Day 1
Welcome to day one. We have created some great video seminars for you to watch before we all meet. Find them here.
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To enable a prompt 9:30 am start, please arrive 10 minutes early at the Proud Trust - venue directions will be sent by text
Intentions
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Develop a social justice perspective for working with relationship diversity
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Consider own lived experience and how it impacts the work
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Understand relationship diversity in historical and cultural context
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Learn Niki D's 7-Stage Model (stages 1-4)
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Develop an O&P lens in group supervision
Timetable
9.30 - 10.45
Welcome
Introducing the course
Group introductions - name, pronouns, why this course? Any professional and personal experience of relationship diversity?
Consider Stage 1 (Imagining)
10.30 - 11.00
Social Justice Throuple
How we weave a Social Justice Lens through our work
Consider Stage 2 (Discussing)
11.00 - 11.15
Break
11.15 - 12.00
Group Agreement
Group Agreement - Elevation of contracting considered in triads
Co-creating a course agreement as a group
Reflecting on our personal relationship agreements
Consider Stage 3 (Contracting)
12.00 - 12.45
Introducing Niki D’s 7-Stage Model
An overview of the model and it’s application in practice
12.45 - 13.45
Lunch
13.45 - 14.15
Observed Practice Session
Niki and Alex demonstrate therapeutic practice with a twosome in an open relationship
Focusing on Stages 1-3 of the 7-Stage Model
14.45 - 15.00
Break
15.00 - 16.00
Supervision
Niki and Alex lead two group supervision sessions focused on O&P client work
16.00 - 16.30
Check out and reflections
Final reflects on the day