{"product_id":"river-coaching-cards-for-growth-and-development-through-storytelling","title":"River Coaching Cards for Growth and Development through Storytelling","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHelp your clients tell their story using the metaphor of a river.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese beautifully illustrated cards express the life of a river in all its forms, from source to sea, through deserts, mountains and more.  With rapids and estuaries, storms and gently flowing streams, they allow for the full expression of the experience of life through ups and downs, turbulence and calmness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWith softly rounded corners they are a joy to handle and the soft, water-colour images emphasis imagery, artistry and humanity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe pictures include riverside habitats, floating objects, bankside wild-life, bridges \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e barriers and other evocative images which allow for the creation of meaningful and connected storytelling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePlease note the therapy booklet you may see included with these cards by other suppliers is NOT included in our card pack, which is specifically tailored for coaching and consultancy use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFree user guide for the River Cards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCreated by Gali Salpeter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGali Salpeter (M.A.), is an Expressive Therapist with specialisation in Drama and Narrative Therapy. Gali has worked with children, adolescents and adults having special needs, in various settings around the world. She has developed a range of resources, which can be accessed at her website \u003c\/span\u003ewww.storyandtherapy.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe have selected this set of cards for our store as being particularly adaptable to the fields of coaching and consultancy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSuggested Uses for the River Coaching Cards\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eExplore the present.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Ask your client to pick a single card to represent the feelings associated with a particular situation. Explore the metaphor to throw light on the issue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eExplore the past.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Use the cards with your client to create a picture of a journey: life journey, leadership journey, project journey, career journey. Get them to talk about the journey using the cards as prompts to expand and explore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGroup Work.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Get the team to select cards that are meaningful to them individually. Work together to create a river picture that has meaning for everyone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eProject Work. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIn the pack there are 5 ‘beginnings’ cards and 5 ‘endings cards.’ As the project team is forming use the cards to think about how they want the beginning of the project to be, and also, how they want the experience of it ending to be. Pick cards that highlight potential crunch or significant moments for the project. Then find cards that represent how the team want the feel of working together to be. Put them together to create the ‘story’ of how the project is going to go, and the experience of \u003c\/span\u003ebeing\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e a member.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eExplore the future.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Work with your client to find the cards that best represent their hopes for some future activity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAssist \u003c\/span\u003eemotional\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e expression.\u003c\/em\u003e  If someone is struggling to put their story, or how they feel, into words, offer them the cards as an alternative way for them to show you their feelings. Then you can help them articulate how they feel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eProduct Information for the River Coaching Cards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eYour 16.5 x23.5 x 1.5 cm box weighs xxxx and contains\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSixty beautiful unique water colour images of a river in flow, featuring many addition features such as objects, people, building, vegetation etc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFive cards depicting alternative river beginnings or sources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFive cards depicting alternative river endings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMany variations on time of day, seasons, country, weather, bridges, rapids and waterfalls etc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCards with dramatic features such as fire or lava, or a river running red\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMarked cards, for example the river seen behind bars, a cross defacing the card or clear bisection of the card in half\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eA beautifully designed, two pocket, sturdy book-like box to keep your cards safe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePlease note the therapy booklet you may see included by other suppliers is NOT included in our card pack, which is specifically modified for coaching use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping, Discount, Payment and Customs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor customers outside of the UK, customs duties may be charged on your order, unfortunately we cannot pay these or incorporate them into our prices, they are your responsibility to pay. 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