Facilitator Support Meetings
Offered Monthly
Climate Group Facilitator Support Meetings are monthly events for CPA-NA members who have been trained in climate cafe facilitation by CPA at one of our training workshops. Members who are facilitating other types of climate groups are welcome to attend this support meeting as well. The monthly meetings are a place to reflect together on challenges, questions, and group processes as we hold, or plan to hold, Climate Emotion Support Groups.
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The monthly Facilitator Support Meetings offered by CPA-NA utilize a “reflective discussion model.” The conversation is not solution-focused. Rather, it’s designed to think below the surface, to connect with feelings and to expand thinking to other levels than the individual, inclusive of the group or the system. The discussion in the monthly meetings both deepens and broadens the issue presented and thinking together often brings surprising insight and clarity.
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CPA-NA --Monthly Facilitator Support/Consultation Meetings:Second Monday of each month, 4-5:15 Eastern time
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CPA-UK also has monthly Facilitator Consultation meetings. To register, contact administrators through the email below.
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CPA-UK --Monthly Facilitator Consultation Monthly Meeting: First Wednesday of each month, 2:30-4 Eastern Time
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Your CPA-NA Facilitators:
Wendy Greenspun is a psychologist/psychoanalyst practicing in New York City and is a board and steering committee member of CPA-NA. She has led workshops for students and activists on building emotional resilience in the face of climate distress, run climate cafes, and has presented and taught nationally and internationally on the climate crisis to mental health professionals and wider audiences.
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Janet A. Castellini, LCSW, LCADC, NCPsyA is a modern psychoanalyst in private practice. She worked in the field of energy and environment education for 27 years, developing programs ranging from school energy efficiency to student EV conversion and competition. She has been a trainer, writer, fundraiser, project developer, evaluator, and developer of networks and collaborative teams. She uses her psychological training to assist people to build inner strength to deal with climate change and the other major crises of our time.
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Elizabeth Allured, Psy.D., is a psychologist/psychoanalyst practicing in Manhasset, N.Y., and is co-founder and co-president of CPA-NA. She has presented papers at national and international conferences on the topic of mental health and the environment and has published papers in this area. She has taught workshops on this topic to undergraduate and doctoral students. She has held Climate Café Facilitator Training workshops.
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Beyond Climate Cafes: Additional Facilitator Support
There are many group formats for climate emotion support. Every type of group has its own format and structure - and facilitators who need specific support may want to access these resources for additional information and guidance.
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As the Hub evolves we plan on offering information and links to other types of Climate Emotion Groups and the facilitator support that is available for those offering groups in a variety of modalities. If you have information about ​specific facilitator support that would be helpful for our members, please contact us.
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