Constructed Awareness® Level 1 Agenda
Day 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
Day 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
Day 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
Day 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