Dare to Care: Institutionalising wellness, self and collective care for those working in the VAW and VAC fields
Meet the team
Module 1 Welcome to Dare to Care
Meditation and grounding video
Activity - Taking care of ourselves as we learn
Guidance for how to work through the course
Reflection Journal for Module 1 (editable PDF)
Activity - Facing our Fears, Daring to Dream
What did you think of Module 1 - Settling into the forest floor?
Take a break!
Meditation and grounding video
Welcome to Module 2 - Exploring the Understory
Guidance for working through reflection activities in groups or teams
What is stress?
Reflection Journal Module 2 (editable PDF)
Activity on exploring our relationship to stress
What is burnout?
What is vicarious trauma?
Take a break if you need to
Why are we at particular risk of stress, burnout and vicarious trauma?
Handout - Risk factors for stress, burnout and vicarious trauma
Reflection activity - exploring our risk factors for stress, burnout and vicarious trauma
Time for a check-in
What is wellbeing and resilience?
Exploring our shared understandings of wellbeing and resilience
What is self-care?
Talking about self-care - voices from around the world
What does self-care look like?
How can we prioritise self care?
Growing our own blossom of care
Why can self-care be challenging?
'Carefully growing' - a choice of three self-care activities
What did you think of Module 2 - Exploring the understory?
Take time to rest
Meditation and grounding video
Welcome to Module 3 - Tending to the Canopy
What are the limits to self-care?
What is collective care?
Reflection Journal Module 3 (editable PDF)
Activity on the benefits of collective care
What does collective care offer us that self-care cannot?
A framework for understanding collective care in your organisation or group
How can we start to practise collective care?
Activity - Getting the Basics Right
Take a break if you need to!
Activity - 'Connecting and sharing', counselling and psychological support
Policies and procedures for caring workplaces
Trauma-informed workload management
Activity exploring trauma-informed workload management
How can we create caring organisational cultures?
Time to pause
Welcome to part two of Tending to the canopy
Activity exploring collective care and the Covid-19 pandemic
Transforming harmful expressions of power
Activity on surfacing harmful 'deep structures' in your organisation or group
Do you need to take a break?
Activity on exploring 'safer' spaces
The power of rituals
The role of leaders and managers in supporting organisational wellbeing
Activity on the role of leaders and managers
What did you think of Module 3 - Tending to the canopy?
Your journey through the rainforest canopy is complete!
Meditation and grounding exercise
Entering into Module 4 - Flourishing at the Emergent Layer
What to expect in Module 4
Reflection Journal Module 4 (editable PDF)
Activity - Assessing our readiness for change
Developing a collective care growth plan - instructions for those working in groups
Guidance for developing a collective care growth plan for people working individually
Take a break!
Dealing with resistance to change
Tips for dealing with resistance
Activity - Monitoring and measuring progress
Staying committed and inspired
What did you think of Module 4 - Flourishing at the emergent layer?
Congratulations!
Further reading and resources for those who want to know more