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An Alternatives to Violence Project workshop for parents
I am currently helping to plan and facilitate an Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshop for parents through Family Support Newcastle. We have a good team of four facilitators with a variety of experience and backgrounds. While this workshop will … Continue reading
Posted in Families & parenting
Tagged Alternatives to Violence Project, AVP, Conflict resolution, Facilitation, Nonviolence, Workshops
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Team building before facilitating
This weekend I’m facilitating my 80th Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshop (or Help Increase the Peace workshop which is the youth version of AVP), but my first on in over 14 years. One of the things I learnt through … Continue reading
Posted in Facilitation & teaching
Tagged Alternatives to Violence Project, AVP, Facilitation, Team building, Workshops
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Questions for an Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshop
Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops are experiential in nature which means that an important part of the process is assisting participants to reflect on their experience. Rather than telling them what their experience means, the aim is to ask … Continue reading
Workshops for Aboriginal fathers in prison – what we learnt
In this post, the last in a series on some fathering workshops I helped facilitate for Aboriginal men in jail, I explore some of the things we (Craig Hammond and I) learnt from doing the workshops. The workshops, Brothers Inside, … Continue reading
Workshops for Aboriginal fathers in prison – what worked
In this post, part of a series on some fathering workshops I helped facilitate (with Craig Hammond) for Aboriginal men in jail, I explore some of the things that worked well. The workshops, Brothers Inside, were generally 4½ days spread … Continue reading
Workshops for Aboriginal fathers in prison – challenges
I mentioned in my last post that, as part of shifting the focus of my work to parenting and families, I’ve been reflecting on some of the work I’ve done with families over the years. Yesterday I wrote about the … Continue reading
Being an Aboriginal father in prison
As part of shifting the focus of my work to parenting and families, I’ve been reflecting on some of the work I’ve done with families over the years. One that had a particularly significant impact on me was helping to … Continue reading
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Tagged Aboriginal fathers, Brothers Inside, Facilitation, Family Action Centre, Fathers, For students, Jail, Prison, Workshops
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