1 INTRODUCTION
- Introductions
- Setting group rules and goals
2 FEELINGS
- Discussion of the importance of understanding own feelings and others'
feelings
- Identification of own feelings - positive and negative
- How feelings affect behaviour
3 BOUNDARIES
- Understanding the role of boundaries
- Identifying abuse
- Setting healthy boundaries
4 LOSS
- Identification of loss, especially in prison context
- Grieving process
- Development of coping mechanisms
5 ANGER
- Understanding and defining anger
- Appropriate responses
6 CONFRONTATION
- Listening skills
- Practising responsible confrontation
7 GUILT AND SHAME
- Personal areas of guilt and shame
- Healthy guilt and toxic shame
- Actions and strategies to manage these emotions
8 FORGIVING OURSELVES, FORGIVING OTHERS
- Taking 'guilt and shame' further, and forgiving ourselves
- How to work at forgiving those who have hurt us
- How to accept God's forgiveness
9 PLAY
- Game playing and the importance of relaxation and play in our lives
10 NURTURING SELF THROUGH CREATIVITY
- Creative potpourri box-making
- Experience of the healing nature of creativity
11 FEEDBACK
- Identification of personal healing and change experienced during the course
- Identification of improvements to the course
12 CERTIFICATE CEREMONY
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