Trainer Handbook

STEP 7: End-of-Session Reinforcement

STEP 7: End-of-Session Reinforcement

Note to the trainer: Bring all the concepts of the day together in one memorable image.

Method: Metaphor and anecdotal narration.

Implementation steps:

1. The sky metaphor: The trainer summarises the session using the following powerful metaphor:

“Dear colleagues, today we have seen that our emotions are our compass. Our inner world is like a boundless sky. Anger, sadness and disappointment are the grey, stormy clouds passing across that sky. Clouds come, change shape and pass, but the sky is always there. Our aim is not to teach children to eliminate the clouds, but to recognise and name them within the safety of the sky.”