Lecture

The power of presence at school: getting and staying connected 

Presence is the inner strength that makes contact and change possible. Presence focuses on selfcontrol, self-efficacy, involvement and a shared approach. Presence aims at connection, strengthening relationships and positive development. Presence is the starting point for change in everyday school life. 
For us, the primary focus of change is not on behaviour, but on how the teaching staff in action deals with critical behaviours. The strongest factor for effectiveness here is a common approach and agreement on how to proceed. For many of the teaching staff, this is a profound change of perspective. However, often the teaching staff does not experience this strength or their own presence, but rather exhaustion and helplessness. For all coaches this means getting in touch with the teaching staff at the point where they need support and a sense of self-efficacy. If this is successful, the change of perspective from reactive acting to critical behaviour to strengthening one’s own presence can be achieved. Therefore it is important to have an intensive process of researching and developing of the assignment for the coach at the start. In the lecture, Martin Lemme will explain this and use examples from his experience to illustrate it. 

Biography

Martin Lemme is a psychologist, psychotherapist, systemic therapist & supervisor, parent counsellor and systemic coach for new authority. 

Further training: PEP (process-orientated embodiment-focused psychology), PITT (psycho imaginative trauma therapy), psychodrama.
Martin is founder and partner of SyNA: Systemic Institute for New Authority in Bramsche, Germany, and has many years of experience in both outpatient and inpatient youth care as well as psychotherapy, counselling and supervision.
Since 2002 he is in contact with Haim Omer and is active in parent coaching and NVR therapy and implementation in schools.
He gives training, seminars and lectures about new/systemic authority in youthcare, schools and leadership and is author of various books and specialist articles.