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Recovery skills 2( continued)
SAID ALOUD
Aim. To use role play to integrate exercise skills.
Role Play 5. Calming triggered survivors, energising under-active survivors.( 15 minutes.)
Form pairs to practice a role play that can calm or restore energy to a survivor.
Sit in front of each other. Decide who will be the Helper and who the Survivor. The Survivor can choose whether she wants to be overwhelmed by her feelings or is dull and depressed.
ROLE PLAY EXERCISE
PART II: THE TRAINING
Use the exercises and skills you have learned to regulate the Survivor’ s state of mind and body. After ten minutes change roles.
At the end, share your experience with your partner. Then discuss your experiences in plenary.
At the end of the exercise, remember to come out of your role. Brush it off and say aloud“ I am no longer a survivor or a helper, I am [ me ]”.
Discussion. Sharing experience after Role Play Exercise 5.( 5 minutes.)
Share your experience with the group. How did the exercise affect you? When you were the Helper, did you calm or energise the Survivor? When you were the Survivor, did the exercises help?
DISCUSSION