Summary of first focused conversation session on Non-violent/Compassionate Communication
Thanks very much to everyone who attended and participated in the focused conversation on “Non-violent/Compassionate Communication”. It was a wonderful session, and we were glad to hear positive feedback from the members who were able to join in. About half of the members participated. We welcomed a guest facilitator, Alper Caglayan, who gave us an introduction to the subject and encouraged a discussion about communication styles, empathy, and human connections. He introduced us to “Jackal” and “Giraffe” to help us understand the roles we can take when communicating. Jackal language has elements of judgement, criticism, blame and selfishness — which may still not see jackals get what they want. Giraffe language involves compassion, patience, empathy, and listening. Giraffes seek solutions. We further learned about four steps to use the Giraffe language: Observe what is happening and describe the situation without judgement Identify and express your feelings Find the need behind your feelings Formulate a clear, positive, doable request We hope the session helped the members gain an overview of non-violent communication and ways to practice using Giraffe language. You can revisit the slides for the session over here on your project page. Remember that practice groups are an option, either at the co-op or by joining those outside Community Alternatives. Additional resources: Basics of Non-violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg YouTube video: https://youtu.be/nWb2B2uPfMo Decolonizing Non-Violent Communication workbook (images attached) https://www.meenadchi.com/dnvc Contact information for Alper Caglayan, M.Ed., RCC (Registered Clinical Counsellor): alpercaglayan@gmail.com / 778-883-7013 Next steps: Please keep an eye on your emails for potential date options for the next focused conversation. Thanks again for your time and contributions. Here is the feedback survey link for the session https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BCQRNZS. Please complete this to help us improve our services. C0-operatively, The ARC team