The Personal and Social Responsibility Model

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The Personal and Social Responsibility Model

• June 15, 2006

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Origins

• Created by Don Hellison
• Rooted in practical work with troubled youth
• Over 30 years of curriculum development
• Widely practiced in US and abroad
• Considered exemplary model for working with
  troubled youth in PE, sport camps, extended day
  programs, etc.

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Values

• Respect students strengths and struggles
• Create a physically and psychologically safe
  learning environment
• Recognize students capacity for making decisions
  and taking on responsibility
• Empower students

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Levels of Responsibility

• Respect the rights and feelings of others
• Effort and participation
• Self direction
• Leadership
• Transfer outside the gym

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Class format

• Awareness talk
• Activity
• Group meeting
• Reflection time

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Practical Inquiry, Examples of my own curriculum
development

• Apprenticed in Martial Arts Club
• Lead role in mentoring program
• Applied to children with disabilities
• Implemented with primary grade students
• Introduced alternative content
• Developed applications in Lifetime Wellness
  curriculum

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Results of Research Studies

• Positive attitudes and motivation among students
• Caring environment and connection to real life is
  valuable to students
• Improvement in responsible behavior in programs
• Students can see relevance to other settings
• Limited changes in other settings

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Next Steps

• Compare impact to business as usual
• Behavior in program
• Caring learning environment
• Attitudes and motivation
• Responsible behavior in the program
• Transfer to school setting
• positive conduct
• Attentance/tardiness
• GPA?

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Questions?