The Personal and Social Responsibility Model

1. The Personal and Social Responsibility Model June 15, 2006

2. Origins • Created by Don Hellison • Rooted in practical work with troubled youth • Over 30 years of curriculum development • Widely practiced in US and abroad • Considered exemplary model for working with troubled youth in PE, sport camps, extended day programs, etc.

3. Values • Respect students strengths and struggles • Create a physically and psychologically safe learning environment • Recognize students’ capacity for making decisions and taking on responsibility • Empower students

4. Levels of Responsibility • Respect the rights and feelings of others • Effort and participation • Self direction • Leadership • Transfer “outside the gym”

5. Class format • Awareness talk • Activity • Group meeting • Reflection time

6. Practical Inquiry, Examples of my own curriculum development • Apprenticed in Martial Arts Club • Lead role in mentoring program • Applied to children with disabilities • Implemented with primary grade students • Introduced alternative content • Developed applications in Lifetime Wellness curriculum

7. Results of Research Studies • Positive attitudes and motivation among students • Caring environment and connection to real life is valuable to students • Improvement in responsible behavior in programs • Students can see relevance to other settings • Limited changes in other settings

8. Next Steps • Compare impact to ‘business as usual’ • Behavior in program • Caring learning environment • Attitudes and motivation • Responsible behavior in the program • Transfer to school setting • positive conduct • Attentance/tardiness • GPA?

9. Questions?