Motivating People Who Live in Poverty

Motivating people who live in poverty:

People in poverty are often described as unmovitated. They are critiqued for not following through. This session helps professionals understand the “why” behind that behavior. Assumptions are made about why people do not act in a certain way. Participants in this session will gain tools for helping people who are seemingly "stuck" to get "unstuck" and take steps for moving ouf of poverty. Eight simple steps for motivating people in the crisis of poverty are provided.

Learning objectives:

• Describe the basis for understanding human motivation: What was done (act), Who did it (Agent), When or where it was done (Scene), How she or he did it (Agency) and why (Purpose).
• Apply motivation concepts to real world examples.
• Describe the most five effective communication techniques for motivating others.
• Describe three strategies that help people to change behavior.
• Demonstrate two most effective tools for changing an attitude.