Pathways to Connection:
About This Book
1 Creating Inviting Spaces for Learning One overlooked aspect of group facilitation is the importance of creating welcoming environments. I like the concept of “hosting” learning events. When we invite people for dinner, we often tidy up and set the table to create a warm, relaxing atmosphere. Colour, beauty and music can uplift the energy of the room and this attention to detail lets participants know that they are embarking on a special kind of learning. It does not need to be fancy, but small
| Category | health-sciences |
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| Subject | Educational: Social and life skills, Social groups, communities and identities, Care of people with mental health issues, Interpersonal communication and skills, Curriculum planning and development, Adult education, continuous learning, Groups and group theory, Coping with / advice about mental health issues, Coping with / advice about stress, Relationships: friends / peer groups |
| Year | 2023 |
| Authors | |
| Chapters | 20 |
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| Price | |
| License | Public Domain |
Chapters
- That means recognizing and inhabiting your own intrinsic wholeness and beauty i
- 3 Setting the Tone with Group Agreements
- 4 Tree of Expectations
- 5 Mapping the Terrain: Respecting Different Ways of Knowing
- 10 Self Exploration Through Collage
- 11 Favourite Things Activity
- 14 Mental Health and Wellbeing: Exploring Social and Cultural Impacts
- 15 Is DNA Destiny?
- 16 Five Ways to Wellbeing
- 17 Grounding Strategies: Calming our Nervous Systems
- 20 Emotional Weather Systems: Making Friends with our Feelings
- 23 Building Healthy Habits
- 25 Active Listening: From Horror Show to Empathy
- 27 Practicing Active Listening
- 28 Assertive Communication: Expressing Yourself with Clarity and Respect
- 29 The CLARA Approach to Difficult Conversations
- 31 Human Library
- 32 Dinner Basket Conversations
- 33 Eat and Art: Relationship Building Through Food and Creativity
- 34 Photo Voice for Exploring Community Issues