Guidelines needed for citizens for ”standing up”
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What would be useful would be a list of proposed wordings that citizens could employ to stand up and step in, when reasonable to do so.
(The list could be crafted by specialists such as Liz Stokoe - see https://www.carmtraining.org/)
There are other specialists in Scotland too - see the amazing Steve Reicher at St Andrews https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Reicher?wprov=sfti1 (or myself perhaps).
What would be useful would be a list of proposed wordings that citizens could employ to stand up and step in, when reasonable to do so.
(The list could be crafted by specialists such as Liz Stokoe - see https://www.carmtraining.org/)
There are other specialists in Scotland too - see the amazing Steve Reicher at St Andrews https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Reicher?wprov=sfti1 (or myself perhaps).
Why the contribution is important
When people have stock phrases to use in challenging social situations it can make it easier for them to be a Good Samaritan as it were - by interjecting and helping behaviour overall.
It is a way of promoting harmonious relations when people may be feeling on edge.
We all have a vital role to play in promoting good behaviour at this time. we are fortunate in having such a strong political leader in Nicola Sturgeon, which surely must be acknowledged no matter what political party one supports.
(I am a Chartered Psychologist - practitioner and also independent scholar. Nominated for President of British Psychological Society 2019-2020) @reneebleau
It is a way of promoting harmonious relations when people may be feeling on edge.
We all have a vital role to play in promoting good behaviour at this time. we are fortunate in having such a strong political leader in Nicola Sturgeon, which surely must be acknowledged no matter what political party one supports.
(I am a Chartered Psychologist - practitioner and also independent scholar. Nominated for President of British Psychological Society 2019-2020) @reneebleau
by reneebleau on May 08, 2020 at 09:48AM
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