I am encouraged to put my own ideas into the workshop which helps me get involved with the other members in the group. It is so important to me because every time I go there is always something different happening. It offers me activities that I wouldn't normally get the chance to do
I think the workshop we have done will have a lot of benefits to communication in the workplace and also we will look at doing some more workshops in the future to deal with conflict resolution, communication, collaboration and trust as this one was received so well.
The workshop we did was beneficial and really improved communication between team members, people who rarely spoke to one another got a chance to develop communication channels in ways which they would not in general working life.
The arts based activities took the emphasis off work and put it firmly on the team. People were able to open up more and many of the staff commented how it felt like the were able to take a step back from work issues and this meant they could engage with people differently which they could then take back with them when they were dealing with people in a work situation.
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Throughout our work, we hear the common problem when caring for people and that is how to motivate them. Many families/carers/support workers experience frustration
and find themselves at a loose end when it comes to motivating others. You think you have tried everything and run out of ideas and then become less motivated yourselves. When people are emotionally involved it can be difficult to think creatively about the problem, so my advice here is to try and think outside the box. Here are our top ten tips to help you get started.
Top Ten ways to motivate people:
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Top Ten ways to motivate people:
- Fun – Find an activity that they enjoy and stimulates their mind, so they will want to go back.
- Overload – don’t overdo it; empathise with them and their situation. It is essential for people to feel genuinely listened to first and for you to be able to effectively empathise. If they don’t want to go leave it and try again tomorrow or try something else – especially if behaviour occurs.
- Empower – work with them to help them discover what’s best for them and to make their own decisions – if it’s their idea they are more likely to do it.
- Explore – work with them to find out why they don’t want to go, try and find the underlying reasons. Is it their confidence? Remember not everyone will openly admit their reasons.
- Effective Interaction – use effective communication to help find their reasons – use open questions, specific questions and visual aids – give them more freedom to express.
- Feeling & Emotions – help them express how it makes them feel (when then go to the place you’re trying to get them to) finding out how they feel will help you reduce their fears.
- Energy and attitude – the way you communicate and encourage the individual will affect their motivation. If you’re not enthusiastic about going then how can they be?
- Reward/incentives – encourage them to go somewhere they don’t necessary like by emphasising what they will do after.
- Routine – it’s easy for people to let their concerns/worries stop them from leaving their home; make it routine for them so they can get used to it. Provide them with initial support then gradually take a step back to encourage independence.
- Proactive – rather than reacting to their emotions be proactive and help them be active in changing their emotion, encourage things that will make them happy. This relates to your energy and attitudes too – lead by example and inspire them with your own energy and personality.
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