We are pleased to invite you to take part in the piloting of an online workshop which focuses on compassion and curiosity as antidotes to trauma.
The workshop is designed for workers and team leaders in frontline homelessness services. Through exploring compassion for others (our clients) and compassion for self, the workshops aim to help you get curious about your subconscious drivers, and develop your capacity to respond – not react, to the challenges you face at work.
We hope you’ll leave feeling grounded, with more curiosity and compassion and some ideas to implement in your practice and everyday life.
This session is divided over two morning online sessions. To book on to this course it is essential to commit to both sessions, please only sign up if you can attend both sessions.
Attending both sessions is essential to help to provide a safe, trusting and open space to all who attend.
The two online sessions will involve:
- The sessions: ‘You can’t fix someone if they’re not broken’ and ‘Who do we blame?’
- Reflecting on your own experiences and those of the people you support.
- Whole group, small group, and individual reflection and learning.
What we need from you:
- To commit to both morning online workshops, for group trust and safety.
- To complete an evaluation form after the event.
About the sessions
Part 1: You can’t fix someone if they’re not broken.
This workshop will involve getting curious about your clients’ and your own ‘problematic’ behaviours. We’ll ask whether these behaviours could be the solution to meeting normal human needs, instead of the problem.
We’ll explore how we can (unconsciously) react, and sometimes jump to fix, these ‘problems’ and think about what that’s like for the people we support.
Together we’ll see that when we listen to and nurture our unique processes, amazing things can happen.
You’ll learn about:
- Understanding coping mechanisms
- Getting curious about subconscious parts (e.g. the part that wants to fix, help, teach etc.)
- Connecting to and trusting your unique process
Part two: Who do we blame?
When our client is angry, who do they blame? When we are angry, who do we blame? When our client directs anger towards us, how do we feel? When we direct anger towards others, how might they feel?
Following from the first session, we’ll explore anger as an expression of unmet needs. We’ll consider what happens when we respond, instead of reacting, and how we can take responsibility to get our needs met as best we can. Together we’ll explore anger, its function and its effects on ourselves and others.
We’ll learn about:
- The function and effects of anger – ‘healthy’ vs. 'unhealthy’
- What anger feels like in our bodies?
- Identifying our needs
- Taking responsibility for ourselves
Testimony from previous workshops
- I've been able to express myself and my thoughts more than at any other workshop I have attended in my three years in the sector. Absolutely liberating!'
- 'Thank you for creating this space for all of us - it's so necessary. It informs both the professional and the personal in an imperative way’.
- 'The session taught me a lot about advocating for my own emotions. I hope there are more sessions to come as I have many colleagues who could benefit. This is how we can avoid burnout in the sector!'
About the facilitator
Joe Baldock is a therapeutic coach, consultant and facilitator who has previously worked in homelessness services. His passion is to support people working in the helping professions to bring more self-compassion and self-awareness to themselves and their work. Joe trained with Dr Gabor Mate, an internationally renowned expert in addiction, trauma, stress and child development.
Cost
Bookings are limited to 1 person per organisation to allow for fair access.
This online workshop is funded by London Councils via the London Plus program, so are free to attend.
Duration
Both sessions will run 9:30am - 1pm, 7th and 14th of Feb
These two sessions will take place online.
Bookings
Bookings can be made via Eventbrite.