{"id":279,"date":"2023-04-20T19:33:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T23:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/champsinaction\/chapter\/4-1-reconnection-holistic-check-in-ground-rules\/"},"modified":"2023-06-08T08:59:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T12:59:20","slug":"4-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/champsinaction\/chapter\/4-1\/","title":{"raw":"4.1 Reconnection, Holistic Check-In &amp; Ground Rules","rendered":"4.1 Reconnection, Holistic Check-In &amp; Ground Rules"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"4.1-reconnection:-holistic-check-in-&amp;-ground-rules\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Learning Objectives:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>To facilitate trust, mutual respect, and group cohesion<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To support participants in getting in touch with their body, mind, emotion and spirit<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To encourage mutual empathy towards each other<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Materials:<\/strong> Markers, Name tags, Flipchart, Handout 2.1.1 \u2013 Holistic Check-in\r\n\r\n<strong>Time<\/strong> <strong>Required: <\/strong>15 Minutes\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"margin-left: 26pt\"><\/span>Activities &amp; Instructions<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h5><strong>Setup:<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><em>Participants<\/em> <em>sit<\/em> <em>in<\/em> <em>a<\/em> <em>large<\/em> <em>circle.<\/em> <em>Facilitator<\/em> <em>welcome<\/em> <em>participants<\/em> <em>back.<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><em>Co-facilitator<\/em> <em>post<\/em> <em>Ground<\/em> <em>Rules\/Guiding<\/em> <em>Principles<\/em> <em>from<\/em> <em>previous<\/em> <em>session<\/em> <em>and<\/em> <em>diagram<\/em> <em>for<\/em> <em>Holistic<\/em> <em>Check-In<\/em> <em>on<\/em> <em>the<\/em> <em>wall<\/em> <em>for the participants to refer to.<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><em>Facilitators<\/em> <em>provide<\/em> <em>any<\/em> <em>announcement<\/em> <em>as<\/em> <em>needed.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Instructions to Participants:<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<h5><strong>Check-<\/strong><strong>in:<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong>Facilitator says,<\/strong> \u201cWelcome back. It is good to see everyone. We will begin with Land Acknowledgement that supports us to be mindful about our relationships with Indigenous Peoples and the lands. (<strong><em>Facilitator <\/em><\/strong><em>reads<\/em> <em>Land Acknowledgement on page 2 of this manual<\/em>) For our check-in today, let us share our energy level and also use the Holistic Check-in tool (Handout 2.2.1) we learnt last session to share how we are feeling in terms of the different aspects of ourselves: <strong>Physically, Mentally, Emotionally and Spiritually<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Facilitator<\/strong> <strong>role<\/strong> <strong>models<\/strong> <strong>by<\/strong> <strong>saying,<\/strong> \u201c Just speaking for myself as an example, my energy today is 9; physically I am feeling energized; emotionally I am feeling excited; mentally I am alert; and spiritually I feel connected. So who would like to start?\u201d\r\n<em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">(After<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">all participants have taken a turn,<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><strong style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"><em>facilitator<\/em><\/strong><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">thanks the participants for <\/em><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">sharing.)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h5><strong>Reminder of Ground Rules &amp; Guiding Principles:<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong>Facilitator<\/strong> <strong>says,<\/strong> \u201cNow let us also refresh our memory for the ground rules or guiding principles we have committed to following in our collaborative learning. Now let us review them quickly.\r\n<em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">(<\/em><strong style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"><em>Facilitator<\/em><\/strong><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">either<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">reads<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">them<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">out<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">directly<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">or<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">have<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">participants<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">take<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">turn<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">reading<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">them)<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Facilitator<\/strong> <strong>continues,<\/strong> \u201cAre we all still in agreement to them? Do we have anything else to add?\u201d\r\n<span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">(<\/span><strong style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"><em>Facilitator<\/em><\/strong><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">listens<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">to<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">participants\u2019<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">comments<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">or<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">suggestions<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">if<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">any,<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">and<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">incorporate<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">additional<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">ground<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">rules<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">if<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">appropriate.)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h5 class=\"import-Heading7\" style=\"text-align: center;margin-left: 42.35pt;margin-right: 38.35pt\"><strong>Key Summary Points:<\/strong><\/h5>\r\nIn collaborative learning it is important that we are aware of our own and others\u2019 energy levels and levels of well-being, and support each other to participate in the best capacity we can.\r\n\r\n<strong>Source:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Holistic<\/em> <em>Check-In<\/em> framework from <em>AIDS<\/em> <em>Bereavement<\/em> <em>and<\/em> <em>Resiliency<\/em> <em>Program<\/em> <em>of<\/em> <em>Ontario<\/em> <em>Training<\/em> <em>Manual<\/em>, retrieved from <a class=\"rId507\" href=\"http:\/\/abrpo.org\/\">http:\/\/abrpo.org\/<\/a>\r\n<p class=\"import-Normal\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"4.1-reconnection:-holistic-check-in-&amp;-ground-rules\">\n<p><strong>Learning Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To facilitate trust, mutual respect, and group cohesion<\/li>\n<li>To support participants in getting in touch with their body, mind, emotion and spirit<\/li>\n<li>To encourage mutual empathy towards each other<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Materials:<\/strong> Markers, Name tags, Flipchart, Handout 2.1.1 \u2013 Holistic Check-in<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong> <strong>Required: <\/strong>15 Minutes<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"margin-left: 26pt\"><\/span>Activities &amp; Instructions<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><strong>Setup:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Participants<\/em> <em>sit<\/em> <em>in<\/em> <em>a<\/em> <em>large<\/em> <em>circle.<\/em> <em>Facilitator<\/em> <em>welcome<\/em> <em>participants<\/em> <em>back.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Co-facilitator<\/em> <em>post<\/em> <em>Ground<\/em> <em>Rules\/Guiding<\/em> <em>Principles<\/em> <em>from<\/em> <em>previous<\/em> <em>session<\/em> <em>and<\/em> <em>diagram<\/em> <em>for<\/em> <em>Holistic<\/em> <em>Check-In<\/em> <em>on<\/em> <em>the<\/em> <em>wall<\/em> <em>for the participants to refer to.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Facilitators<\/em> <em>provide<\/em> <em>any<\/em> <em>announcement<\/em> <em>as<\/em> <em>needed.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Instructions to Participants:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Check-<\/strong><strong>in:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Facilitator says,<\/strong> \u201cWelcome back. It is good to see everyone. We will begin with Land Acknowledgement that supports us to be mindful about our relationships with Indigenous Peoples and the lands. (<strong><em>Facilitator <\/em><\/strong><em>reads<\/em> <em>Land Acknowledgement on page 2 of this manual<\/em>) For our check-in today, let us share our energy level and also use the Holistic Check-in tool (Handout 2.2.1) we learnt last session to share how we are feeling in terms of the different aspects of ourselves: <strong>Physically, Mentally, Emotionally and Spiritually<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facilitator<\/strong> <strong>role<\/strong> <strong>models<\/strong> <strong>by<\/strong> <strong>saying,<\/strong> \u201c Just speaking for myself as an example, my energy today is 9; physically I am feeling energized; emotionally I am feeling excited; mentally I am alert; and spiritually I feel connected. So who would like to start?\u201d<br \/>\n<em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">(After<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">all participants have taken a turn,<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><strong style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"><em>facilitator<\/em><\/strong><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">thanks the participants for <\/em><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">sharing.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5><strong>Reminder of Ground Rules &amp; Guiding Principles:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Facilitator<\/strong> <strong>says,<\/strong> \u201cNow let us also refresh our memory for the ground rules or guiding principles we have committed to following in our collaborative learning. Now let us review them quickly.<br \/>\n<em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">(<\/em><strong style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"><em>Facilitator<\/em><\/strong><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">either<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">reads<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">them<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">out<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">directly<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">or<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">have<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">participants<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">take<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">turn<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">reading<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 1em\">them)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Facilitator<\/strong> <strong>continues,<\/strong> \u201cAre we all still in agreement to them? Do we have anything else to add?\u201d<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">(<\/span><strong style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"><em>Facilitator<\/em><\/strong><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">listens<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">to<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">participants\u2019<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">comments<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">or<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">suggestions<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">if<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">any,<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">and<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">incorporate<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">additional<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">ground<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">rules<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">if<\/em><span style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\"> <\/span><em style=\"text-align: initial;font-size: 1em\">appropriate.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5 class=\"import-Heading7\" style=\"text-align: center;margin-left: 42.35pt;margin-right: 38.35pt\"><strong>Key Summary Points:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>In collaborative learning it is important that we are aware of our own and others\u2019 energy levels and levels of well-being, and support each other to participate in the best capacity we can.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Holistic<\/em> <em>Check-In<\/em> framework from <em>AIDS<\/em> <em>Bereavement<\/em> <em>and<\/em> <em>Resiliency<\/em> <em>Program<\/em> <em>of<\/em> <em>Ontario<\/em> <em>Training<\/em> <em>Manual<\/em>, retrieved from <a class=\"rId507\" href=\"http:\/\/abrpo.org\/\">http:\/\/abrpo.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":486,"menu_order":35,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-279","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":293,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/champsinaction\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/champsinaction\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/champsinaction\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/champsinaction\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/486"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/champsinaction\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":781,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/champsinaction\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/279\/revisions\/781"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/champsinaction\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/293"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/champsinaction\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/279\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/champsinaction\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/champsinaction\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=279"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/champsinaction\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=279"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/champsinaction\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}