractions, and then review practical strategies and tools to help individuals feel “they can” rather than “they can’t.”

Who Should Attend

The Social Thinking Methodology is used by a wide variety of professionals, including speech-language pathologists, special and general education teachers, social workers, counselors, clinical and school psychologists, occupational therapists, behavior specialists, and school administrators, to name a few. It’s also used by family members and caregivers across settings.

Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1. Describe two myths associated with rallying one’s motivation.
2. Define the two types of motivation.
3. Explain a strategy to overcome an obstacle that stands in the way of harnessing motivation.

Agenda

1 hour and 15 minutes

• Exploring myths related to rallying one’s motivation
• Defining two types of motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic
• Describing perfectionism, anxiety, and/or lagging organizational or social competencies
• Exploring a strategies to help rally one’s motivation
• Unpacking social problem solving as well as time management, asking for help, and clarification

15 minutes - Previously Recorded Q&A with Michelle Garcia Winner and course moderator, Dr. Pamela Crooke

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