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Summer 2016
Workshop Goal: To introduce realistic goal-setting strategies, namely S.M.A.R.T. goals, which could help
participants through their concrete steps needed to move forward, while increasing their motivation and
reinstating their belief in their own capacities.
Intended Audience: Residents of a women's shelter for survivors of intimate partner violence and clients of
the shelter's external center.
Learning goals: By the end of this workshop participants will
Be able to identify their positive qualities and feel motivated by past accomplishments
Have a basic understanding of S.MA.R.T goal strategies and how they can apply these tools to their
current circumstances
Have a motivational strategy to help them through challenges they will face when working towards
their goals
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Anuska Martins
Summer 2016
Activity:
o As a group, brainstorm positive or admirable qualities on the board
o Ask participants to think about which qualities they identify with or want to develop
o Give clients "positive qualities" worksheet and ask them to circle any qualities which speak
to them
o Ask clients to choose five of the qualities they circled which they believe they have or want
to develop
o Ask participants to reflect on something they accomplished in their life (give big and small
examples) and how these qualities may have helped them achieve their goal.
o Ask participants to individually note, on a scale of 1-10, how much they believe in
themselves now. Ask them to think about what it would take to bring that belief to a 10
o Come back as a group and ask discussion questions on how they felt completing the exercise
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3) Motivation wheel
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4) Love letters
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5) Evaluations
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