Day 1

Sessions

Aims

For the Facilitators, Day One is critical for:

• creating a safe, respectful space;
• assessing the priorities of individual participants and group dynamics; and
• conceptual grounding.

The evening of the first day is a key opportunity to adjust and adapt planned Day Two sessions to priority themes and group dynamics that have emerged.

For the Participants, Day One is:

• a transition from their daily lives to a safe, comfortable space where they can focus on their own needs;
• a day of release, when they are given the space, time and respect to tell their stories—often, for the first time in their lives; and
• an introduction to new and challenging concepts of security, which take time to absorb in context.