Register now for instruction in Gentle Teaching

Gentle Teaching is a non-violent approach for helping people with challenging behaviors and/or special needs. Gentle Teaching focuses on four primary goals of care-giving:

Teaching the person to feel safe with us;
Teaching the person to feel unconditionally loved by us;
Teaching the person to feel loving towards us;
Teaching the person to feel engaged with us.

Gentle Teaching is based on a psychology of human interdependence. It asks us, as caregivers, to find ways to express warmth and unconditional love toward those we serve without expectation of reciprocation. It forces us to examine our desires to form feelings of companionship and community with those who’ve been pushed to the furthest edge of society.

The five-week class explores the basic principles of Gentle Teaching and provides an in-depth exploration of situation-specific techniques through instruction, group discussion and practical experience. It offers benefit both to those new to the philosophy and those who have had exposure to Gentle Teaching.

Come learn the gentle approach that is touching the lives of marginalized people - and their caregivers - all over the world.

Class dates & time: Mondays, October 30 – December 4, 2006 6:30-9:30 p.m.

(no class on Novemebr 13^th)

Where: Lakeview Elementary School, Saskatoon

Cost: $100 – plus $10 for workbook and materials.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: One week prior to first class

HURRY – SPACE IS LIMITED.

To register, or for more information, Email Gteducators@shaw.ca

or contact Tim Jones: 222-3958