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Proposed facilitator extension · working title
The Art of Gathering
The intended outcome is to design and practise hosting a simple wellbeing gathering.
For people drawn to hosting small reflective wellbeing groups with clarity, choice and care. The professional scope is limited to the activities taught here; this is not therapy or clinical training.
Proposed intended outcomes
What you would practise.
- Write a clear purpose, scope, welcome and invitation to pass for a simple gathering.
- Respond to common participation, consent and boundary scenarios without interpreting or diagnosing people.
- Plan and practise a short gathering, then revise it using specific feedback.
For example, feedback may identify where an invitation sounds compulsory and help revise it into a genuine choice.
Proposed six-part curriculum
Proposed takeaways
- Gathering planner
- Welcome and closing script prompts
- Consent and group-agreement checklist
- Reflective-activity menu
- Practice-feedback sheet
Scope and practical details
Choice, collaboration, trust and cultural context inform the proposed design, but this is not a trauma-treatment qualification and cannot guarantee that every person will experience a space as safe. Completion would not automatically establish readiness or certification. Assessment, prerequisites, duration and format are still to be confirmed.
Sample activity
Try a printable reflection for a first taste of this pathway’s learning style.
Your guide
About Sarah
Sarah Mercovich is the founder of Wild Wellness with Sarah, a naturopath with a Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy), and a member of NHAA and ANPA.
Her teaching approach is intended to be warm, collaborative and unhurried, with care for consent, clear boundaries and learning at a manageable pace.
Practical questions
What we know so far.
Research notes
Sources informing this learning approach.
Sources reviewed 6 October 2026. Their guidance informs this draft; it does not validate or endorse the Wild Wellness courses.
- SAMHSA — Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach
Informs attention to choice, collaboration, trust and cultural context; it is not a course credential.
- Victorian Health Complaints Commissioner — Code of Conduct
Provides relevant Victorian expectations for boundaries and conduct where activities fall within general health services.
- OAIC — What is a health service provider?
Informs careful handling of health information and why personal reflection remains offline.