In the Engaging in International Play Therapy Ethics class that is part of the partnership with the Association of Play Therapy Kenya,
one of the four instructors is
psychologist and APT Kenya Vice-Chair, Florence Ochanda.
She leads an activity from the book
Everyday Ubuntu by Mungi Ngomane
This exercise asks you to think about who has made you into the person you are today. I think this list comes easily for people. They were able to identify parents, teachers, mentors, friends and even strangers who helped them along the way.
The second prompt is to think about the people you help. Sometimes we dismiss or minimize the things that we do for others.
Maybe these things come easily for us so helping people doesn't feel like such a big deal.
The activity asks you notice how life is about give and take. The philosophy of Ubuntu is that we are all inter-connected. Ubuntu rejects the idea that we are "self-made" and instead teaches that
we exist within the context of others.
In this class, Florence Ochanda leads us in the discussion of give and take. We have permission to ask for what we need from others because we acknowledge our responsibility to help when we can. She often talks about HUMANITY and how together, we can accomplish great things. It's my favorite part of the class.
The helpers and the helped.
The essence of humanity.
JEN'S JOURNAL
NOTICE THE GIVE AND TAKE.
Make a list of people who have helped you.
Make a list of people you have helped.
Do you want to help more? Or be more open to receiving help?
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