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CASSANDRA PORTER, MICHAEL FLEISCHMAN & DELORES KENNEDY-WILLIAMS NATIONAL CASA CONFERENCE MAY 31, 2015 The Power of Language
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CA SSA NDRA PORTER, MICHA EL FLEISCHMA N & DELORES KENNEDY -WILLIAMS
NATIONAL CASA CONFERENCEMAY 31, 2015
The Power of Language
Agenda
Ground Rules
Power Inclusive & Exclusive Power
Power of Language
Reframing Exercise
Next steps
Ground Rules
Respect
“Ouch Rule”
Listen from zero
There are no quick fixes
Power
What words describe a person or a group who is in power or who has power?
Exclusive Power
Inclusive Power
Infinite
Generative
Power can grow
Shared
Inclusive
Flexes with the need
Solutions from outside the box
Guided rather than forced
More of a sense of ownership
Mutual responsibility
Better sense of “fair play”
Builds confidence
Win-win approach
Negotiation rather than coercion
Power of Language
What's in a name? that which we call aroseBy any other name would smell as sweet;So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,Retain that dear perfection which he owesWithout that title. Romeo, doff thy name,And for that name which is no part of theeTake all myself.
Romeo and Juliet Act II Scene IIWilliam Shakespeare
Power of Language
Is Romeo a lover or a pedophile?
Cult…..Denomination
Riot…Demonstration
Stomped Out… Left abruptly
Hysterical…Adamant
Threatened…Warned
Made a scene…Stood their ground
Investigation…Assessment
Reframing
Reframing Exercise
1. They spend money foolishly.
2. He is a deadbeat dad.
3. They are lazy.
4. She has a drug habit.
5. They don’t try hard.
Reframing Exercise
6. They are harsh with their children.
7. They have too many kids.
8. He had a dirty drug test.
9. They are always looking to others to solve their problems.
10. They are never on time.
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