Courageous Communication
a Nonviolent Communicaton Curriculum for the
Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center
by Peggy Smith, CNVC certified NVC Trainer
Read or download Courageous Communication HERE
Course Description:
Courageous Communication was created for the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center (MCRRC) in Belfast, Maine, USA, a residential reentry center designed to give incarcerated men the skills and experience they need to live successfully as positive citizens and employees after they transition back into their home communities.
The curriculum is intended for use by teachers and facilitators already fluent in
NVC. It is organized into ten sessions, and each session includes an overview and
instructions, as well as all handouts to be used during that session.
Course Contents:
- Introduction: Background and Recommendations
- Session 1: Introduction to NVC
- Session 2: Exploring the Connection between Feelings and NEEDS
- Session 3: Deepening the Connection between Feelings and NEEDS
- Session 4: Revisiting the 4 Chairs
- Session 5: Three Pieces of the Puzzle
- Session 6: Exploring Empathy
- Session 7: Feelings & NEEDS Poker
- Session 8: Requests
- Session 9: Using NVC to Influence My Life
- Session 10: Wrapping Up
- Resources
- Handouts
Read or download Courageous Communication HERE
This curriculum is being offered free of charge as a support to anyone working with incarcerated or recently incarcerated populations. If you would like to make a contribution in response to this offering, click on the button below. All contributions will be placed in a scholarship fund for those wishing to attend the Maine NVC Network Integration Program, who otherwise could not afford to do so.
 Courageous Communications by Peggy Smith is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at http://OpenCommunication.org/curriculum.html.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at: email Peggy.
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