Chicago : Frameworks for Inspiring Change
Imagine Chicago presents a masterclass on Community Engagement and Constructive Change
March 11 – March 13
Taught by Bliss Browne, President of Imagine Chicago, and her daughter Caroline Browne, MA in Clinical Psychology.
The workshop is an application-focused foundations workshop in Imagine Chicago’s frameworks and creative tools for facilitating community engagement and constructive change. It includes detailed theory, tools and practice in
+ Opening space for hope and acceptance within individuals, organizations and communities that motivates engagement and positive interactions
+ Understanding social construction and the consequences of orienting mindsets and beliefs (including language)
+ Enhancing effective communications by strengthening questioning, listening, speaking and visual language skills
+ Inspiring constructive change and a sense of possibility
+ Shifting (and helping others shift) from deficit-based to strength-based mindsets, behaviors and communication
+ Understanding the impact of strength-based vs. deficit-based assessment of individuals and communities
+ Building shared understanding and reliably constructive partnerships across differences of gender, age and culture
+ Aligning actions around personal or shared goals
You will learn to apply and teach Appreciative Inquiry, Asset Based Community Development, Open Space and visual language. Community focused stories and tools will be brought into dialogue with effective therapeutic practices used with individuals and families in enabling positive identity formation and choices, especially in dealing with loss, personal challenges and negative mindsets. Significant time will be spent on topics of specific interest to participants –applying what you learn to designing in class something you want to accomplish.
Registration online at http://frameworksimaginechicago.eventbrite.com
Registration limited to 15 people.
Team and young adult discounts are available.
RSA-US Team Price gives a $200 discount, register as FRSA
Questions? Contact Bliss Browne
bliss@imaginechicago.org
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