THE NATURAL SYSTEMS INSTITUTE

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TOPICS:

FORMAL ROLE STRUCTURES

LESSONS:

Click hyperlinks above to go to the respective lessons.

PROGRESSION IN

STARS AND STRIPES

Click:  Role Superstructure and Advancing Through Levels of Roles to see an animated graphic display of the Role Superstructure of the Stars and Stripes Program.

Stars & Stripes Training for Pro-social Role Promotions Pro-Social Role Job Performance Requirements Behavior Required & Prohibited for Promotion & Maintenance Privilege Status
STAR

(Aprox 19 Resident)

1 Month

+/- 2 Wk.

 Training for Release to Family, Community, Home School, Work. Family Contract is formulated prior to release. 1. Master

2. Mediator

3. Due Processor

4. Orientation of New Staff

5. Final Examiner: Knowledge & Proficiency for Qualification for Stripes 1 & 2

 1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

 Positive Leadership, Helpful

Responsible for Community

Quality

Solving Conflicts: Mediation

/Negotiation/Due Process

Honest, Open, Trustworthy

Patient, Even Tempered

  
5 Stripes

(Aprox 19 Resident)

1 Month

+/- 2 Wk.

 Mediator, Due Processor, Orientation of New Staff 1. Journeyman

2. Peer Counselor

3. Informal Mediator

4. Certifying Readiness for Final Examination

5. Orientation of New Residents

 1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

 Respect Confidentiality

Properly Taking Turns in Discussions

Listening, Letting Others Fully Express Their Side or Opinions

Polite and Respectful

Mannerly, Clean

Accepting Legitimate Share

of Responsibilities & Chores

  
4 Stripes

(Aprox 19 Resident)

1 Month

+/- 2 Wk.

 Peer Counselor, Informal Mediation; Orientation of New Residents; Journeyman 1. Independent, Unsupervised Apprentice 2

2. Tutor, Trainer: for Basic Rules, Schedules, Chores, and Forms and Procedures

3. Tutor: for Support Team Goal Setting, Therapy Planning & Implementation

4. Tutor, Trainer: for Staff & Residents to Contact for Personal, Emotional Problems

5. Buddy Relationship with Beginner

1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10
 

1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10


1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10


1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

 Accept Failure & Success Gracefully

Use Good Sportsmanship in

Competition

Be Supportive of Persons

with Special Needs or Crises

Resist Negative Peer

Pressure Gracefully

Negotiate & Compromise on

Group Decisions

Endure Unavoidable Delays

Hardships, Setbacks Gracefully

Be Punctual, Meet Deadline

Stick to Unsupervised Task

Understand Other’s Views

  
3 Stripes

(Aprox 19 Resident)

1 Month

+/- 2 Wk.

 Independent Apprentice; Tutor, Trainer: for Basic Rules, Chores, and Forms and Procedures; Buddy Relationship with Beginner; Staff & Residents to Contact for Personal, Emotional Problems, Guidance 1. Supervised Apprentice 1Inside Village Work Details

2. Assistant to Administration, Case Work, & School

 1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10


1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

 Communicate All Emotions:

Right Time With Right People

Be Diplomatic with Negative

Feedback & Accusations

Use Legitimate Authority to

Settle Conflicts

Plan Ahead for Needs

Avoid Spreading Gossip

  
2 Stripes

(Aprox 19 Resident)

1 Month +/- 2 Wk.

 Dependent Apprentice Inside Village Work Details; Assistant to Administration, Case Work, & School 1. Responsibility for Forms & Procedures

2. Novice, simple, closely supervised work details.

3. Routine Tasks given by CG Officials:

 1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10


1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

 Avoid Lying

Avoid Setting/Pumping up

Avoid Manipulation &

Excessive Demands

Problem Solve Vs Blame

Accept Negative Feedback

  
1 Stripe

(Aprox 19 Resident)

1 Month

+/- 2 Wk.

 Use of Forms & Procedures; Support Team Goal Setting and Implementation; Novice, simple, closely supervised work details; Participant in Community Government & Community Tasks & Rewards 1. Minimal Ability to Adhere to Dorm Rules.

2. Responsibility for Self, Hygiene, School Assignments.

3. Initiative in Performance of Basic Dorm Chores

4. Observer Roles

 1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10


1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10
 

1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10

 Avoid Horseplay

Avoid Disruption in School

Express Anger Direct &

Diplomatic Vs Explosive

Obey Correct Dress Code

Be Present & Non disruptive

at Meetings; Out of Area

  
No Stripe

Intake

Greenhorn

(Approx 7 Resident)

2 Weeks

to 4 Wk.

 Basic Rules & Schedules for Behavior in Dorm & School; Responsibility for Personal Hygiene and Personal Items; Basic Dorm Chores; Staff & Residents to Contact for Personal, Emotional Problems 1. Student in Orientation by Stripe Threes and Fours   Learn to Avoid the Following:

Verbal/Physical Aggression

Refusal to Obey: Order/Rule Destroy/Defacing Property

Theft

Contraband

Run Away/Attempt

  
 

'Duplex Pyramids' below is the logo of the Natural Systems Institute.  The top inverted pyramid represents layers of  external structures and systems and the bottom pyramid represents layers of internal structures and systems.  The extension of the pyramid to the left represents degrees of distance into the past, while extension to the right represents degrees of projection into the future.  The underlying theoretical assumption is that effective, enduring change in humans and human social systems comes only when these multidimensional relationships of the external, internal, past and future perspectives are all addressed as change efforts are attempted.

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR WEB SITES CONTAINED IN:

 THE NATURAL SYSTEMS INSTITUTE

Introduction to the Theory Underlying the Natural Systems Institute

  1. Postings of Essays Addressing Major Problematic Issues in Our Culture

  2. Stars and Stripes: A Correctional Program for a Juvenile Institution for Felons

  3. Parenting Skill Training

  4. Solutions to School Violence

  5. Psychological Self Help

  6. Organizing Neighborhoods for Character Building and Safety

  7. Addiction Online Workshops

  8. Levels of External and Internal Structures-Processes of Intentionality-and the Art of Restructuring Organizations

  9. A New Paradigm for Psychological Treatment Based on Natural Systems

  10. First Stages of Maturity and Five Categories of Adult Maturity - Personal Intellectual Societal Interpersonal Intimacy

  11. A Description of Natural Systems' Structural Theory of Personality

  12. Outlines for Workshops on Adolescence, Parenting, Relationships, Organization Restructuring, and Creativity

  13. Creativity and Managing the Conscious Mind

  14. A Plan for Restructuring the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (1994)

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