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Session Overview
• Retention and business success
• Building resilience in students
• ABMP tools to support student success
• Investment in enrollment
• Younger students
• School business more competitive
• Retention key to business success
Retention is Your Business
What You Told Us
• No study skills
• Poor time management
• Poor attendance, get behind, and fail classes
• Motivation and commitment
• Coping with personal issues
• Finances
What are the common obstacles that students face while in school?
Suggestions for New Students
• Help students transition
• Teach study skills
• Teach time management
• Bonding is important
• Vision early and often
Research on 1st Year College Students
What are Core Study Skills?
How to:
• Plan ahead and manage time
• Read a text book
• Take text & lecture notes
• Organize study sessions
• Prepare for an exam
• Build concentration skills
• Stay motivated and positive
Suggestions for Ongoing Students
• Teach goal setting
• Celebrate success
• Teach emotional intelligence
Research on 1st Year College Students
Teach Emotional Intelligence
• Self-awareness
• Self-assessment
• Crisis management
• Problem solving
• Positive thinking
• Tolerance for others
ABMP’s Student Success Goals
• Understand massage school needs
• Support school & student success
• Create meaningful resources
• Design resources for use in a variety of programs
ABMP Student Membership
Student Success Guide
Massage Year
Planner
Online Resource
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Student Newslette
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Massage &
Bodywork Magazine
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Student Success Guide
• Transitioning
• Goal Setting & Affirmations
• Time-Management
• Core Study Skills
• Motivation & Concentration
• Exam Preparation
• Classroom Dynamics
Massage Year Planner
• Monthly goals
• Affirmations
• Daily study plans
• Assignment calendar
• Monthly self-evaluation
• Challenges & tips
• Goal-Setting Resources
• Time-Management Resources
• General Study Aids
• A&P and Kinesiology Review
• Research Paper Resources
• Sample Resumes/Cover Letters
• Free website & e-mail
Student Online Resources
Student Success Curriculum
• Learning objectives
• Resources & equipment
• Lecture outline
• PowerPoint presentation
• Fun activities
• Assignments
• Tips
• Milestones
How to Use the Curriculum
• Master-student program
• Student success workshop
• Orientation
• Selected classes
• Study lab & tutoring
Prepared students
Less classroom conflict
Greater self-responsibility
Improved emotional intelligence
Skilled graduates
Thriving massage professionals
School business success
Benefits of Student Retention Strategies
Next Steps • Identify student obstacles
• Evaluate student orientation
• Evaluate the first week of school
• How do you prepare students for the challenges of your program?
• Think about ways you motivate ongoing students
• Add study skills, time management and emotional intelligence content
• ABMP can help!
CONTACTS Melanie Gourley: [email protected]
California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia.
Kathy Laskye: [email protected] Alabama, Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North/South Dakota, Tennessee,
Utah, Wisconsin.
Taffie Lewis: [email protected] Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts,
Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Wyoming.
Jennifer Argenbright: [email protected], Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio,
Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Virgin Islands, Washington.