Spaces for Listening
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Name of the session
Spaces for Listening
Description of the session
This session is a space created to enable us to listen and be heard.
The session will be facilitated and everyone in the group will have the opportunity to answer 3 questions and listen to the other participants answer the 3 questions. This is a timed activity and everyone in the group has 2 minutes to answer each question.
Spaces for Listening has been experienced and enjoyed by many, facilitated on line across the world by Brigid Russell and Charlie Jones. Our team are offering the opportunity here in Perth and Kinross with a facilitator from our Health and Social care Partnership here in P&K.
"There seems to be a yearning for a space, a chance to be heard. Many of us are seeking to understand more about what is going on, and where we might go next. If we are going to find the more sustainable and humane ways to move forward from the current Covid-19 crisis, then don't we need a better quality of conversations? Getting on with creating these spaces, keeping it simple yet meaningful, seems like a bold idea.
Could it be as simple as listening to each other more, creating more space to listen and be heard? Well we think that would be a very good start.
What if we gathered together in a space and shared with each other: how we are feeling, what we are thinking and what we are hoping for?
Such a space for listening does not give us the 'answer'. What it does is gives us breathing space: to find out and share what is going on for each of us; and to hear where others are too." Brigid Russell and Charlie Jones
Who is it for?
Spaces for listening is for anyone who is interested in listening and curious to explore the difference it makes.
There is a time to speak and a time to listen and we invite you to participate in both during this session
You can book as an individual or if this is something you would like to do with a group or as a team, please contact us here HCCTraining@pkc.go.uk
Who will facilitate the session?
We are excited to be working in partnership to bring this experience to P&K. Following our own experiences of Spaces for Listening with Brigid and Charlie, we thought that it would be great to share the opportunity with others.
We are from across the Perth & Kinross Health and Social care Partnership and it's truly wonderful to be able to bring this listening space to you in collaboration.
We are from:
- Independent Sector
- 3rd Sctor
- NHS
- Local Authority
...and we are...
Carolyn Wilson, Volunteer
Carolyn used to work for the Perth & Kinross Health & Social Care Partnership and is a qualified Occupational Therapist. She has an extensive experience working with older people and managed the falls service alongside various quality improvement projects including care homes. physical activity and chronic pain. She is married with 3 children and 2 grandchildren and enjoys family time, entertaining and knitting to relax.
Steven Greig, Development Manager, The Gannochy trust
Steven Greig worked for Youth Scotland over a period of 25 years supporting approximately 1,200 mainly voluntary run youth groups. His variety of roles included delivery of over 200 youth led community action projects across Scotland, management of Youth Scotland's suite of Youth Work programmes and his role as Depute Chief Executive. Steven established the Hi5 Awards, Dynamic Youth Awards, Youth Achievement Awards and managed the creation of the Awards network in Scotland.
He moved to a new post within the Gannochy Trust in 2017 as Development Manager to explore ways of maximising the impact of the Trust's grant-making, assets and resources to build and invest opportunities for the benefit of people, communities and organisations
Chris Sanderson
Hello. I'm Chris and I work for Letham Climate Challenge, a community reuse charity in Perth committed to keeping useful items in local circulation.
We're all sharing: clothes, furniture, conversation, experiences, space and time. So much of it is about listening and that part is often as values as everything else that we do.
As a participant, I have taken part in a range of listening sessions and have found them incredibly helpful. It felt really novel to start with. I had expected the experience to feel more familiar. Feeling the value of being deeply listened to motivated me to get more involved in increasing these opportunities for others.
I have a background in community work, training, learning, volunteering and reuse. To unwind, I walk with friends. My personal values include integrity, respect and compassion.
Moyra Gill, Team Leader Learning and Development
Hiya, I'm Moyra
I currently work within P&KHSCP supporting people with a range of possibilities around learning and development.
I am committed to learning and have been motivated by a creative flair. This has led me, as a life long learner to enjoy a career journey from acute to community nursing, to studying Design for Services, and developing as a coach, to culminate within my role enabling learning. How the impact of learning can insightfully reframe problems, outcomes and lives has never failed to excite me.
I love listening , reading and watching content about what is possible, and am inspired by people like Brene Brown, who said, "Maybe stories are just data with a soul". I am fascinated that every story, from a different perspective, reveals something different, something to learn.
When I'm not working, I like to spend time with the special people in my life, being out and about in nature, and growing and making things to share and eat around our table.
Careen Mullen-Mackay, Nurse Consultant
Suzanne Whyte, Clinical Practice Educator
How long is the session?
The space will be approximately 50 minutes
What will I learn?
The experience and space where you are heard and consciously listen
How to book?
You can book here for the following Spaces for Listening dates, or you can contact us at HCCTraining@pkc.gov.uk if you would like to work with your team or organise a session for a specific group.
Dates & Times
Wednesday 23rd August 2023 11:00
Monday 25th September 2023 14:00
Please book here
Please have a look at this blog post by Brigid Russell and Charlie Jones. This includes experiences of facilitating spaces for listening sessions and feedback from participants:
Blog post - Brigid Russell and Charlie Jones
Listen here to the Podcast with Brigid Russell and Mike Chitty, Spaces for Listening
Spaces for Listening is a format developed by Brigid Russell and Charlie Jones
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