Visual Impairment Module

Cognitive Behavioural Group Therapy
**Module: Visual Impairment Support Group - Navigating Challenges Together**
**Objective:** Empower individuals with visual impairments through a supportive community, using
online platforms for inclusive learning and growth.
### Session 1: Building a Supportive Community
**Objective:** Establish a welcoming and trusting environment within the group.
1. **Welcome and Introduction (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Virtual meeting platform (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.).
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator welcomes participants.
- Brief introduction of the support group's purpose.
- Participants introduce themselves, sharing a bit about their experiences.
2. **Group Norms and Expectations (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Shared digital document (Google Docs, Word, etc.).
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator shares a document outlining group norms and expectations.
- Participants provide input in real-time through the accessible chat or voice input.
3. **Icebreaker: "Two Truths and a Lie" (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Virtual meeting platform with breakout rooms.
- **Procedure:**
- Participants are divided into breakout rooms.

- Each participant shares two true facts and one false fact about themselves.
- Group reconvenes, and participants guess the lie.
4. **Establishing Group Trust (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Virtual whiteboard or shared document.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator encourages participants to share one challenge they face.
- Group discussion on commonalities and empathy-building.
5. **Closing and Homework Assignment (10 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Digital journals or accessible note-taking apps.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator summarizes the session.
- Assigns reflective homework: Share a personal goal related to overcoming challenges.
### Session 2: Understanding Emotions and Thoughts
**Objective:** Explore the connection between thoughts, emotions, and coping mechanisms.
6. **Review Homework and Personal Goal Sharing (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Virtual meeting platform with accessible chat.
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share their goals and reflections from the homework.
- Facilitator highlights common themes.
7. **Interactive Thought Exploration (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**

- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator guides a discussion on thoughts related to a shared topic.
- Participants contribute thoughts using the virtual whiteboard or shared document.
8. **Emotion Wheel Activity (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Emotion wheel graphic shared on the virtual platform.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator introduces the emotion wheel.
- Participants express their current emotions on the virtual whiteboard or shared document.
9. **Small Group Discussion on Coping Strategies (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Breakout rooms on the virtual platform.
- **Procedure:**
- Participants discuss coping strategies in small groups.
- Each group shares key points with the larger group.
10. **Homework: Journaling Emotions (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator assigns journaling about emotions.
- Participants are encouraged to reflect on and express their emotions.
### Session 3: Coping Strategies and Resilience Building
**Objective:** Introduce practical coping strategies and foster resilience.
11. **Review Journal Entries and Coping Strategies (25 minutes)**

- **Materials:**
- Shared document summarizing coping strategies.
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share insights from their journal entries.
- Facilitator introduces a list of coping strategies on the shared document.
12. **Guided Relaxation Exercise (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Audio recording or live guidance for relaxation.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator guides participants through a relaxation exercise.
- Encourages sharing of experiences afterward.
13. **Coping Skills Toolbox Activity (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants collaboratively create a digital "Coping Skills Toolbox."
- Each person adds their preferred coping strategies.
14. **Role-Playing Scenarios (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Shared document with role-playing scenarios.
- **Procedure:**
- Participants are assigned roles and engage in role-playing scenarios in breakout rooms.
- Emphasis on applying coping strategies.
15. **Homework: Implementing Coping Strategies (10 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Clear instructions for homework tasks.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator assigns tasks related to implementing coping strategies.
- Participants encouraged to document their experiences.
### Session 4: Positive Thinking and Practical Solutions
**Objective:** Foster positive thinking and problem-solving skills.
16. **Review Homework and Share Experiences (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share their experiences with implementing coping strategies.
- Facilitator provides positive reinforcement.
17. **Positive Affirmations Exercise (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator guides participants in creating positive affirmations.
- Participants contribute their affirmations to the virtual platform.
18. **Problem-Solving Workshop (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Shared document with problem-solving scenarios.
- **Procedure:**
- Participants work in small groups to solve given scenarios.
- Groups present their solutions to the larger group.

19. **Application of Positive Thinking (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Shared document for discussion.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator
leads a discussion on applying positive thinking in real-life situations.
- Participants share insights.
20. **Homework: Personal Positive Affirmation (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Digital templates for creating positive affirmations.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator provides templates for creating personal positive affirmations.
- Encourages participants to personalize and reflect on their affirmations.
### Session 5: Celebrating Progress and Future Support
**Objective:** Reflect on progress, reinforce learned skills, and plan for continued support.
21. **Review Positive Affirmations Homework (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share their personalized positive affirmations.
- Facilitator acknowledges and celebrates individual progress.
22. **Reflecting on the Journey (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Virtual meeting platform with shared documents or slides.

- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator guides participants in reflecting on their personal journeys.
- Shared documents or slides used for visual aids.
23. **Interactive Activities for Reinforcement (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Online interactive activities and games.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator incorporates engaging activities for skill reinforcement.
- Emphasis on positive interaction and mutual support.
24. **Creating Personalized Support Plans (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator guides participants in creating personalized support plans.
- Encourages setting achievable goals for continued growth.
25. **Closing Ceremony and Virtual Certificates (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Virtual certificates or digital badges.
- Virtual refreshment time (if feasible).
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator awards virtual certificates or digital badges to participants.
- Shared virtual refreshment time (if feasible) for a casual and celebratory conclusion.
Rational Emotive Behaviour Group Therapy
**Module: Empowering Positive Thinking for Visual Impairment Support**
**Objective:** Foster a positive mindset, challenge negative thoughts, and build effective coping
strategies for individuals facing visual impairment challenges.
**Objective:** Establish a welcoming community and introduce positive thinking concepts.
- **Materials:**
- Virtual meeting platform.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator welcomes participants and introduces the purpose of the support group.
- Brief discussion on fostering positivity and mutual support.
2. **Icebreaker: "Strengths Sharing" (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share personal strengths or positive qualities.
- Group discussion on recognizing and appreciating individual strengths.
- **Materials:**
- Shared digital document.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator discusses the importance of a supportive atmosphere.
- Participants contribute to the discussion on norms and expectations.

4. **Interactive Activity: "Positive Moments" (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share positive moments or achievements.
- Facilitator encourages discussion on finding joy in everyday experiences.
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Assigns reflective homework: Identify and note positive moments daily.
### Session 2: Cultivating Positive Thinking and Emotional Well-being
**Objective:** Explore the connection between positive thinking and emotional well-being.
6. **Review Homework and Share Positive Moments (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share positive moments from their daily experiences.
- Facilitator emphasizes the impact of positive thinking on emotional well-being.
7. **Mindfulness and Gratitude Exercise (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Guided audio for mindfulness.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator guides a mindfulness and gratitude exercise.

- Participants reflect on the exercise's impact on their mindset.
8. **Visualizing Success (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator leads a visualization exercise on achieving personal goals.
- Participants share their visualizations and positive emotions.
9. **Small Group Activity: Affirmation Creation (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants collaborate in small groups to create positive affirmations.
- Groups share affirmations with the larger group.
10. **Homework: Daily Affirmation Practice (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Digital templates for creating affirmations.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator provides templates for creating daily affirmations.
- Encourages participants to practice affirmations regularly.
### Session 3: Coping Strategies for Everyday Challenges
**Objective:** Introduce practical coping strategies for navigating challenges.
11. **Review Homework and Share Affirmation Experiences (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share experiences with practicing daily affirmations.
- Facilitator encourages open discussion on their impact.
12. **Activity: "Coping Toolbox" (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator introduces the concept of a "Coping Toolbox."
- Participants brainstorm and share effective coping strategies.
13. **Creative Expression for Stress Relief (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Accessible art supplies or virtual drawing tools.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator guides a creative expression activity for stress relief.
- Participants share their creations and discuss their experience.
14. **Small Group Discussion: Shared Challenges (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants discuss shared challenges in small groups.
- Groups collaborate on identifying positive coping strategies.
15. **Homework: Personal Coping Strategy Experiment (10 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Clear instructions for trying a new coping strategy.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator assigns trying a new coping strategy.
- Participants document their experiences.

### Session 4: Goal Setting and Positive Reinforcement
**Objective:** Set realistic goals, reinforce positive behaviors, and celebrate achievements.
16. **Review Homework and Share Coping Strategy Experiences (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share experiences with trying new coping strategies.
- Facilitator provides positive reinforcement and addresses challenges.
17. **Goal Setting: Personal Growth Goals (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Fac
ilitator guides participants in setting personal growth goals.
- Emphasis on realistic and achievable goals.
18. **Positive Reinforcement Exercise (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator leads a discussion on positive reinforcement.
- Participants share examples of positive reinforcement in their lives.
19. **Small Group Activity: Goal Support Teams (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Shared document for collaborative planning.

- **Procedure:**
- Participants form small goal support teams in breakout rooms.
- Teams collaborate on supporting each other's goals.
20. **Homework: Goal Progress Reflection (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator assigns reflection on progress toward individual goals.
- Participants document successes and challenges.
### Session 5: Celebrating Progress and Future Support
**Objective:** Reflect on individual progress, celebrate achievements, and plan for ongoing
support.
21. **Review Goal Progress Reflections (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share reflections on their goal progress.
- Facilitator acknowledges achievements and addresses challenges.
22. **Group Reflection: Journey of Positive Change (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator guides participants in reflecting on their journey of positive change.

- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator incorporates engaging activities for reinforcing positive thinking.
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
25. **Closing Ceremony and Certificates (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
Choice Theory and Reality Group Therapy
**Module: Empowering Choices for Visual Impairment Support**
**Objective:** Help individuals facing visual impairment challenges make positive choices, take
control of their lives, and foster a sense of well-being.
**Objective:** Establish a welcoming community and introduce the concept of personal

responsibility.
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator welcomes participants and emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility.
- Brief discussion on the impact of choices on well-being.
2. **Icebreaker: "Strengths Sharing" (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator discusses the importance of mutual support.
- Participants contribute to the discussion on establishing group norms.

4. **Interactive Activity: "Your Choices, Your Life" (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator introduces the concept of personal choices.
- Participants share examples of impactful choices in their lives.
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Assigns reflective homework: Identify one positive choice to make in the coming week.
### Session 2: Understanding Choices and Personal Responsibility
**Objective:** Explore the connection between choices, personal responsibility, and well-being.
6. **Review Homework and Share Positive Choices (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share their positive choices and experiences.
- Facilitator guides a discussion on the impact of personal responsibility.
7. **Activity: "Wheel of Life" (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator introduces the "Wheel of Life" activity.

- Participants reflect on different aspects of their lives and identify areas for positive choices.
8. **Reality Check: Identifying Needs (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator discusses basic needs and their connection to choices.
- Participants share their thoughts on meeting their needs through positive choices.
9. **Small Group Activity: Goal Setting (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Shared document for collaborative goal-setting.
- **Procedure:**
- Participants work in small groups to set personal goals.
- Groups share their goals with the larger group.
10. **Homework: Personal Goal Reflection (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
### Session 3: Effective Choices for Everyday Challenges
**Objective:** Introduce practical strategies for making effective choices in daily life.
11. **Review Homework and Share Goal Experiences (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**

- **Procedure:**
- Participants share reflections on progress toward their goals.
12. **Activity: "Choice Map" (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator introduces the "Choice Map" activity.
- Participants map out potential choices in response to specific challenges.
13. **Effective Communication Strategies (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator discusses the importance of effective communication in making choices.
- Participants share communication strategies they find effective.
14. **Small Group Discussion: Shared Challenges (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants discuss shared challenges in small groups.
- Groups collaborate on identifying effective choices for common challenges.
15. **Homework: Trying a New Choice (10 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Clear instructions for trying a new choice.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator assigns trying a new choice in response to a specific situation.

### Session 4: Building Positive Relationships through Choices
**Objective:** Explore how choices impact relationships and strategies for building positive
connections.
16. **Review Homework and Share New Choice Experiences (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share experiences with trying new choices.
- Facilitator guides a discussion on the impact of choices on relationships.
17.
**Activity: "Relationship Choice Reflection" (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator leads a reflection on the role of choices in relationships.
- Participants share insights and lessons learned.
18. **Conflict Resolution Strategies (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator introduces conflict resolution strategies based on effective choices.
- Participants discuss and role-play scenarios.
19. **Small Group Activity: Relationship Enhancement Choices (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants work in small groups to plan positive choices for enhancing relationships.
- Groups share their plans with the larger group.
20. **Homework: Reflecting on Relationship Choices (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator assigns reflection on recent relationship choices.
- Participants document the impact of their choices on relationships.
### Session 5: Celebrating Positive Choices and Future Growth
**Objective:** Reflect on positive choices, celebrate achievements, and plan for continued growth.
21. **Review Relationship Choice Reflections (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share reflections on recent relationship choices.
22. **Group Reflection: Personal Growth and Choices (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator guides participants in reflecting on personal growth through positive choices.

- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator incorporates engaging activities for reinforcing effective choices.
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
Solution-focused Brief Group Therapy
**Module: Finding Solutions for Visual Impairment Support**
**Objective:** Facilitate a solution-focused approach to help individuals with visual impairments

identify strengths, set achievable goals, and find practical solutions to challenges.
### Session 1: Identifying Strengths and Setting Positive Goals
**Objective:** Establish a positive foundation by identifying strengths and setting meaningful goals.
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator welcomes participants and sets a positive tone.
- Brief discussion on the importance of focusing on strengths.
2. **Icebreaker: "Strengths Exploration" (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator discusses the importance of a supportive atmosphere.
- Participants contribute to the discussion on establishing group norms.

4. **Interactive Activity: "Positive Goals" (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator introduces the concept of setting positive and achievable goals.
- Participants share personal goals, and the group provides positive feedback.
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Assigns reflective homework: Identify one positive goal to work towards during the week.
### Session 2: Exploring Solutions and Goal Progress
**Objective:** Encourage participants to explore solutions and assess progress towards their goals.
6. **Review Homework and Share Positive Goals (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share progress on their positive goals.
7. **Solution-Focused Tools: Scaling Questions (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator introduces scaling questions to assess progress.

- Participants use scaling to evaluate their current status regarding personal goals.
8. **Small Group Activity: Goal Refinement (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants work in small groups to refine their goals.
- Groups share their refined goals with the larger group.
9. **Celebrating Progress: Success Stories (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator encourages participants to share success stories related to their goals.
- Group celebrates achievements and learns from each other.
10. **Homework: Solution-Focused Reflection (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator assigns reflection on solution-focused approaches used during the week.
- Participants document insights and lessons learned.
### Session 3: Building on Solutions and Enhancing Coping
**Objective:** Explore ways to build on solutions and enhance coping strategies.
11. **Review Homework and Share Solution-Focused Reflections (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**

- **Procedure:**
- Participants share reflections on solution-focused approaches.
- Facilitator guides a discussion on successful coping strategies.
12. **Solution-Focused Tool: Exception Questions (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator introduces exception questions to identify times when challenges were less intense.
- Participants reflect on exceptions to their challenges and share insights.
13. **Coping Strategies Toolbox (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator discusses and compiles a "Coping Strategies Toolbox."
- Participants contribute their effective coping strategies.
14. **Small Group Discussion: Shared Coping Challenges (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants discuss shared coping challenges in small groups.
- Groups collaborate on identifying solution-focused coping strategies.
15. **Homework: Trying a New Coping Strategy (10 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- Clear instructions for trying a new coping strategy.
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator assigns trying a new coping strategy.

### Session 4: Enhancing Coping Skills and Building Resilience
**Objective:** Strengthen coping skills and resilience through a solution-focused approach.
16. **Review Homework and Share New Coping Strategy Experiences (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share experiences with trying new coping strategies.
17. **Solution-Focused Tool: Miracle Question (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator introduces the miracle question to encourage envisioning a positive future.
- Participants reflect on their aspirations and share insights.
18. **Strengths-Based Resilience Building (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator leads a discussion on building resilience based on personal strengths.
- Participants share their strengths and how they contribute to resilience.
19. **Small Group Activity: Resilience Boosters (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants work in small groups to identify personalized resilience boosters.
- Groups share their strategies with the larger group.
20. **Homework: Resilience Reflection (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator assigns reflection on personal strengths and resilience.
- Participants document insights and plans for resilience-building.
### Session 5: Celebrating Success and Future Growth
**Objective:** Reflect on successes, celebrate achievements, and plan for continued growth.
21. **Review Resilience Reflections (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share reflections on personal strengths and resilience.
22. **Group Reflection: Journey of Growth (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator guides participants in reflecting on their journey of growth.

- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator incorporates engaging activities for reinforcing solution-focused approaches.
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
Adlerian Group Therapy
**Module: Empowering Individuals with Visual Impairment through Group Support**
**Objective:** Facilitate a supportive environment that promotes individual growth, fosters a sense
of belonging, and encourages mutual encouragement for those facing visual impairment challenges.
### Session 1: Establishing a Collaborative Community
**Objective:** Build a sense of community and explore the significance of mutual support.
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator welcomes participants and emphasizes the importance of a collaborative community.
- Brief discussion on the power of mutual support.
2. **Icebreaker: "Shared Experiences" (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share brief personal experiences related to visual impairment.
- Group discussion on commonalities and shared feelings.
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator guides the group in establishing norms and expectations for a supportive atmosphere.
- Participants contribute to defining the group's guidelines.

4. **Interactive Activity: "Strengths Circle" (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants identify personal strengths, and the group collaborates to create a virtual strengths
circle.
- Emphasis on recognizing and appreciating each other's strengths.
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Assigns reflective homework: Identify one strength in another group member and share it during
the next session.
### Session 2: Exploring Individual Lifestyles and Contributions
**Objective:** Encourage participants to reflect on their unique lifestyles and explore their
contributions to the group.
6. **Review Homework and Share Identified Strengths (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share the strengths they identified in others.
- Facilitator guides a discussion on the positive impact of recognizing strengths.
7. **Lifestyle Assessment Activity (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**

- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator introduces a lifestyle assessment to explore personal choices, priorities, and goals.
- Participants reflect on their lifestyles and share insights with the group.
8. **Exploring Contributions: "Group Collage" (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants contribute visual elements to a virtual group collage representing their unique
contributions.
- Group discussion on the diversity of individual strengths.
9. **Small Group Activity: "My Unique Contribution" (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants work in small groups to discuss and outline their unique contributions.
- Groups share their insights with the larger group.
10. **Homework: Personal Growth Reflection (15 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator assigns reflection on personal growth goals and aspirations.
- Participants document their thoughts and plans for personal development.
### Session 3: Goal Setting and Encouragement
**Objective:** Facilitate goal setting and mutual encouragement within the group.
11. **Review Homework and Share Personal Growth Reflections (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share reflections on personal growth goals.
- Facilitator provides positive reinforcement and encouragement.
12. **Goal Setting Activity: "My Vision Board" (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator introduces the concept of vision boards.
- Participants create a virtual vision board representing their goals and aspirations.
13. **Encouragement Circle: Affirmations and Feedback (25 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants engage in an encouragement circle, sharing affirmations and positive feedback.
- Emphasis on mutual support and fostering a positive atmosphere.
14. **Small Group Discussion: Goal Support Teams (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants form small goal support teams in breakout rooms.
- Teams collaborate on supporting each other's goals.
15. **Homework: Goal Progress Reflection (10 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
### Session 4: Celebrating Achievements and Group Connection
**Objective:** Reflect on individual progress, celebrate achievements, and strengthen group

connections.
16. **Review Homework and Share Goal Progress Reflections (20 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Participants share reflections on their goal progress.
17. **Group Celebration: "Success Stories" (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator guides participants in sharing success stories related to their goals.
18. **Interactive Activities for Connection (30 minutes)**
- **Materials:**
- **Procedure:**
- Facilitator incorporates engaging activities for strengthening group connections.
- Emphasis on positive interaction and mutual understanding.

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Cognitive Behavioural Group Therapy

**Module: Visual Impairment Support Group - Navigating Challenges Together**

### Session 1: Building a Supportive Community

**Objective:** Establish a welcoming and trusting environment within the group.

1. **Welcome and Introduction (20 minutes)**

- Virtual meeting platform (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.).

- Facilitator welcomes participants.

- Brief introduction of the support group's purpose.

- Participants introduce themselves, sharing a bit about their experiences.

2. **Group Norms and Expectations (15 minutes)**

- Shared digital document (Google Docs, Word, etc.).

- Facilitator shares a document outlining group norms and expectations.

3. **Icebreaker: "Two Truths and a Lie" (25 minutes)**

- Virtual meeting platform with breakout rooms.

- Participants are divided into breakout rooms.

- Group reconvenes, and participants guess the lie.

4. **Establishing Group Trust (20 minutes)**

- Virtual whiteboard or shared document.

- Facilitator encourages participants to share one challenge they face.

- Group discussion on commonalities and empathy-building.

5. **Closing and Homework Assignment (10 minutes)**

- Digital journals or accessible note-taking apps.

- Facilitator summarizes the session.

- Assigns reflective homework: Share a personal goal related to overcoming challenges.

### Session 2: Understanding Emotions and Thoughts

6. **Review Homework and Personal Goal Sharing (20 minutes)**

- Virtual meeting platform with accessible chat.

- Participants share their goals and reflections from the homework.

- Facilitator highlights common themes.

7. **Interactive Thought Exploration (30 minutes)**

- Virtual whiteboard or shared document.

- Facilitator guides a discussion on thoughts related to a shared topic.

- Participants contribute thoughts using the virtual whiteboard or shared document.

8. **Emotion Wheel Activity (25 minutes)**

- Emotion wheel graphic shared on the virtual platform.

- Virtual whiteboard or shared document.

- Facilitator introduces the emotion wheel.

9. **Small Group Discussion on Coping Strategies (20 minutes)**

- Breakout rooms on the virtual platform.

- Participants discuss coping strategies in small groups.

- Each group shares key points with the larger group.

10. **Homework: Journaling Emotions (15 minutes)**

- Digital journals or accessible note-taking apps.

- Facilitator assigns journaling about emotions.

- Participants are encouraged to reflect on and express their emotions.

### Session 3: Coping Strategies and Resilience Building

**Objective:** Introduce practical coping strategies and foster resilience.

11. **Review Journal Entries and Coping Strategies (25 minutes)**

- Virtual meeting platform with accessible chat.

- Shared document summarizing coping strategies.

- Participants share insights from their journal entries.

- Facilitator introduces a list of coping strategies on the shared document.

12. **Guided Relaxation Exercise (20 minutes)**

- Audio recording or live guidance for relaxation.

- Facilitator guides participants through a relaxation exercise.

- Encourages sharing of experiences afterward.

13. **Coping Skills Toolbox Activity (30 minutes)**

- Virtual whiteboard or shared document.

- Participants collaboratively create a digital "Coping Skills Toolbox."

- Each person adds their preferred coping strategies.

14. **Role-Playing Scenarios (25 minutes)**

- Virtual meeting platform with breakout rooms.

- Shared document with role-playing scenarios.

Module: Visual Impairment Support Group - Navigating Challenges Together

Objective: Establish a welcoming and trusting environment within the group.

1. Welcome and Introduction (20 minutes)

2. Group Norms and Expectations (15 minutes)

3. Icebreaker: "Two Truths and a Lie" (25 minutes)

4. Establishing Group Trust (20 minutes)

5. Closing and Homework Assignment (10 minutes)

6. Review Homework and Personal Goal Sharing (20 minutes)

7. Interactive Thought Exploration (30 minutes)

8. Emotion Wheel Activity (25 minutes)

9. Small Group Discussion on Coping Strategies (20 minutes)

10. Homework: Journaling Emotions (15 minutes)

Objective: Introduce practical coping strategies and foster resilience.

11. Review Journal Entries and Coping Strategies (25 minutes)

12. Guided Relaxation Exercise (20 minutes)

13. Coping Skills Toolbox Activity (30 minutes)

14. Role-Playing Scenarios (25 minutes)

15. Homework: Implementing Coping Strategies (10 minutes)

Objective: Foster positive thinking and problem-solving skills.

16. Review Homework and Share Experiences (20 minutes)

17. Positive Affirmations Exercise (25 minutes)

18. Problem-Solving Workshop (30 minutes)

20. Homework: Personal Positive Affirmation (15 minutes)

21. Review Positive Affirmations Homework (15 minutes)

22. Reflecting on the Journey (30 minutes)

23. Interactive Activities for Reinforcement (30 minutes)

24. Creating Personalized Support Plans (20 minutes)

25. Closing Ceremony and Virtual Certificates (15 minutes)

Module: Empowering Positive Thinking for Visual Impairment Support

Objective: Establish a welcoming community and introduce positive thinking concepts.

1. Welcome and Introduction (20 minutes)

2. Icebreaker: "Strengths Sharing" (25 minutes)

3. Group Norms and Expectations (15 minutes)

5. Closing and Homework Assignment (10 minutes)