SYA Guide - Guide Training TMT Overview Assessment.xlsx

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1		SYA Guide Training Assessment 1 etc.			Participant's Name	Participant's E-mail	Your Reflections What worked and did not during this session? Did it go according to your protocol? Please provid some insights.		TMT Scaffolded Model of Engagement (Degrees of Freedom) Please list the timing of each phase and describe briefly each invitation of DoF: Phase 1: DoF 1 & F/Phase 2: DoF 3 & 4/Phase 3: DoF 5 & 6
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3	SYA Shinrin Yoku Guide Practice Assessment Based on SYA Competencies Markers				YYYY	gmail.com
4	Find SYA Guide Assessment Markers Here (Week 2, Competencies) or on SYA Website				ZZZ	gmail.com
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6	Date of Review: 8 August 2024 Date of the session: 4 May 2026		Guide: Maria G.	Location: Park X, Nara, Japan Number of participants: 2
7			Session Duration: 2h15	Location: Park X, Nara, Japan Number of participants: 2
8	Category	Checklist	Guide	Explanation and SYA Markers Assessed	Score of 1	Score of 2	Score of 3	Score of 4
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10	Setting the Space/Opening	Welcoming How well did the guide welcome participants and ensure group bonding (participant-participant bonding)?	2	The guide should welcome participants by asking them how things are and inviting them to a bonding activity in the case of a group.	The guide did not welcome participants at all.	The guide abruptly welcome participants.	The guide welcome participants but without bonding activity.	The guide welcomed warmly participants by asking them how are things going and inviting them to share something.
11		Self-introduction How well did the guide share his/her story in relation to becoming a SYA Shinrin Yoku Guide/Nature?	2	The guide should share background about him/herself, WHYs he/she became a SYA Guide what is his/her connection with nature.	The guide did not introduce him/herself at all.	The guide introduced/shared who he/she is but without relation to Shinrin Yoku or vice versa.	The guide introduce who he/she and his/her story in relation to become SYA Guide, but very vaguely.	The guide introduce him/herself by capture his being and his/her relation to Shinrin Yoku.
12		Content (1) How well did the guide confirm the session content and potential risks.	1	The guide should confirm the session's subject with participants at the beginning of a session.	The guide did not confirm the topic and risks with participants at all.	The guide confirmed the topic with participants but without risks or vice versa.	The guide confirmed the topic and potential risks but not clearly with participants.	The guide confirmed the topic and potential risks with participants in a polite and clear manner.
13		Content (2) How well did the guide demonstrate knowledge about Shinrin Yoku?	2	The guide should demonstrate knowledge about Shinrin Yoku with participants.	The guide did not demonstrate knowledge at all.	The guide very vaguely mentioned what it is, but did not talk about benefits.	The guide mentioned some facts about Shinrin Yoku.	The guide captured the essence of what Shinrin Yoku is and is not and its physiological and psychological benefits.
14		Transformation How well did the guide explore the meaning of the session subject, outcome, and their potential for learning by using knowledge, own experiences and that of participants? (e.g. setting intentions, inviting to a conversation about forest, etc.)	1	The guide explores the session's significance and meaning, in addition to exploring session outcome along with the potential for learning.	The guide did not introduce the topic at all.	The guide introduced the topic briefly without exploring its significance, meaning or potential for learning.	The guide introduced the topic with exploring its importance, meaning, potential for learning very briefly.	The guide naturally explored the topic importance and potential for learning together with the session outcomes calmly and clearly.
15		AVERAGE SCORE	1.6
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17	Leading a Session	Human-Nature Connection How effective was the guide at facilitating human-nature connection via invitations?	4	The guide facilitates human-nature connection by inviting participants to take part in senses exploration in combination with nature relatedness to their lives.	The guide did not facilitate human-nature connectedness at all.	The guide only to a small degree facilitated the connection.	The guide facilitated the connection to a larger degree.	The guide naturally facilitated and explored participants connection to nature and themselves.
18		Human-Human Connection How effective was the guide at allowing the participants to have space to communicate/share?	3	The guide facilitates human-human connection by setting the space for participants to interact.	The guide did not facilitate human-human connectedness at all.	The guide facilitated connection among participant/s but it was abrupt in terms duration and only one time.	The guide facilitated connection among participant/s in a such a way that it was either too much or too little.	The guide facilitated connection with and among participant/s in a balanced and natural way by providing moments of sharing sufficient in frequency and duration.
19		Take-away Tools How effective was the guide at providing nature-connection tools to be used outside the session?	4	The guide facilitates the session in a such way that participants can make connection here (session) and 'tomorrow' (out-of session) and provides tools that can be used outside session.	The guide did not facilitate the session in a such a way that participants start to think they can apply invitations into their daily life at all, nor he/she provided any tools.	The guide provided the invitations throughout the session, but did not make participants connect them to 'tomorrow'.	The guide facilitated the process for participants to use what they have gained from the session in their everyday life only to some extent.	The guide facilitated the process for participants to use what they have gained from the session in their everyday life.
20		Individual-Group Session Dynamic How effective was the guide at maintaining balance between individual and group's needs? (only for group sessions)	3	The guide facilitates the space during a session in a such a way that dynamic between individual and group's needs are meet.	The guide focused only on group's needs by neglecting individual's ones or vice versa.	The guide only to some degree maintained a good balance.	The guide maintained a good balance throughout the session.
21		Solo Experience/Spaciousness How effective was the guide at allowing the participants to have space to explore by themselves.	1	The guide should be comfortable with giving space to participants and the use of silence to allow participants time to expereince whatever that is for them	The guide regularly interrupts the participant during the session and/or speaks the majority of the time.	The guide tended to offer questions, statements and/or advice immediately after the participant was done participate in the invitation.	The guide regularly offered brief pauses and space for the participant to think and for the majority of the time.	The guide demonstrated confidence in offering broader silence and plenty of space for the participant in their solo experience.
22		Knowledge How well did the guide demonstrate knowledge of shinrin yoku and related topics?		An effective guide keeps abreast with research on shinrin yoku topic and related research as well demonstrates expertise through his/her practice as SYA Shinrin Yoku Guide.	The guide was not able to demonstrate knowledge and is hesitant to share his/her experience.	The guide demonstrated little knowledge and cannot explain the basic concepts of shinrin yoku and on his/her own experience.	The guide demonstrated to some degree a good knowledge about both.	The guide is confident about the recent research on the topic of shinrin yoku and demonstrate expertise as a guide that is relevant to his/her way of conducting shinrin yoku experiences with recognizing that there are many different ways.
23		Acknowledgment How well did the guide partner with participants by acknowledging their intuition and what they need?		The guide should demonstrate partnership by inviting participants to explore possibilities without judgement during the session.	The guide fully controlled the participants throughout the session.	The guide partner with participants to some extent, but still could not let go of control.	The guide demonstrated (recognised and create opportunities) trust in the participants' intuition throughout the session by inviting them to self-exploration
24		Learning/Reflective Practise How well did the guide explore the participant's learning?		An effective guides helps the participants explore theirs thoughts for the purpose of creating and using learning and awareness in a non-forceful way and organically. The guide recognizes when to step back.	The guide forced participants to explore what they are learning.	The guide still need to learn how to maintain the balance and recognise when to take a step back.	The guide explored naturally the participant's Learning without forcing them and by giving them space to do it freely.
25		Permission How well did the guide do in asking for permissions and identifying where it is needed in the session?		The guide should identify areas/matters that may be sensitive and ask for permission.	The guide did not ask for permission at any point even when asking questions with potential of them being sensitive/personal.	The guide attempted to identify situations/matters but failed to ask for permission.	The guide did a somewhat good job in identifying these areas and asking for permissions.	The guide recognized that some activities/questions/ matters can be personal and asked for permission, thus allowing participants to have a choice.
26		Empathy How well did the instructor demonstrate empathy during the session?		The guide should be "observant, empathetic and responsive" towards participants by acknowledging and exploring shifts in energy, tone of voice, pace of speech, etc.	The guide did not directly demonstrate empathy towards participants.	The guide demonstrated empathy by matching the participants' energy occasionally, but was not very observant or responsive.	The guide demonstrated empathy matching the participants' energy and occasionally offered empathetic observations and/or questions.	The guide demonstrated empathy by consistently offering sincere empathetic response: silence, holding the space, etc.
27		Direct Communication How effective was the guide's use of Direct Communication?		The guide should be willing to offer moments of direct communication (observations, suggestions, acknowledgements, intuitions, etc.). However, the guide should not appear attached to the content of his/her direct communication being right.	The guide uses many, extended periods of Direct Communication without permission and without inviting the participants' open response.	The guide offered extended periods Direct Communication with some permission or invitation.	The guide offered moments of concise Direct Communication with permission or invitation for the participants to respond, though these moments lacked confidence on behalf of the guide.	The guide offers concise moments of Direct Communication that include natural requests for permission when offering the guide's observation and openly inviting participants to respond.
28		AVEREAGE SCORE	1.363636364
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30	Closing	Closing How well did the guide partner with the participants in closing the session? 1) Checking back on set intentions. 2) Sharing & Reflecting. 3) Tea ceremony (or other way of closing). 4) 'Gift' from the forest/session -take away. 5) Inviting particpants to give feedback.	0	The guide should encourage participants to reflect on what they have taken away from the session while also partnering with them to wrap up the conversation.	The guide abruptly closed the session without review and did not allow participants share their key takeaways.	The guide reviewed the session very well but without letting participants share their key takeaways.	Only participants shared their key-takeaways.	The guide naturally closed and supported the participants in reviewing and closing the session in addition to allowing participants sharing their key-takeaways.
31		AVERAGE SCORE	0
32	TOTAL AVERAGE		2.963636364
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