Table 1.

Step by step diagram of the IARA training sessions (HCPs, healthcare professionals; IARA, IARA Model^®; SWOT, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats analysis).

First Meeting: 8 Hours
IARA Trainers	Aims	Methodology	Example	Homework
Nurse/Psychologist and HCPs director	Learn IARA principles	taught class	-	-
	create a working group in order to aware the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels present in each person	use of open questions filled out individually and then shared with the group	sharing of spare time activities, expectations, desires etc.	increase one’s self-awareness at work and at leisure through continuous questions on the here and now
	develop awareness both of the here and now and positive qualities belonging to everyone	HCPs write at least seven qualities that belong to themselves. When the qualities are fewer, the group helps to reach the seven ones	working group and sharing on qualities; at the end everyone chooses a positive quality of himself and shares it with the group	increase the list of one’s positive qualities, recognize them also in others
	develop the use of the insight as a tool for personality integration	taught class: the importance of the use of words, in particular from “must” to “will”	HCPs share use of their language in a workplace, leisure, families etc.	paying attention to the use of words in daily life
Second meeting: 8 hours
IARA trainers	Aims	Methodology	Example	Homework
Nurse/Psychologist/Neuroscientist and HCPs director	learn the principles and techniques of counseling	use of principles of counseling using clinical case exercises	role-play using principles and techniques of counseling	use principles and techniques of counseling in daily life
	learn how to improve the emotional awareness	taught class: emotions, breathing techniques, and principles of psychosynthesis (Oval and Star diagram)	Breathing exercises; role-play using principles and techniques of psychosynthesis	pay attention to the breath, emotions and try to regulate them thorugh both breath and techniques of psychosynthesis in daily life
	improve the patient-centered care	clinical case exercises	role-play using clinical cases	recognize the relational dynamics and apply personalized assistance to the patient
T hird meeting: 8 hours
IARA trainers	Aims	Methodology	Example	Homework
Nurse/Psychologist and HCPs director	learn SWOT analysis	taught class: SWOT analysis	work in small groups applying SWOT analysis in a clinical case	using SWOT analysis in workplace and in daily life
	learn creative imagination	taught class: use of creative imagination in daily life	exercises of creative imagination in a group	using creative imagination in daily life
	learn techniques of the IARA	taught class	use of awareness drawing, qualities and music	using techniques of IARA in daily life
Fourth meeting: 8 hours
IARA trainers	Aims	Methodology	Example	Homework
Nurse/Psychologist and HCPs director	learn the "Seven Psychological Types" according to psychosynthesis	taught class: overview of the "Seven Psychological Types"	work in small groups where each group deepens one of the "Seven Psychological Types"	during daily life pay attention to one’s own typology and that of others
	planning changes in the group through new shared objectives	taught class: methodology to planning changes according to IARA	work in small groups aiming at building new planning	continue work in small group
	improve awareness regarding people’s qualities	excercises on people’s qualities	excercise called "Quality roll"	recognize the qualities in each person during daily life