CPD Events – Working with stories of lived experience – the transformative power of storytelling
4 parts: 4 February, 11 February, 18 February and 18 March, online
With Marina Cantacuzino and Sandra Barefoot
Learning, insights and processes from the frontline of forgiveness.
Course is 12 CPD hours – certificate available on request
Book your place directly with the Forgiveness Project (click here)
A new course designed to explore approaches and perspectives relating to forgiveness, restorative narratives, shame and resilience. This course offers tools and techniques to build participants’ knowledge and practice of the use of storytelling in their work. It offers new and innovative approaches to working with individuals and groups, and supports participants to develop resilience and empathetic relationships with clients and colleagues.
Drawing on 15 years learning and practice from The Forgiveness Project, this is a skills-based course offering a unique combination of tools, techniques and knowledge for anyone working in such fields as Criminal Justice, Conflict Resolution, Restorative Justice, Restorative Peace Building, Social Care, Mental Health and Well Being, Community Arts and Social Justice.
Key learning points:
- Using storytelling as a transformative tool for change
- Methods of collecting, collating and sharing restorative narratives
- Creative approaches used to support people so they can speak and share their stories safely
- Using the Restorative Circle process
- Examining concepts of forgiveness, restorative justice and reparation from an individual and global perspective
- Navigating the Trauma Healing map
- Understanding Shame Resilience theory and its application in many contexts
Structure & approach
Due to the nature of the course – both being online and dealing with difficult subject matters – we will be conducting an interview with all potential participants prior to final acceptance on to the course.
We are crucially aware that attending a course online, often from our home environments can bring its own set of challenges and difficulties. In our preparatory discussion with you, we will ascertain your needs and factor any of these into the course structure if and when needed.
The course has been tailored specifically for online learning and allows time for participants to digest, reflect and input. The course consists of four sessions, the first three running over three consecutive weeks, with the final session a month later.
- Session 1: Thursday, 4 February, 3pm – 6.30pm GMT – click here to see the time where you live
- Session 2: Thursday, 11 February, 3pm – 6.30pm GMT – click here to see the time where you live
- Session 3: Thursday, 18 February, 3pm – 6.30pm GMT – click here to see the time where you live
- Session 4: Thursday, 18 March, 3pm – 6.30pm GMT – click here to see the time where you live
NB: This course is running specifically for participants in Europe and the Americas, we will be running the course again later in the spring to work with participants from Asia and Australasia.
Each session will consist of 3.5 hours of contact time, plus an estimated 3-4 hours of your own time spent in between sessions working on micro-experiments. Micro-experiments enable participants to reflect, explore and practically try out different approaches outlined in each session.
Book your place directly with the Forgiveness Project (click here)