Sunday, April 10, 2016

relationship: positive discipline

i feel guilty for not reading the whole dissertation of a student as a panelist due to short notice and the thickness of her paper (~300 pp!). i was on positive discipline.

during the positive education seminar last week, a colleague-friend mentioned the concept again. 

and so, i researched wikipedia. this is my summary:

"love the sinner, hate the sin," a quote rephrasing st augustine.

it's roots are alfred adler and rudolf dreikurs. i immediately recalled STEP (systematic training in effective parenting) advocated by the PMHA (phil mental health assoc) and in which i was trained.

theoretically, adler went against the behaviorist core tenet of reward good behavior and punish bad ones (external motivation; object). he went deeper into the NEED of the individual in the context of a good RELATIONSHIP (intrinsic motivation; subject).

ex: i recall the "goals of misbehavior" such as calling attention up to display of inadequacy. the teacher, parent, psychologist goes to these NEEDS beyond the delinquent external behavior and tries to satisfy them legitimately.


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