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group
Materials None
Time 20 to 30 minutes
Method
1. Ask participants to sit in a circle.
2. Ask each participant in turn to announce their name and one quality
or feeling they will take away from the group (e.g., My name is
_____ and I will take away with me from this group warmth ).
Suggested Explanation
Now we come to the end of the course. To end in a concrete and
meaningful way, I will invite each member of the group to think of a quality
or feeling they are taking away from this group, for example, My name is
_____ and I will take away from this group warmth. We ll go around the
circle so that everyone will have a turn.
Notes:
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Context Any group, but especially one concerned with personal
development
Purpose To give positive messages to group members and to sug-
gest the possibility of change
Materials
" Sheets of colored 8½" x 11" paper
" Pens
Time 30 minutes
Method
1. Ask each participant to select a piece of paper and write their name
in big letters.
2. These sheets are then placed on the floor in the center of the group,
and each participant picks up someone else s and writes on it One
thing I like about you is _____ and One thing I d like you to change
is _____ and then signs it.
3. They return the sheet to the floor and pick up another, writing a mes-
sage as before and so on until each participant has written a mes-
sage on everybody else s sheet of paper.
4. Then ask participants to take back their own sheet and share one of
the things I like about you messages to the whole group.
Suggested Explanation
Now that we are coming to the end of the course, it would be useful if
you all had some positive things to take away with you. I d like you to take
a sheet of paper and write your name on it in big letters, and then place
the sheet on the floor.
Then pick up someone else s sheet and write one thing you like about
them, which may be something you ve particularly noticed during the
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course or something you already knew you liked about them. Then write
one thing about them you d like them to change, and I d like you to be
particularly constructive here because it can be useful to have feedback
from others that can help us develop. Be constructive and also be sensi-
tive. Maybe the aspect you would like the other person to change is to do
more or be more of the thing that you like about them! When you ve writ-
ten on everyone s sheet, pick up your own sheet again and look at it.
I d then like you to share with the group one of the things that someone
said they like about you.
Possible Pitfalls
Be careful about using this with a group that may be too negative in their
comments. You don t want participants to leave feeling depressed.
Notes:
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