Winter 2020
Spring 2020
Module A: “How to Give Advice and Get Back Gratitude Not Attitude”
Based on Uzi’s upcoming book of the same title (available mid 2020)
Included in this module:
Session 1: Foundations of Skillful Communication:
Two Pillars of All Good Communication: Skills and the ‘Way of Being’
Affirming People’s Dignity and Avoiding Shame and Blame
When and How to Set Boundaries
Sessions 2-6: The Five Skills of the Art of Advice:
Listen First
Ask Permission or Have an Invitation
Offer without Insisting
Know and Honor Your Limitations
Make Sure It Fits
There will be time in each session for Questions and Answers
Details:
6 sessions, 70 mins/session
Total: 7 hours
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Evenings: 6 Wednesdays
Feb 26 to Apr 1
8:00 – 9:10 PM EST
Daytime: 6 Thursdays
March 12, 19, 26 and April 2, 23, 30
1:00 – 2:10 PM EST
Partial scholarships and payment plans are available
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Free First Session
Open to all with no obligation
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Moses and the Art of Advice
Based on Uzi’s book, “Moses and the Art of Advice” (published December 2019)
Description:
Bible study version of “How to Give Advice and Get Back Gratitude Not Attitude” (above). We will read the biblical account (Ex. 18:13-27) and use the verses as the base for discussion.
Features:
Shorter course
All five skills of the Art of Advice, but with less detail than Module A.
Discussion on spirituality: how the Skills and the ‘Way of Being’ of the Art of Advice express “Love your neighbor”, and how the biblical story of Jethro giving Moses advice reflects the key aspects of the spiritual life.
Details:
3 sessions, 60 mins/session
Total: 3 hours
One Course:
Daytimes: 3 Tuesdays
Mar 17 to Mar 31
1:00 – 2:00 PM EST
Free First Session
Open to all with no obligation
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Module B: Listening Skillfully, Responding Empathically
Five Kinds of Conversations and the Empathy Skills Appropriate for Each One
Included in this module:
Session 1: Foundations:
Two Pillars of All Good Communication: Skills and the ‘Way of Being’
The Art of Skillful Listening (part 1)
Sessions 2-6:
The Art of Skillful Listening (part 2)
Empathy and Sympathy: What They Are, and Why They Are Important
How to Respond when the Speaker is:
Seeking to be Heard
Seeking to Process
Grieving
Feeling Shame
Focused on Solutions
When to Interrupt or Set a Boundary, and How to do so Skillfully
Affirming People’s Dignity and Avoiding Shame and Blame
Details:
6 sessions, 70 mins/session
Total: 7 hours
Spring 2020
TBA
Partial scholarships and payment plans are available
Free First Session
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Module C: Integrating the Skills
Prerequisites: Module A and B
Description:
This course is about mastering the Skills and ‘Way of Being’ covered in the first two modules. Participants raise real-life situations, and practice applying the skills. The participants are coached in real time by the instructor.
Details:
6 sessions, 70 mins/session
Total: 7 hours
Dates: Spring 2020
TBA
Partial scholarships and payment plans are available