Strengths

• promotes synthesis, integration, reflection and clarity
• often shifts the quality of interaction, eliciting people to speak of both feelings and "personal truth."
• often is very powerful and motivating.

Weakness

• people are often uncomfortable with silence; though some groups take to it easily, this process often requires a strong presence of the facilitator.

Specifications for Success

• in this module in particular, be aware of the energetic elements of the give-and-take among participants, facilitators and staff
• as you are implicitly giving permission for deeply felt feelings to be expressed, make sure you create a strong enough "container" to make it all right.