Learn to Conduct THE HUMAN JOURNEY® Method for Families and Groups
FIRST...
What is THE HUMAN JOURNEY®?
Feeling attuned with one’s family of birth or of choice or support group is the first step toward getting through a hard life transition — for everyone involved.
THE HUMAN JOURNEY® is a methodology and an innovative set of materials for facilitating groups facing any major life transition in which having the support of the group helps not only a “central” person (such as a patient) but also every other participant in the immediate social system equally. It’s been used in a variety of settings and is loved by practitioners who help others through grief, loss, and transitions of all kinds.
THE HUMAN JOURNEY® Experience can take between 45 minutes and 3 hours — depending on what the group can spare.
It offers every participant:
— a felt sense of belonging, with bonds to a deepened commitment to every other member’s well-being as well as one’s own;
— the insight that both past and the present challenge in their life make sense or pattern, making them easier to bear; and
— lasting communication (particularly listening) skills, invaluable for adhering faithfully to a patient’s wishes and to embracing everyone’s differing values and spiritual perspectives as real resources that strengthen the group as a whole.
By the time the group gets to the end, they know, "We are a unit. I know I can depend on you."
THE HUMAN JOURNEY® Experience makes room to engage and share without the negatives that tend to skew and disrupt the blessing of authentic conversations and engagements.
I’m taking so much more out of this game than what I put in.
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Who is THE HUMAN JOURNEY® for?
THE HUMAN JOURNEY® Experience can help any family feel closer, but its real gifts shine through when you use it with families or support groups who are in a profound transition.
They may be:
1. Facing end of life;
2. Grappling with a tough new diagnosis;
3. Experiencing changing needs for rehabilitative or memory care; or
4. In the midst of any kind of life cycle change or challenge, such as battling addiction or returning from treatment, incarceration, or military service.
Any situation in which an individual’s status or identity is shifting, and they and their family would benefit from a stronger bond and a chance to reflect, is a fruitful place to use THE HUMAN JOURNEY®
Participants can identify the level of openness, vulnerability and sharing that feels right to them.
I knew THE HUMAN JOURNEY® would help the menfolk, and it delivered!
Can we listen like this all the time?
THIRD...
Who conducts THE HUMAN JOURNEY®?
THE HUMAN JOURNEY® Method attracts and is appropriate for professionals and volunteers from a wide variety of fields:
Hospice social workers, chaplains, nurses, and administrators ♦ Bereavement coordinators, grief coaches, and community grief workers ♦ Therapists in private practice ♦ Clergy and congregations ♦ Support group facilitators ♦ Addiction recovery counselors ♦ Geriatric care managers ♦ Medical social workers ♦ End-of-life doulas ♦ Compassionate citizens ♦ Veterinarians
The family connectivity was electric!
Now I have a tool to be with those at end of life. I wish I'd had THE HUMAN JOURNEY® years ago!
For a family like mine, which has a difficult time opening up and talking to each other, it provides great prompts for getting people to express themselves.
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How does THJ actually work?
THE HUMAN JOURNEY (THJ) is a playful invitation that takes people deep into connection.
From far away, the THJ Experience looks like a game.
Yet, as you conduct the THJ Experience, you see and help create the web of connectivity that grows between each participant and every other, until all are joined together.
THJ is precisely crafted to spin that web through our proprietary blend of narrative facilitation and our expertise in working with group dynamics and nonverbal behavior.
I can do this!! It's a wonderful, easy tool that does exactly what it says it does and, as long as I trust the process, it will deliver the intended results for the participants.
I love the full arc. I was amazed at how quickly the participant went deep and how they were struck by "how great these questions are!" at every turn.
Really beautiful: The combination of playfulness, empathy, systems work is really profound.
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What are the steps to certifying my staff to conduct THJ?
First, secure your team's training dates.
You’ll get to engage in live webinar, small-group training with the creator of THE HUMAN JOURNEY® methodology.
We have three highly interactive group sessions together, all spaced within a month’s time, with nine total contact hours.
- Session 1 prepares participants to lead the first half of the Journey.
- Session 2 prepares participants for their practice of conducting the entire arc of the Journey.
- The final session puts the finishing touches on your experience and expertise conducting THJ, supported by personalized expert coaching.
Next, look out for the THJ Conductor's Kits and Conductor's Guidebook.
We’ll send your team its set of beautifully produced and durable Conductor’s Kits, each packaged in its own tin box.
Arriving approximately a week before training begins, the THJ Conductor’s Kits will entice participants to play with its three card decks, board, and implements before we even meet.
Trainees also download and begin reading the THJ Conductor’s Guidebook. We’ll send the team instructions for the intriguing preparations they’ll get to do before Session 1.
And then, Session A Begins!
The team will meet online with a small learning group for a live, interactive webinar with THJ® Founder & CEO Dr. Sara K. Schneider. Participants will learn how to lead the Journey using this tool that is board game and living instrument to help families commit to the future, themselves, and each other — all in one.
The live webinar format includes the opportunity for guided practice in the weeks between sessions, allowing participants to get live coaching based on their actual experience doing their initial THJ® conducting.
This feature is exclusive to the live webinar format and is a rare opportunity to gain mentoring from the THJ® system’s founder.
Participants can identify the level of openness, vulnerability and sharing that feels right to them.
I knew THE HUMAN JOURNEY® would help the menfolk, and it delivered!
Can we listen like this all the time?
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What does THJ Conductor Training include?
See all that's included!
You will have an unforgettable small-group training experience, beautifully produced materials, guided practice, and a unique tool for your ongoing work with groups.
9 hours, in weekly sessions, of lively, highly interactive, small-group live webinar training with Dr. Sara K. Schneider, the creator of THE HUMAN JOURNEY®
Personalized in-group feedback and individual goal setting on pre-work and between-weeks practices.
Physical the HUMAN JOURNEY® Boxed Conductor's Kit (with shipping to the 48 contiguous states)
Companion Online THE HUMAN JOURNEY® Conductor's Kit for Zoom Conducting
Comprehensive THE HUMAN JOURNEY® Conductor's Guide
License to use THE HUMAN JOURNEY® in your work in accordance with THJ User Agreement
Certification upon satisfactory completion of all pre-work and training assignments, demonstrating understanding and skillful practice of the methodology.
Authorized THJ Conductor logo upon certification for use on your individual practitioner website.
