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Appendix 6
3.
Claire
Hopkinson
UWE
How Poetry can
help Facilitation
FACILITATORS NETWORK
Wednesday 1 st February Section from Notes from Meeting
Removed earlier points to preserve confidentiality
Using Poems Claire has written from student experiences working in the
NHS, Claire has been able to help explore situations, unravel perceptions
and build a common understanding for better team working.
Using these poems we worked in pairs answering 2 questions
What strikes you about this poem?
Was does it trigger for you?
Our findings
It drew a number of shared emotions out
e.g. Sadness, Anger, Sense of shame, Guilt, Positivism
Learning from each poem
Challenging but feels a very safe way to get emotions out. It
doesn‟t challenge you personally
Exploring situations
Diversity of perceptions on same situation
Makes you think about how your behaviour is being perceived
Brings out pockets of practice Good & Bad
How bogged down, Change Management can feel. It brought out
frustration not resistance
Lack of respect of one delivering change. Delivery of „person‟
can affect how change done
The emotional cost of caring for others
How we need to support people and do ask for support when you
need it
The value of Leadership & being the Role Model
Being aware of “Generation culture”
Sue shared a model she uses working with Children to help them
feel in control of their changing situation. It is known as the
system of Traffic Lights and is given to children on admission to
hospital
Red – For areas that are non
negotiable
Amber – Areas up for discussion
Green – Areas you choose
Claire has had different success with asking groups to write their own
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