Browsing by Author "Lewellen, Courtney"

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    The Biography of the Undecided Student
    (2020-03-06) Henninger, Lauren; Lewellen, Courtney
    Advisors play a vital role in the case of the “undecided student.” As Lead Advisors for the Indiana University School of Medicine, every student matriculates with the career goal of becoming a doctor, but with a myriad of specialties to apply to and fellowships galore post residency, our students often only they know they want to "help people." As advisors, we are given the opportunity to coach students through the process of developing self-authorship in accordance with choosing their career path. Based on Magolda's Theory of Self-Authorship, advisors can act as a thought partner in helping students learn to find answers to their own questions. Within our poster presentation, participants will learn how we incorporate career coaching within our advising sessions and come away with tips for incorporating into their own practice.
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    Using Motivational Interviewing to Give Ambivalence the One-Two Punch
    (2020-03-06) Lewellen, Courtney; Matthews, Kelly
    Knocking out ambivalence to motivate students towards positive change is a delicate, yet powerful process. As advisors, we often encounter students who know they need to alter strategies for improving academic performance, career preparation, and overall well-being but find it difficult to make necessary changes. Decisional balance,coupled with the fundamental aspects of Motivational Interviewing,allows students to weigh the pros and cons of changing their behavior and identify the source of their motivation, ultimately leading to their own self-authorship.Within our session, participants will learn how we incorporate decisional balance into our coaching conversations with students to move towards intrinsic motivation and change, as well as how to incorporate decisional balance within their own daily practice.
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    Using Motivational Interviewing to Improve Communications with Patients, Colleagues, and Others
    (2020-03-06) Richey, Kristin; Lewellen, Courtney
    Historically, "Motivational Interviewing (MI) has been proven to increase the motivation of individuals who need to change substance abuse and other health behaviors" (Moyers). However, MI has expanded into a variety of fields, including mental health, health care, higher education, and the judicial system. The techniques utilized in MI can assist with communication with people of all levels. This session describes Motivational Interviewing, a best practice implemented by the Lead Advisors and Learning Strategist at the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM). As a school comprised of professional students, some of whom are considered nontraditional students, we have found Motivational Interviewing to be a best practice to empower students to be in control of their experience. The office has adopted Motivational Interviewing as a means for assisting students with contemplating the pros and cons of potential actions and behaviors. As Student Affairs professionals tasked to help promote academic and personal wellness in our conversations with students, we found Motivational Interviewing allows students to make proactive choices to "own" their experience. It also models positive self-care and self-monitoring behaviors critical to their training as physicians. Additionally, we practice MI with each other when contemplating decisions and have found that positive inquiry improves collaboration, creativity and communication and decreases conflict.
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    Using RoadMAPs to Enhance the Coaching Relationship
    (2021-04-22) Henninger, Lauren; Klemsz, Abigail; Lewellen, Courtney
    Prior to Lead Advisors (LAs) being brought on in 2015, communication with students was done through listservs and email from multiple sources, making it challenging for students to discern the importance of advising information. In order to allow LAs time to have coaching conversations with their students, RoadMAPs were developed to cover the nuts and bolts of the advising conversation. These RoadMAPs ensure that every student receives the same information at the same time statewide which provides greater equity in advising.