More Resources for OPT Tutors and Tutors-In-Training
1) The Basics
First, have you explored our About OPT materials? See these for discussions of questions like:
What are psychological skills?
What is psychoeducation?
What is alternate reading?
What are psychological skills exercises?
and Why do we think psychoeducation is the answer to some very big challenges?
And have you explored our Curriculum? See this page for a summary, and browse our books here.
3) Key Book Chapters, Curricular Content
Here are book chapters (from various of our books) that are particularly relevant to the doing of curricular activities:
The Sixteen Skills and Principles, and an excerpt from Chapter 1 of Programmed Readings, Examples of Sixteen Skills
On Psychological Skills Exercises, an Introduction
The Celebrations Exercise (and an interactive, programmed introduction to the exercise)
The Reflections Exercise (and an interactive, programmed introduction to the exercise)
An interactive, programmed introduction to the Listening with Four Responses Exercise
The Twelve Thought Exercise (an an interactive, programmed introduction to the exercise)
An interactive, programmed introduction to the Four Thought Exercise
The Brainstorming Options Exercise
2) Key Book Chapters, General
Here are book chapters (from various of our books) that are particularly relevant to general matters of instruction and psychoeducation:
The Big Ideas, or even more big ideas key to psychoeducation, this time directed at instructors.
Skills for the Instructor, or an introduction to key teaching skills.
Hierarchies, Steps, and the Challenge Zone, or an introduction to hierarchies of difficulty, particularly in reading and psychological skills.
On Differential Reinforcement and Shaping, from a book directed at parents (but very relevant for all behavior modifiers!).
On Effort-Payoff, from a programmed book directed at students.
On Tones of Approval and Enthusiasm, from a programmed book directed at students working on friendship-building skills.
4) Videos: What tutoring can sound like; what we hope it will sound like!
Coming soon
5) Assorted Handouts and Forms
Sample questions for the Celebrations Interview: for guidance in conducting a celebrations interview.
An outline of Psychological Skills Exercises: for a sense of which exercises are associated with which other pieces of the curriculum.
Monthly Review Form, which tutors submit at the conclusion of each month.