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Welcome!

Patricia Gorman Barry Ph.D., R.N.

Founder, BrainWise Program

Jody Huntington, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT

Board Member, Archway Housing & Services, Inc.

Problems

• Cultural Differences

• Youth Problems

• Confidentiality and Boundaries

TEEN PROBLEMSBullies

Peer pressure

Drugs, opioids, huffing, pot, alcohol, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco

Popularity

Culture pressures

Attitude

Poor self esteem )

Family conflicts (Divorce, Blended, Foster, Latch Key)

No supervision

Suicide

Sex, STD’s, Teen pregnancy

Abuse (Verbal, Sex, Physical, Mental)

Lack of or poor leadership examples and no skills

Poor choices

Lack of healthy activities

Culture/traditions

Responsibility (Too much/not enough)

Risk takers (Infallible, Indestructible, fearless)

Sexual orientation

Obesity, Anorexia, Bulimia

Mental health issues

PARENT PROBLEMS• CHILDREN LIE AND PARENTS DON’T TRUST THEM

• PARENTS DON’T SPEAK ENGLISH and CHILDREN DO

• PARENTS DON’T SPEND ENOUGH TIME WITH CHILDREN

• CONCERN ABOUT CHILDREN’S FUTURE

• AFRAID CHILDREN ARE NOT SAFE

• CONCERNED ABOUT PRESSURES ON CHILDREN

• PARENTS AFRAID THEY WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS

• CHILDREN HAVE TOO MUCH TV AND DEVICE TIME

• CONCERNED ABOUT CHILDREN ON DEVICES &THE INTERNET

• DON’T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR FAMILY

• NO ENERGY TO DEAL WITH CHILDREN

Introduction to BrainWise

• What is a your normal

resting heart rate?• Make fist

• 90-115 average resting heart rate of child - Branch Davidian – resting heart rate 120-160 Bruce Perry

• 80-100 teens

• 60-100 adults

Our Bodies Under Stress:)

Persistent stress produces excessive elevations in:

▪ Heart Rate

▪ Blood Pressure

▪ Stress Hormones

Can impair:

▪ Brain Architecture

▪ Immune Status

▪ Metabolic Systems

▪ Cardiovascular FunctionHarvard Center on the Developing Child

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)

• 17,000 Kaiser Permanent CA members white,

educated, employed

• 10 ACE categories: experienced physical,

sexual, and/or emotional abuse or neglect,

witnessed domestic violence, experienced

the loss of a parent, had a parent who had

been an alcoholic, had a mental illness, or

had been incarcerated.

• 2/3 reported at least 1 ACE, 40% 2 or more

• One in six reported 4 or more

RESULTS

People with 4 ACES compared with people

who had none:

- Twice a likely to be diagnosed with cancer or

heart disease

- 7X more likely to be alcoholics

- 6X more likely to have depression

- 12X more likely to have attempted suicide

People exposed to six or more ACEs

died 20 years earlier than those who

had none.

• What ACE scores do you think your

clients have?

BrainWise CPR

10 Wise Ways to Stop and Think

BrainWise teaches Critical Thinking Skills/

Executive Functions that:

PREVENT PROBLEMS FROM HAPPENING

KEEP PROBLEMS FROM GETTING WORSE

BrainWise CPRFirst Response Skills

CONTROL

Wise Ways #1 - #4

• What are the five senses?

• Our senses act as sentinels. (How would you explain this to the

kids/adults you work with?)

• Touch

Thalamus

❖ Thalamus processes

sensations

➢ Touch

➢ Taste

➢ Sight

➢ Hearing

➢ Smell (is located in the olfactory

bulb, near the thalamus)

Brain Handout pens

Limbic SystemReptilian Brain

Thalamus

The RELAY CENTER

Thalamus

What happens in a

relay?Receives signals

from the five senses

and sends it to

another part of the

for a response

Limbic SystemReptilian/Lizard Brain

Survival Instinct

Thalamus

Limbic System/ Lizard Brain

AmygdalaEmotions

Hypothalamus

Fight or Flight Reactions -Survival Instinct, hard-wired

Amygdala

Hypothalamus

Prefrontal

Cortex

Prefrontal Cortex

Wizard

Thalamus

Relay Center

Limbic System

Lizard Brain

Prefrontal Cortex / Wizard Brain

Executive

Functions (EF)

Umbrella term for skills that involve

mental regulation, self control and

impulse inhibition, planning, working

memory, organizing, keeping track,

shifting from one situation to another

• BRAINSTORM PROPS YOU CAN USE

TO TEACH ABOUT THE BRAIN. Siegel’s’ fist brain, an

orange, jello brain mold (online), brain photographs, internet

Reinforcement Matters Brain benefits

from experience

Repetition influences the

number, shape, and size of

neurons and their connections

Use it or lose it!

40-50 Classroom hours necessary for

retention – study in J of School Health

on 30,000 children in grades 4-7 in 20

states

❖What are positive examples of Lizard Brain

reactions? (safety)

❖ Describe incidents that involve using both the Wizard Brain

and the Lizard Brain. (9/11, Gingerbread Boy, Finding the Green)

❖ Describe Lizard Brain reactions and Wizard Brain responses:

--When someone trashes you.

-- When you get pushed.

-- When you see someone being bullied.

-- When your friends pressure you to break rules.

1. Wizard Brain Over Lizard Brain

Wizard

• Lizard Brain reactions are swift,

impulsive and dominant,

• Lizard Brain reactions often

underlie poor decisions

• Wizard Brain responses must be

learned and then practiced in

order to replace Lizard Brain

reactions

• Repetition and practice are

required to help students build

neural pathways to stop, think

and use critical thinking

Build a Brain

Connection to the

Prefrontal Cortex!

#1: Wizard Brain

over Lizard brain

Wise Way #2:Build a Constellation

of Support

Double Line – Very Supportive

Single Line – Somewhat Supportive

Broken Line – No Support at All

What is a Constellation?

What does support mean?

Who do you go to when you need help?

What other types of resources can help

you and give you support?

Constellation of Support

Awareness of people and what resources to go to for help involves knowing how to evaluate the type of help you

need and identifying the best place to get it

This includes learning how to recognize people who will help you succeed, and

understanding why people close to you may not be able to give you the support you need

Constellation of Support

Think about the people or resources

where you can get help.

What can you do if you feel like there is no one who can

help you?

What to do if the person whom you went to for help makes

the problem worse

Name support resources that aren’t people.

2. Constellation of Support

Wizard

• Use Wizard Brain to Stop & Think

about resources that help prevent

and solve problems

• Support includes a wide range of

people, pets, books, clubs,

religion, service organizations,

Build a Brain

Connection to the

Prefrontal Cortex!

#2: Constellation

of Support

Wise Way #3:

Recognize Red Flag

WarningsStart each lesson with a review of previous Wise Ways

1. Internal (Inside) Red Flags

2. External (Outside) Red Flags

Red Flag Warnings

Red Flags are warning signals your body sends

to you to alert you of a problem.

Internal Red Flags

What might sad feel like on the inside?

What does mad feel like on the inside?

What does excited feel like on the inside?

What does hungry feel like?

What does afraid feel like?

What does happy feel like?

Red Flag WarningsExternal Red Flags (Outside Red Flags)

How does your body show that you are sad?

How can other people tell that your are mad?

How does you body show others that you are excited?

How can people tell that you are afraid?

How do you show people that you are happy?

What do the people’s external Red Flags

indicate?

What internal Red Flags do you think people you

work with are feeling?

What External Red Flags are shown?

What are Internal Red Flags for the parents?

What are Internal Red Flags for the child?

Build a Brain

Connection to the

Prefrontal Cortex!

#3: Recognize Red

Flag Warnings

Wise Way #4:

Exit the

Emotions Elevator

Frustrated

Explosive

Annoyed

Irritated

Furious

Our brain interprets every intense

emotion the same way it does fear:

Excitement

Frustration

Anxiety

Depression

To MANAGE these emotions, we need to learn how to Lower or Exit our

Emotions Elevators

Part II: Get Off the Elevator

Stop & Think by LEARNING

TECHNIQUES TO EXIT THE EMOTIONS

ELEVATOR

When your red flags go up, you are going up on your emotions elevator

Listen to your red flags and get off the elevator before it goes too high

• Use Control Self-Talk

• Stop Talking and Leave

• Redirect Your Emotions –Do

Something Else!

• Take Deep Breaths

• Use Relaxation Techniques

Relaxation

ControlHow would you teach

relaxation control?

Remember: Always be on a

lower floor than the other

person.

Discuss: Exit the Emotions Elevator

❖ If your emotions are at the top of the elevator,

what brain will you use?

❖What can you do to Stop and Think and use your

Wizard Brain?

❖ How can your red flags help you control your

emotions before they rise up?

❖ How can your Constellation of Support help you

control your emotions?

Say build connection

3. Recognize Red Flag Warnings

4. Exit the Emotions Elevator

Wizard

• Practice ways to lower their

emotions

• Emphasize importance of going

back and resolving problems when

they are off their elevators.

• Use other metaphors for elevator if

better examples.

Build another Brain

Connection to the

Prefrontal Cortex!

#4: Exit the Emotions

Elevator

● Identify Emotions

● Control Emotions

BrainWise CPR

PROCESS

Wise Ways #4 - #8

The root of many problems is the inability

to separate fact from opinion.

We tend to listen to gossip, rumor and innuendo

instead of facts.

Problems arise because we

think opinions are facts.

#5 Separate Fact From Opinion

A Fact is what you knowto be true and can be

proven

An Opinion is what you think is true, it cannot be

proven but can be refuted

Wise Ways help clients address

FAKE NEWS- Use Wizard Brain thinking needed to assess

information accurately

- Be aware of Lizard Brain reactions

- Recognize Red Flags that make you aware of

problems

- Check your Constellation of Support for accurate

resources to assess information

- Keep off your Emotions Elevator to assess

information fairly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7pYzIU36zQ

What happened?

❖What are the FACTS?

❖What are the OPINIONS?

❖ Name some Wise Ways and explain why they

will help resolve this issue.

Nobody’s Friend

❖ Gossip - even my name hisses! What image

does that line bring to mind?

❖ Gossip creates problems: For you, for other

people. What Wise Way is this?

❖ Gossip shoots you up the ______ ______.

5. Separate Fact From Opinion

Wizard

• Confusing opinions as facts is the

source of many problems

• Social media increases the need to

stop and think so information is

accurately interpreted.

• The Wise Ways help separate facts

from opinions.

Build another

Brain Connection

to the Prefrontal

Cortex!

#5: Separate Fact

from Opinion

.Learning how

to ask the right

questions prevents problems

Stop and Think about

questions that will give you the best information

Builds on the previous

thinking skills

Ask me questions to find out what

happened:

She turned, looked at him,

and ran.

6. Ask Questions

Wizard

• Builds on the previous Wise Ways.

• Teaches to recognize the importance

of asking the right questions

Build another

Brain connection

to the Prefrontal

Cortex!

#6: Ask Questions

& Gather

Information

IDentify Your Choices (IDC)Lizard Brain users react without realizing they have choices. This underlies victim thinking as they blame others and think that their lives are controlled by fate, luck,

and/or chance.

Wizard Brain thinkers recognize that they have more than one

choice, and use thinking skills to assess and analyze all their

choices so they make the best choice possible.

Wise Way #8:Consequences

Consequences Now and Later (CNL), Consequences Affecting Others (CAO).

Wizard Brain thinkers are aware of the consequences of their choices.

They use thinking skills to help them assess and analyze the consequences of their choices now, the consequence later (CNL), and the consequence affecting others (CAO).

# 8 Consequences

Requires use of all the preceding Wise Ways

Complex, but teachable with practice and concrete examples.

Choices always have consequences

Learning and using CNL and CAO helps develop

empathy

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CNL & CAO HANDWASHING EXPERIMENT

6. Ask Questions

7. IDentify Choices (IDC)

8. Consider the Consequences

(CNL and CAO)

Wizard

• Good thinkers develop the ability to identify choices but also

assess the consequences of their choices

• With practice, thinking skills will become your brain’s

dominant response to problems

Build another Brain

connection to the

Prefrontal Cortex!

#8: Consequences

Now and Later

(CNL) and

Consequences

Affecting Others

BrainWise CPR

RESPOND

Wise Ways #9 & #10

Wise Way #9:Set Goals and

Form an Action Plan

Setting goals builds on Wise Ways #1- #8

Close your eyes and

keep them closed.

Follow my directions.

No Questions.

Let’s try this again!

If our GOAL is for all

the papers to look the

same, what is our

PLAN of ACTION?

6. Ask Questions

(CNL and CAO)

9. Set Goals and Plan for Action

Wizard

Setting goals requires understanding how to use multiple

thinking skills simultaneously.

Build another Brain

connection to the

Prefrontal Cortex!

#9: Set GOALS and

Plan for ACTION!

Communicate Effectively

• - Be aware of positive and negative body messages

Part I. Non-Verbal

• - Use “I” Messages

• - Recognize differences without judgments

• - Avoid double messages

Part II. Verbal Communication

• - Identify 4 styles of communication

• - Use Assertive Messages

• - Take other people’s points of view (POV)

Part III. Assertive

Communication

Nonverbal Communication

❖Awareness of Nonverbal Communication

helps you communicate effectively.

❖You recognize the messages you are

sending and pick up on the external Red

Flags others show by their

➢Facial expressions

➢Body posture and hand gestures

➢Actions and behaviors

Communicate Effectively!

❖Recognize and Respect Differences!

❖Avoid Double Messages!

❖Take others’ Point of View!

❖Understand 4 Communication Styles!

Passive, Passive Aggressive, Aggressive,

and Assertive

6. Ask Questions

(CNL and CAO)

9. Set Goals and Plan for Action

10. Communicate Effectively

Wizard

• Communicate Effectively builds on and uses all

the Wise Ways. It requires reinforcement and

practice to achieve mastery.

Does learning the

alphabet mean you

know how to read?

The 10 Wise Ways need

to be practiced in order

to build mastery of

executive functions

BrainWise: Live it!

PRACTICE! PRACTICE!

PRACTICE!

Research on BrainWise- OMNI Research: 7th grade students at control and treatment

schools. Students with BrainWise showed improvements compared

to the control school.

- Colorado State University: Data collected on more than

600 K-6 students found improved SEL behaviors and were preseted

as posters at national academic conferences.

- Jefferson County Department of Public Health (Nurses

collected data on 112 families taught BrainWise and found

significant improvements on 24 behavioral measures

- Marilyn Welsh, PhD: UNC professor collected data on

children and teens and presented posters at several national

conferences. Her research on homeless men found those who

received BrainWise improved significantly on all scales measuring

executive functions compared to a control group.

Before After

THANK YOU

BE BRAINWISE!

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