Basic Practical Program Class 3
S:DISS-X Basic Practical Program
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My Core Advice
Less orientation. More basic practice.
Class 2 did useful setup: it toured the AAR, explained the report structure, corrected HAICU and MITEAM language, introduced the IMULL visual, restated why L9–L11 matters, and gave the short “Anything important today? / Simple?” demo. It also said clearly that future classes should have “less front-end material, more practice.”
For Class 3, I would advise this structure:
Class 3 Purpose
Teach one basic distinction: exact-word cueing before interpretation.
Keep the learner focused on one thing:
Listen for the PBH’s word. Give it back simply. Let them continue.
That continues the Class 1 correction around “A starting place?” and reinforces the Class 2 demo around “Simple?”
Suggested Class 3 Flow
Start with a short reorientation:
“Today we are going to stay basic. One small opening. One short cue. One form. One lesson.”
Then use a three-exchange demo.
Example:
PBH: I feel behind.
Helper: Behind?PBH: Yes. Like I’m already late before I start.
Helper: Already late?PBH: That’s it. I’m reacting to the feeling, not the task.
Helper: Then the first move may be noticing the feeling before choosing the task.
What to Teach
After the exchange, name only the basics:
Form used: PROBE
Because “behind” and “already late” were already tabled by the PBH.
Basic tool: IMULL
Importance is present. Motivation is implied. Urgency may be felt but not yet verified.
Basic pCc/RWAF check:
The person may not be ready to act until the felt pressure is noticed.
Basic RightACTION note:
The next right move is not “catch up.” It may be “notice what behind means.”
What Not to Do in Class 3
Do not go too far into HAICU, pDoom, MHC history, Harvard developmental models, or advanced APC architecture. Those are useful, but Class 3 should prove that the basic program can stay basic.
Also avoid too many examples. One clean example, well debriefed, is better.
My Core Advice
For Class 3, make the teaching point:
Basic S:DISS-X begins when the helper stops improving the person’s words and starts listening to them.
That is concrete enough for L9, pattern-based enough for L10, and conditional enough for L11.
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