Hi Carole, We have incorporated initiating tough conversations. The inspiration came from a book called *Crucial Conversations*, which I found to be quite practical. Hope this is useful, Silvia On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 7:49 AM, Carole Basak <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Do any of you coach your tutors on how to have hard conversations with > their students or incorporate this in your training? > I am finding that because they are tutoring a peer, sometimes tutors are > reluctant to initiate challenging conversations. This is especially true > with new tutors but not limited to them. Tutors are more apt to ignore > something than address it because they don't know how to broach the topic. > This can relate to a wide range of concerns. > > Carole Basak > Associate Director > Academic Support Services > Todd Wehr Hall > St Norbert College > > DePere WI 54115 > [log in to unmask] > 920-403-1321 <(920)%20403-1321> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to > change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point > your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To > contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] -- Silvia Rossi Writing and Learning Strategist Student Learning Services RLLC room EL 2100 Mount Royal University [log in to unmask] 1.403.440.5103 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask]