Facilitated Conversations

In response to critical world events, the Rise Journey hosts Facilitated Conversations and Healing Roundtables. These are intentional spaces that allows employees to process their feelings and gain support from one another in a guided environment facilitated by a trained practitioner. The objective is to support the emotional, social and mental wellbeing of employees while also providing relief to HR professionals who may also be impacted by the news and are experiencing overwhelm.

The facilitator will begin with an acknowledgement of world event(s), a grounding exercise and group agreements. All individuals to share, centering those who are personally impacted by the news. Direct messages and chat box activity are both welcomed. The facilitator will provide reflective listening, pose questions and encourage sharing of resources. Facilitator will end the session with a summary of what was discussed and thanking the team for their contributions.

To further codify learnings and the importance of continued education, we provide a comprehensive 3-5 page review of the session with additional resources and facilitated discussion questions. This allows your employees to continue the learning journey on their own or with internal DEI programming.

After the facilitated conversation session, employees will receive a document that includes coping strategies, mental health resources available through company benefits and additional resources (some free) they can take advantage of. We will send a brief post-discussion feedback survey to ensure we’re offering the best and most supportive services possible.