Constructed Awareness® Level 1

Agenda

Session 1: The Basic Principles of Constructed Awareness

  • 9:00 – 9:45 Welcome, Introduction, and Awareness Exercise

  • 9:45 – 10:00 What Is Constructed Awareness (CA)?

  • 10:00 – 10:45 A Nonviolent Approach to Therapy

  • 10:45 – 11:00 The Transformative Power of Awareness

  • 11:00 – 11:15 Break

  • 11:15 – 11:30 The Theory of Constructed Emotion

  • 11:30 – 12:00 What Is an Emotion?

  • 12:00 – 12:30 Are Emotions Real?

  • 12:30 – 12:45 The Cultural Construction of Emotions

  • 12:45 – 1:00 Emotion Tracker

  • 1:00 – 2:00 Lunch

  • 2:00 – 2:30 Awareness Exercise and Group Discussion

  • 2:30 – 3:30 The CA Orientation Theory

  • 3:30 – 3:45 Break

  • 3:45 – 5:15 Practicum: Assessing Orientation

  • 5:15 – 5:30 Identifying Resources for Each Orientation Style

  • 5:30 – 6:00 Group Discussion

Session 2: Awareness of the Internal and External Senses 

  • 9:00 – 10:00 Group Discussion and Awareness Exercise

  • 10:00 – 11:30 Awareness of Senses

  • 11:30 – 11:45 Break

  • 11:45 – 12:15 Awareness of Sensations: Talking with Your Hands

  • 12:15 – 1:00. What is Tuning?

  • 1:00 – 2:00 Lunch

  • 2:00 – 2:30 Awareness Exercise and Group Discussion

  • 2:30 – 3:15 Tuning Senses and Sensation

  • 3:15 – 3:30 Break

  • 3:30 – 5:30 Practicum

  • 5:30 – 6:00 Group Discussion

Session 3: Awareness of Thoughts 

  • 9:00 – 10:00 Group Discussion and Awareness Exercise

  • 10:00 – 11:15 Review and Expansion of the CA Orientation Theory

  • 11:15 – 11:30 Break

  • 11:30 – 1:00 What is a Thought?

  • 1:00 – 2:00 Lunch

  • 2:00 – 2:30 The Interpreter

  • 2:30 – 3:00 Group Discussion and Awareness Exercise

  • 3:00 – 3:15 Expressing Actual Affirmations

  • 3:15 – 3:30 Break

  • 3:30 – 5:30 Practicum: Observing Thoughts

  • 5:30 – 6:00 Group Discussion and Closing

Session 4: Relational Resources and Constructing Emotions

  • 9:00 – 9:30 Group Discussion and Awareness Exercise

  • 9:30 – 11:00 The Construction of Connection

  • 11:00 – 11:15 Break

  • 11:30 – 1:00 Practicum: Relational Resources

  • 1:00 – 2:00 Lunch

  • 2:00 – 2:15 Group Discussion and Awareness Exercise

  • 2:15 – 2:45 Constructing Emotions

  • 2:45 – 3:00 Introducing Responsive Processing

  • 3:00 – 3:15 Break

  • 3:15 – 4:45 Practicum: Constructing Emotions and Responsive Processing

  • 4:45 – 5:45 Video Demonstration

  • 5:40 – 6:00 Group Discussion and Closing