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Neuroscience and Collaborative Court Case Management

Collaborative Court Participants

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Early Life Adversity

Impact of Adverse Stress on Brain Development

Biology of Stress

• The right amount of stress

helps us to meet our goals and do good work. Too much stress can produce damage.

• Stressing about stress

increases risk of premature death

AMBIVALENT?

Well, yes and no.

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So why do we struggle so much with change?

CHA HANG NGE E = D = DIS ISCOMF OMFORT ORT

Working vs. Long-Term Memory

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Building New Pathways to Support Change

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So wha hat t can n we do e do to to he help lp pa participants rticipants wei eigh h de decisions sions or r cha hange? nge?

S.M.A.R.T. Goals

• vs. S.A.F.E Goals

GOA GOALS LS

S S – Se See e it it A A – Acc ccept ept it it F F – Fe Feel el it it E E – Ex Expr press ess it it

Cognitive Ease and Case Management

Ca Can th n there re be be too many ny cho hoices ces?

Are re we we ha happ ppier ier wh when we n we ha have more re cho hoices ces?

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More choices can lead to less satisfaction--two choices gives us a 50% chance of satisfaction.

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More choices increases the chance we will devalue the choice we made and feel dissatisfaction with our choice.

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Too many choices results in procrastination and paralysis.

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More choices only lead to more happiness up to a certain point.

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A study from the Wharton School of Business showed that a brief period of mindfulness allowed people to make more rational decisions.

A brief period of mindfulness allowed people to make more rational decisions This brief calming moment led to more positive future outcomes Calming the vagus nerve

• nly takes a minute

Wh Why your ur wo work rk is so s so im impor portant! tant!

THANKS!

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