Foundations of group reflective practice

This on-demand course is designed to support you as you develop confidence and clarity in facilitating reflective groups.


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Feel more confident in setting up group RCS sessions.

In this course you will learn:
  • How to feel more confident and less self-critical about facilitating reflective groups
  • How to have a clearer sense of what your role is as a facilitator, and what it is not
  • How to be better able to recognise key moments in reflective practice (openings, emotion, silence, endings)
  • How to understand that uncertainty and imperfection are part of good practice
  • How to feel oriented to ongoing learning in our platform through observation (the video library), live experience, and coaching

How the course is set up...

Part 1: Orientation to group reflective practice and RCS

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In the initial week of this course, you will learn:

How to start a group session and how to set boundaries and present a structure to the group
If there is a “right” way to run groups and what you can do to make people feel safe enough to share things at the beginning
What are some ways you can get people to share deeper, more personal experiences, to enhance the group discussion

Part 2: Foundational facilitation skills

In the following weeks, unlock modules that build on your foundation by exploring empathic communication skills and group process in action.

The focus shifts to what facilitators do moment by moment as groups reflect together, including how they listen, respond, and work with the energy of the group.
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Learn the answers to common questions about group work through reading engaging content and watching real life video clips of group sessions.

What's included in the course ?

Community Feature

Harness the power of community and shared experience. The Empatheum portal allows you to share progress, ask questions and meet other learners.

Powerful Reflective Exercises

Multiple reflective exercises to learn compassion & self-compassion skills

Download Resources


Download all the important exercises, worksheets, and audio recordings, making it easy to practice at home or on the go.

Unlimited Access with Empatheum


Access the course as much as you wish for free during your Empatheum subscription


     What happens when I enrol on the course?

Empatheum subscription members can access this course for free.

Once you enrol, you will have access to Week 1 of the course materials. After this, new sections will be unlocked each week. You will receive an email alerting you to when the new sections are unlocked.

Fit the content around your busy schedule, and come back to the parts you find most useful over and over again.