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Post by elisabethrosapepe on Feb 7, 2018 17:31:40 GMT -5
I have a smaller group - 5 patients, usually 3 partners are able to come. One of the patients in the group is really sweet and smart, but also VERY long winded in her answers and tends to dominate conversation when we refer back to the group. As a second time mom she has a lot of great things to say about pregnancy and transition to parenthood but answers almost every question first and really likes to give advice (from her own experience) that goes on and on. I'm not sure how to open it up for more people to be able to join the conversation without just kindly cutting her off every time.
Does anyone have any experiences with something like this they would be willing to share? Or helpful suggestions for what I can do that won't make her feel bad, but can help encourage her to allow others more opportunity to join the conversation?
Thanks -
Beth
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Post by nlewis on Feb 8, 2018 9:00:38 GMT -5
This is such a great question and something common in all types of group facilitation. Thank you for posting it! My hope is that others will chime in and share their experiences. We had a Circle Up webinar recently where this topic did come up in the dialogue. Here's the link to the recording. You will need to log into the portal to download and watch it. I'm also going to suggest this to our team to be a Circle Up webinar topic. Stay tuned.
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erosapepe
WA - Washington Centering Consortium
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Post by erosapepe on Feb 20, 2018 15:29:27 GMT -5
Thank you so much for your reply - I'll check out the webinar ASAP. Any other input or experiences would be welcome, too.
I also have a solution in mind to revisit the ground rules in our "topic container" at our next session. We are about half way through our sessions so it's a good time to review as a group to help create a safe space where everyone feels like they have a chance to participate and hope that it clicks with her. She is a second time mom but I also have a third time mom participating, so I can acknowledge the differences in "experience" levels as everyone is preparing for baby. If that doesn't work, I'll have a couple of weeks to work on plan B.
Thanks!
Beth
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