WorksheetsY1 PEYAA RGS CAREShare Series 1: Validation & LEAPERS
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is something you should not do when trying to validate someone?
Giving encouragement to the sharer
Ask a lot of 'why' questions
Reflecting the sharer's feelings
Showing empathy by using a feeling word
"I wanted to take part in a competition, but my teachers chose my batchmates as participants instead of me, despite knowing how much I wanted it. Am I not good enough?" How should you validate someone who has told you this?
"Maybe you should have tried harder and trained more!"
"No,, you are good enough. You just need more practice."
"Try approaching your teacher and ask if she would reconsider her decision."
"You seem frustrated that you were not chosen. Why do you think your batchmate was chosen instead of you?"
Which of these is the full form of the acronym LEAPERS?
Passive listening, Encouraging, Ask answers, ,Paraphrase, Enunciate, Reflection, Summarise
Articulate feelings, Empathise, Active listening, Paraphrase, Encourage, Reflect feelings, Summarise
Articulate feelings, Encourage, Paraphrase, Understand Situation, Empathise, Ask questions, Reflect feelings
Active listening, Empathise, Ask questions,, Paraphrase, Encourage, Reflect Feelings, Summarise
We need to use all the points in LEAPERS to be successful in validating someone. True or false?
True
False
"My best friend unfriended me and blocked me on all my social media accounts. I have been feeling extremely down recently." How should you validate someone who has told you this?
"BLOCK HER! and NEVER TALK TO HER AGAIN!"
"It sounds like you are feeling distressed about this scenario, am I right?"
"I understand how you're feeling, that happened to me a long time ago. This is what you should do..."
"...you should not care about her, she's just being annoying..."
Why does LEAPERS not have to be strictly followed in order?
Not all the steps may be relevant in every scenerio
Some situations require none of the steps
For maximum quality of conversation, the order is completely irrelevant
To ensure that we can listen actively to the sharer instead of forcusing on recalling steps
Which of these are examples of validation for someone who is feeling down?"
"It's fine, good job"
"You are so smart anyways, snap out of it"
"Me too"
"I am here for you and your feelings matter"
Validation consists of giving assurance, advice, and praise as this will make them feel better about themselves. True or false?
False
True
