Activity 3.2 Sharing of homework experiences and insights

ACT Processes:

• Acceptance
• Values
• Commitment

Objectives:

• To engage participants in reflecting on their experiences in doing the “Mindful and Committed Action” homework;
• To promote meaningful living through committed action
• To promote collective action to reduce the stigma of mental illness

Participation Format:

• Participants will form into 3 groups for the first half of the exercise; for the second part, the large group will reform and sit in a horseshoe formation, with the facilitators sitting across from each other at the open end of the horseshoe.

Number of Facilitators:

• 1 – 2

Time Required:

• 20 mins

Activities & Instructions

Instructions for participants

Facilitator #2: Our next activity is to share our experience in doing our homework on mindful and committed action. At the end of our last activity, we divided ourselves into 3 groups. Let’s reform the groups and share with one another your progress over the next 10 minutes, discussing the following:

• What actions were taken and what was it like?
• Was there anything you learned from the ACT training that helped with your actions?”
• What would support you in continuing to do this work?

You will have 10 minutes to do this. One group member can volunteer to take notes, summarize, and report back.

Facilitator #1: Let’s get back together in the large group. Can we have each group representative share the group’s experience for 2 minutes?

Facilitator #2 concludes the discussion by highlighting the power in our willingness to act and the strategies that we can draw on to do committed action.