What to expect from attending the programme:
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A safe place to talk and express, to listen and to interact
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An opportunity to learn about yourself, understand your own behaviour and choices
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A space to reflect and review, make better decisions, build supportive networks and make personal connections
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An opportunity to understand all aspects of self, to value individuality and difference and to be more authentic and your true self
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To receive practical tools to improve personal situations, and develop better coping strategies
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To critically think, self-evaluate, be creative and solution-focused
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To identify and address personal barriers to personal achievement with an easy-to-follow targeted action plan
Focus Areas
Programme Outcomes
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To be equipped with new understanding, knowledge, skills and ability to make positive changes.
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To be equipped with a new healthy mindset to see personal situations in a new light, and the ability to address difficulties appropriately.
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An easy to follow action plan, with targets to achieve short term and long term goals
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An opportunity to build new connections and networks within the group, in the community and with family and friends
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An opportunity to meet other people with similar or completely different ideas, values or strengths to each other, where interaction and learning within group dynamics will allow participants to explore and learn, communicate and interact, reflect and discover, to relate, aspire and grow.
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To be empowered to express self, understand self better and to be more resilient with improved listening and communication skills.
Support for Women
The Upgrading Minds Service provides an opportunity for women to identify personal barriers and needs and how to address them and to make improvements and achieve goals in their personal, professional and home/family life. This support is provided through:
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One to one support, face to face or online
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Group work sessions / workshops at The Bridge coffee shop (Datchet)
Expressive Movement and Dance sessions for women
This is an opportunity to become more aware of emotions and emotional states within the body, and learn how to feel, control and release them, by expressing emotions through movement and dance. Also improve self awareness and expressive communication skills through creativity and by raising vibrational energy and flow. These sessions are delivered as:
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One to one sessions
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Group sessions