Presented as part of a set of interactive, interconnected workshops for the Dyspraxia Association of Ireland Summit in 2016 on the themes: Self advocacy Self Confidence Self Care Reframing negative statements using positive language, thoughts, and actions thus addressing the negative narrative. identifying successes and showing examples of doing things differently to successfully reach goals to build confidence. If you clip, use or replicate all or any part of a slide please acknowledge the source, reference or cite Kerry Pace (2016) www.Diverse-Learners.co.uk

1. Self confidence
Dyspraxia Ireland Adult Summit
16th April 2016
Kerry Pace
www.Diverse-Learners.co.uk

2. Negative
Positives
Language
Thoughts
Actions

3. Activity
– short explanation
Link up with someone who knows you
- 10 minutes
Record the answers somehow
- set timer

4. •What are
YOU
good at?
What do
people say
YOU
are good at?
•What
qualities
do YOU
have?
What do others say
about YOU ?
•What are
YOU
proud of?
Avoid
Yes but …

5. Negative narrative – How to start to reframe
Negative thoughts
• Focusing on the 1 thing you
didn’t do rather than the 99
things you did
• Don’t deserve mark / feedback
• Disappointed with grade
• Should have
• Could have
Reframing into positives
• Met deadline / submitted on
time
• Finished - 1 less thing to do
• Learn X
• Improved
• Used less energy
• Technique worked well – re-use
• Assistive Technology helped

6. Perspective(S)

7. Remember
Twitter via @millerg6

8. Moving away from
TOWARDSDyspraxia USA Facebook page

9. Via twitter @ASTsupportAAli
Via Facebook http://gagnamite.com/
Via Pinterest.com

10. TASK – for the rest of the day too
Catch yourself and others when they use a negative
phrase or expression about themselves
• Point it out – do you realise
• Re-phrase it
• Share
Phrase bank
• If I can use … then I’ll be able to do
• I can do X
• I benefit from …
• You did X well
• Please show me how …
• Thank you for a compliment• Tweet success #MeetKerry

11. •What are
YOU
good at?
What do
people say
YOU
are good at?
•What
qualities
do YOU
have?
What do others say
about YOU ?
•What are
YOU
proud of?
Avoid
Yes but …
Try again

12. Positive Action > How I regained control > meeting my needs

13. Laura’s memory trick
for nursing handover
AaronKuehn.com/
Designed by Ray-Martin Lacey for Diverse-Learners.co.uk
Ray-Mart’s essay plan and memory aid

14. Published articles – see researchgate or LinkedIn
Our Dyspraxia vlogs youtube.com/diverselearners
3 “Twebinars” with @WeNurses (Webinars with tweetchat -NHS employers / Diversity one here)
Editor of Special neurodiversity issue for Nursing Education in Practice Journal
Kerry Calamities on Facebook.com/Dyslexia.Tutor
Using strategies that suited me (self advocacy) I gained
confidence in doing it my way: some successes…