Do a book review of
a book that addresses a topic that seems prevalent amongst
several caregivers. For example, if several care receivers are
having spousal problems, group wise review a book during the continuing
education session addressing that topic. Currently we are reviewing
"Caring Criticism" by William Diehm available
from Stephen Ministry, St. Louis.
The review is done chapter by chapter by a leader or a Stephen
Minister (SM). Each SM has their own book and we assign a chapter
for reading and then discussion at the next meeting. A simple
way to promote discussion is to have the SM underline the most
important sentence in each paragraph. Then we go around the room
soliciting comments on why they underlined what they selected.
There is no right or wrong answer, of course and we find we get
lively discussions at times. Each week a different person as as
the discussion leader.
This process gets everyone involved, we can include those SM
who are less involved, and it brings, is easy to prepare for,
and addresses issues common to many in the room. |
