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What To Do When Your College Student

is Struggling

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Beth A Howland�

Founder & College Student Success Coach

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Today’s Session

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  • The Three “C’s” key to thriving

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  • “Struggling”

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  • Suggestions for supporting your student

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  • Resources

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  • The “W Curve”

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Three “C’s” critical to thriving

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  • Feeling COMPETENT

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  • Feeling a sense of CONTROL

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  • Feeling CONNECTED

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“Struggling” is a loaded word

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Types, Reasons, Signs, and Levels of Struggle

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FIVE TIPS for Supporting Your Student

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  • Familiarize yourself with resources

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  • Be self-aware and address your feelings separately

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  • Let your student lead

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  • Ask “good” questions and listen

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  • Remind them of key things

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What can be done when…

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  • Student struggles socially

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  • Student struggles academically

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  • Student struggles emotionally

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The

“W Curve”

(model for first-year students)

https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/the-w-curve-theory

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Final thought…

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Encourage them to

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DEFRAG THEIR BRAIN

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BOOKS

The Secret Syllabus by Phelan and Burham

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Thinking Critically in College by L. Newman

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How to College: What to Know Before You Go (& When You’re There) by Brenner and Schwartz

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How to Get the Most Out of College by E. Felix

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ONLINE

College Navigators Blog and Sessions

College Parent Central

Grown and Flown

Harlan Cohen

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Thank you!

Beth A Howland

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Coaching for success…

decision to degree!

beth@college-navigators.com

www.college-navigators.com

PPT

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