Unit Overview
This guide will introduce you to a range of communication tools. The content is based on an understanding of the cross-section between psychotherapy and pedagogy, and provides systematic strategies that will help bring about real change in meetings.
The guide will help you to:
Learn about creating a therapeutic relationship and why this is important in schools.
Read case studies and apply information learned to relevant scenarios.
Use planning templates to apply the learning in this guide to an upcoming meeting.
The following pages outline the units in this guide, which will give you a clearer idea of the key skills you should take away and how to apply them in a way that creates impact.
Unit 1: Introduction to the Psychology of Meeting Space
Define “therapeutic relationship”
Understand why this is important in schools
Identify what a “therapeutic relationship” would look like in a school
Identify key stakeholders and their roles in the therapeutic model
Review key case studies of the impact of theory on student progress
Unit 2: Key Tools for Collaboration
There are three key considerations for creating meeting spaces that have an impact:
The Space
Categorise meeting space locations and explore how each would impact the meeting
The Agenda
Pre-planning the direction of a meeting and how it can be adjusted in the midst of change
Recording Tools
Reflect on ways to record key ideas from the meeting and how to share them with all stakeholders
Unit 3: Equality and Inclusion
Understand the importance of equality and inclusion to meetings in schools
Understand some of the ways moral values and judgements affect inclusion
Apply learning to case studies and personal learning by reviewing how equality and inclusion affects key aspects of the meeting space including:
Preparation
Goal Setting
Technology
Unit 4: Create and Customise
Understand how to apply this learning to a larger group of people or a whole setting
Customise your own meeting plan
Create collaborative tasks using Google Docs or other online collaboration tools
Create questions that will spark conversation in your setting and gain some ideas about how to put this into practice
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