This workshop is offered on demand and dates are only confirmed when a group, or a sufficient number of individuals, register for the workshop.
If you register now, you will still have the oppurtunity to decide whether you want to attend on the selected dates.
The “Who’s Who in the Zoo?” workshop is an online professional development workshop for social workers and social auxiliary workers. This engaging two-session workshop uses animal metaphors to explore workplace personality preferences, communication styles, and team dynamics within the workplace.
Understanding personality differences can help to improve team effectiveness, reduce conflict, prevent burnout and improve client relationships. The use of animals as a metaphor for understanding personality preferences, communication styles and behaviour patterns provides a memorable, fun and culturally universal way for social workers to develop deeper awareness and intentionality in their interactions with others in the workplace, as well as client systems.
Animal metaphors provide:
- Universal Recognition – Animals are universally understood across cultures and languages, making this approach inclusive for South Africa’s diverse workforce.
- Non-Threatening Framework – Animal metaphors remove the stigma often associated with personality assessments, creating a safe space for self-exploration and team discussion.
- Memorable Learning – Visual and metaphorical learning enhances retention and practical application of concepts.
- Playful Engagement – The animal framework introduces an element of fun that increases engagement and reduces resistance to self-reflection.
- Cultural Resonance – Many African cultures have rich traditions of animal symbolism and storytelling, making this approach culturally appropriate and meaningful.
Discover your workplace personality type, leverage your strengths, overcome weaknesses, and master client relations, teamwork and self-management through powerful animal metaphors.
Workshop Details:
- 6 CPD for Social Workers & Auxiliary Workers (SACSSP)
- Social Workers & Social Auxiliary Workers
- Cost per person: R600
- Online via Zoom
Dates:
On Demand: Dates for this workshop are scheduled as soon as a sufficient number of participants sign up and indicate an interest to attend.
The workshop is facilitated fully online via Zoom. Participants are required to remain on camera for the full duration of each session and should ensure that their equipment and internet connection is suitable for this kind of interaction. Attendance with a phone or tablet is not recommended – it is recommended to use a PC or laptop since some of the screens that will be shared may include text or diagrams that would be too small read on a cellphone screen. The use of headphones is recommended – alternatively participants should be in a space not shared with others. To respect the privacy of the participants, sessions are not recorded.
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