Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Bullying

[Kathleen Lowry (kathleenlowrylpcclmft]

Cool idea! 

> On Aug 6, 2022, at 11:29 AM, Kelly Bachman <happyvalleykelly [at] gmail.com> 
> wrote:
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> We had trouble with bullying at our community meetings such as yelling,
> interrupting, belittling, dominating the conversation. Many people were
> afraid to participate in the meetings.
> 
> The cure for us was a focus on facilitation skills. Previously, all members
> were expected to take turns facilitating meetings. Then we changed to using
> 2 trained facilitators at each meeting. All members were invited to
> participate in a rigorous facilitator training. Those who completed the
> training became our Facilitator Team. It has made all the difference.
> Everyone can now trust that they will be safe to participate in meetings.
> 
> Kelly
> Bellingham Cohousing
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