Scripts Flashcards
Why do we have scripts?
Five answers
1) We aren’t always on our game
2) Application of SOP
3) Clients have common issues & Q’s
4) Saves reinventing the wheel
5) Collective wisdom - pool brains!
What makes a good script?
1) Solid
2) Sticky
3) Good language
4)
What is the desert?!
Why wondering - assuming value to the why
Why is wondering a bad idea?
5
Wasting time
Inaccurate
Speculative
Excessive
Unnecessary
Talk about why
What is D&E
Diagnosis and Euthanisa - Ian Dunbar
Talking it to death when you don’t know HOW to fix it
Why do we wonder in the dessert?
2 answers
1) We assume it’s a good use of resources.
2) Floating hypothesis about why is a better use of finite resources rather than using these on vetted solutions
How should we make resource allocation decisions?
three answers
Thoughtfully
Consciously
MUST be a reason –>
NOT - this is interesting!
When is WHY a good choice?
six answers
1) Time and energy for both why and solution
2) Sometimes the solution IS Why (Normal Behaviour)
3) Builds empathy and bond wt the dog
4) Helps buy into solutions (fear)
4) Buy-in for enrichment
5) Education about cultural fog issues
6) Some clients WANT to know!
Most clients dog related time and energy is …..
Extremely limited
Why do trainers throw everything at clients?
three answers
1) Covering butt approach
2) Not trained in counselling
3) Sign of incompetence
“I told you … I did everything I could”
What is the covered school of teaching?
What are the drawbacks?
I provided a textbook answer and covered the material. It got mentioned.
No thoughtful teaching of the material.
What are good ways to teach information?
5 points
1) Thoughtful use of repetition
2) Get client to feed back to you
3) Sticky language
4) Coming from different angles
5) Using media
Thoughtful repetition
Echo client to repeat
Angles come fm different angles
Copy use media
Have scrips - sticky language
When we are normalising normal behaviour, is there ever a case where there is a why then a solution?
Yes!
Sometimes it will simply be a case of this is normal other times it will be this is normal but we are going to change it (e.g. RG)
When is WHY helpful and when is it not?
4 scenarios
Client is about why & why is productive:
Great party time!
Client is about why & why isn’t productive:
Nudge to solutions
Fix it type client & why is productive:
client will be distracted/not interested –> burn out issues for trainers.
Fix it type clients & why is not production:
solution! Don’t even consider WHY wondering!
Client is about WHY and WHY is productive
Great clients, and trainers love these (Sarah)