Corporate Support Groups in Dubai
Introduction and Objectives
- Support groups can aid in providing relief and effective ways to cope with these difficulties by supporting one another through this difficult time.
- The purpose of a support group is to provide people with a support network, and a reminder that they are not alone. Meeting with likeminded people who have had similar experiences can help individuals to cope with their own struggles by seeing the ways other cope with theirs. Support groups help participants to identify healthy coping techniques and, with the support of others, helps them to move forward on their path or with their lives in general.
- In a support group, regular attendance is not mandatory nor expected, minimal commitment is required, and the group composition may be very different from week to week. Group size is usually rather small, but it fluctuates, and may be bigger for some sessions than others.
- Support group facilitators will keep the group organized and the conversation moving forward and will seek out themes to help steer the group in a cohesive direction together.
- The topics discussed in support groups will depend on the focus of the group and may be similar to the topics proposed earlier with group but would be less structured and more focused group connection and supporting each other.
Structure and Proposed Topics
Therapeutic Modality: Support Groups
Location: Online through Microsoft Teams or Zoom
Type: Open Group
Number of participants: 10 – 15 max
Languages: English, Arabic, Urdu
Duration and frequency: Once a week for three months (frequency can be increased depending on numbers)
The topics discussed in the support groups will depend on the focus of the group, some proposed ones include:
- Gender specific support group(s)
- Couples relationship group(s)
- Working women/women in the corporate world support group(s)
- Parenting group(s)
- Pricing
Parenting whilst working from home
Therapeutic Modality: Support Groups
Location: Online through Microsoft Teams or Zoom
Type: Closed group or One on One
Number of participants: 10 – 15 max
Helene Malik, Speech & Language Therapist
Languages: English, French
Duration and frequency: Once a week for three months (frequency can be increased depending on numbers)
The topics discussed in the support groups will depend on the focus of the group, some proposed topic specific groups include:
Structuring learning environments whilst children are home schooled
Structuring parent work time to avoid/minimize disturbance from children
Structuring child participation in age-appropriate household chores
The topics discussed in the support groups will depend on the focus of the group, some proposed topic specific groups include:
- Structuring free time, and earning rewards such as time on a screen time rather than just free access which may be causing behavioral issues with home schooling
- Creating a family routine, understanding why it is important, and support with how to implement and keep to it during this period. (For example, meal-time or bed-time routines)
Parents tackling home/distance schooling
Herapeutic Modality: Support Groups
Location: Online through Microsoft Teams or Zoom
Type: Closed group or One on One
Number of participants: 10 – 15 max
Languages: English, French
The topics discussed in the support groups will depend on the focus of the group, some proposed topic specific groups include:
- How to improve literacy, memory and attention skills
- How to promote language development in children.
