Tomorrow i go in for my 2nd day as a Chaplain. I did some prep this evening by attending a 'caring conversation' course.
We spent some time chatting around listening skills an then had a practice. I felt pleased with myself in that i took on the SOLER technique easily - Square On, Open Posture, Leaning Forward, Eye Contact, Relaxed.
I was completely undistracted by noises around us, and i book-ended the conversation by welcoming my 'client' into it and then later explaining we were going to wrap up and thanking her for the time together - something i noticed our trainer do.
I was terrible though at understanding the direction of the conversation, i felt adrift and confused, should i lead? should I be led? What if we go somewhere weird? What if we go no-where?!
The structure of Exploration:Understanding:Action was suggested, so i will try and employ this with the children…
Watch this space
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