Kindness as Primer - Dr Francesca Bernardi PhD, CATA/ACAT

This is the second workshop in a series of three events: Silence as Primer, Kindness as Primer, Play as Primer.

‘Kindness as Primer’ is an offering to pay attention to being kind and receiving kindness, eliciting a genuine engagement with shared meaning and divergent possibilities. Drawing on our range of experiences of what it means to practise kindness and receive kindness, we can begin to reflect on the restorative potential of kindness within ourselves and in interaction with others.

Working with the group’s synergies, collaborate in defining a Manifesto for Kindness, which can be engaged in our practice with individuals and groups, and – importantly – can serve as a catalyst for self-compassion, taking stock of our being, becoming and potential.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event

• Expect an interactive circle, where responses to prompts are shared and valued; bringing together subjective and collective understandings of kindness, so that you may nurture and engage this value intentionally and in meaningful ways in the therapeutic encounter.
• By identifying different subtleties, small gestures, responsibility, and more, we can re/present our ideas around kindness and 'being kind', developing a manifesto to encourage collective action towards a gentler way of becoming in togetherness.
• Participating in a three-part experiential gathering exercise, allow yourself to accept the good that comes from reflecting on kind actions, co-creating clarity and recognition within the group, drawing on personal/individual definitions and expectations for a kindness-first approach towards ourselves and others, in different spheres.

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

• Anyone hoping to engage in reflection and pause, individually and in therapeutic contexts; therapists, coaches and socially-engaged practitioners working with individuals, couples, groups and colleagues in the helping professions.

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

• This intentional appreciation of kindness can offer a generative approach to the therapeutic space and relationship, eliciting meaningful connection with past experiences, their restorative role, and their potential to ignite a gentler interaction with a demanding world.

Please bring with you: paper and pens, and/or your favourite markers, highlighters etc.

You may like to work with a note pad, sketch-pad or loose paper or card.

ZOOM 

This event will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.

SELF-SELECT FEE

The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.

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At Onlinevents, we and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a way that aligns with the ethical codes and frameworks of our respective professional organisations. We expect all colleagues attending our events to uphold the ethical principles of their professional membership.

If you are not a member of a professional organisation, we ask that you participate in a way that is both authentic and respectful, fostering a space of mutual learning and professional engagement.

By registering for this event, you agree to be present and interact in a manner that reflects these principles.

Dr Francesca Bernardi PhD., CATA/ACAT

Francesca Bernardi is an independent scholar, artist, and speaker. Her socially-engaged work focuses on individuals navigating dis/ability, cultural, and social exclusions. This work is non-hierarchical, decolonial, and multimodal, rooted in arts-informed methodologies, critical dis/ability studies, and social pedagogy.

She is the founding chair of the Antonio Gramsci Society UK, a forum for accessible civic engagement, and a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute. She serves as an editorial board member of Disability & Society, and is a member of CATA-ACAT. Francesca has worked extensively as a teacher and artist-in-residence in schools, alternative provision, further education, museums, and theatres. Her published work includes original research, translations, and collaborations with institutions like TATE, the RSA, and the Leverhulme Trust.

She currently holds roles as a supervisor and lecturer in Childhood Studies and as a Visiting Scholar in Arts Therapies.

Website | www.frabeart.carrd.co