Anyone who has taken the Risking Connection training knows that a key element is that the path to healing is through a RICH relationship- one that includes Respect, Information, Connection and Hope. This is such a central point that the publisher, Sidran, has copywrite protected the concept independently. In our training we ask participants to share ways in which they are currently demonstrating RICH with the clients, and also with each other in their team. Because, amazingly, it turns out that what the clients need in a relationship is the same as what we need for ourselves.
For four weeks at Partner for Healing I have been writing about the dark side of RICH- by which I mean the difficult and complex aspects of creating RICH relationships. These are the areas where we struggle, stumble, and sometimes become less than helpful to our clients and each other. We have looked at each part of RICH to discover what is hard about it and how we can overcome the challenges. Each post-Respect, Information, Connection and Hope has examined both the struggles and the possibilities.
Happy Holidays from your Partner for Healing. As a great way to begin the New Year, why not join our community of trauma-informed providers and give yourself free, practical tools and insightful articles? Many partners are using the articles in their teams or as staff training. We would love to have you on our journey with us….
Pat Wilcox patw@klingberg.org
Steve Brown steveb@klingberg.org
Alida Conley alidac@klingberg.org
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