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<blockquote data-quote="ScentofCedar" data-source="post: 84358" data-attributes="member: 3353"><p>Well, the Barnes & Nobles site has a section on how to establish and maintain a Book Club.</p><p></p><p>The premise is the same. </p><p></p><p>How may we establish the parameters that will create a safe, supportive environment where each of us is heard and is enabled to contribute equally ~ and how may we do this over time.</p><p></p><p>I tried to begin a support group once, called Cherishing and Change. Its purpose was to provide a place for family members coping with acute onset, devastating illness in a mate to remember all that was good in their relationships and to learn how best to cope with their changed situations now.</p><p></p><p>What I found was that, in the initial phases of acute illness, support systems seem to require more time than the perceived potential benefits merit.</p><p></p><p>I still think it would have been a good thing though, and I wish you well with your group.</p><p></p><p>One of the tools I used in establishing parameters for the group was Maslow's hierarchy. If I could provide an environment which met the basic needs, the group would grow into a thing of true value.</p><p></p><p>The other thing I used as an emotional set piece for myself (sort of like setting an emotional thermostat) was to remember that theory about the strength and power in unconditional love.</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ScentofCedar, post: 84358, member: 3353"] Well, the Barnes & Nobles site has a section on how to establish and maintain a Book Club. The premise is the same. How may we establish the parameters that will create a safe, supportive environment where each of us is heard and is enabled to contribute equally ~ and how may we do this over time. I tried to begin a support group once, called Cherishing and Change. Its purpose was to provide a place for family members coping with acute onset, devastating illness in a mate to remember all that was good in their relationships and to learn how best to cope with their changed situations now. What I found was that, in the initial phases of acute illness, support systems seem to require more time than the perceived potential benefits merit. I still think it would have been a good thing though, and I wish you well with your group. One of the tools I used in establishing parameters for the group was Maslow's hierarchy. If I could provide an environment which met the basic needs, the group would grow into a thing of true value. The other thing I used as an emotional set piece for myself (sort of like setting an emotional thermostat) was to remember that theory about the strength and power in unconditional love. Barbara [/QUOTE]
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