Re-evaluation Counseling (RC) is a peer-to-peer process that commences with shared, deep-listening and, given that the peers are trained to function in both counseling and clienting roles, advances to a process involving structured, non-advisory attention from counselors and discharge for clients. Roles are always exchanged in every session. Training is an essential element of RC.
 
The project described below seeks to engage Colab members to both give and receive one-on-one sessions to at a level appropriate to their training and consistent with the peer-to-peer spirit fundamental to the RC ethos.
 

 
Already underway in Gaia U and due for completion in September 2023 is the 4 level Re-evaluation Counseling Practitioner training route consisting of: -
 

First level - Intro to Re-evaluation Counseling (RC) worldview modelled on 3 hour Oppression, Movement Building and Our Relationships as Activists (OMBRA) developed by Karl Lam and Alima Adams, both people of the global majority (BIPOC) now living in England.

Outcomes - a half day, online, interactive workshop delivered before September 2023. Open to all looking at how movements can be divided when oppression goes unaddressed, offering practical tools to heal these divisions which affect our relationships as activists. The workshop will serve to outline the RC worldview and layout the Practitioner training progression that continues with Level 2 below.


Second level - Eliminating root causes of low conflict (that is, malleable conflict) through structured (simple/complex) inclusion methods for meetings and event modelled on Designing Productive Meetings and Events Handbook developed by Andrew Langford.

Outcomes - a 5 * 2 hour set of online, interactive classes delivered starting September 2023 explaining the simple/complex, improvisation tool set developed by the international RC Community - classes include ample practice opportunities and, given that students engage well with these, they will be able to introduce these tools to relationship partners, working groups, classes, presentations and other willing assemblies thereby enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and belonging (DEIJB) efforts.

Requires students to negotiate permissions to introduce these tools to their groups. The simplicity of this small yet effective and flexible tool set allows that all members of an assembly of any size can learn to apply these tools and thereby develop their facilitation skills thus democratizing the process of facilitation.

Training to Level 1 and Level 2 sets the stage for students (and teaching staff as available) to meet the high level objective below, given that the depth of counseling is limited: -

  | One to one sessions to key and supporting members for mutual care and support


The RC Community Guidelines are outlined at this level in order that students can assess whether or not they wish to advance to Level 3.

Andrew Langford (Mexico - English main language, developing Spanish)
Alena Kempf-Stein (Germany - bi-lingual German and English)
Amelie Catheline (bi-lingual French and English)
Vida Ashmole (South Africa - bi-lingual English and Spanish)
 

Andrew Langford - Reporting officer, convening program developer and credentialed RC Teacher.
Alena Kempf-Stein - Full RC Teacher in training with early emphasis on teaching Levels 1 & 2,, program development team member, support person for RC teaching gigs
Amelie Catheline - Program teacher in training with early emphasis on teaching Levels 1 & 2, program development team member, support person for RC teaching gigs
Vida Ashmole - e-learning designer, tech-support, Gaia U strategic thinking partner
 
The above team is further supported through the organized Reference Person system established by the international assembly of Re-evaluation Communities.