Announcement- Criteria Change to unlock Listener Community Room!

@ASilentObserver Thanks Obs! This sounds like a more achievable and faster way to enable Listeners to use the LCR. I look forward to seeing how it works out

Listening .... One Step At A Time

@ASilentObserver thanks Obs for thinking of the best for our listener community

@ASilentObserver

Hi Obs, thank you for looking into the changes! Can I recommend different guides though? Listeners do not gain access to the peer trainings unless they mark down that they have a lived experience. Some listeners do not have or choose not to display lived experiences.

@MonBon - Thank you for pointing this out, MonBon! I still don't know where to look for the (insert right term for learning thing), but I hope those above are linked to the right pages. Also I didn't know I must have at least one topic marked as 'lived experience!' I would have easily been confused times 3 instead of *just* confused x2. And I agree with you, that while some may have 'lived experience' in a certain area - that doesn't mean he/she wants that posted on his/her profile (public profile!). ~BooksHugs

P.S. As here 'they' (who is that anyway?) have taken away my access to the Listener Community Room ... is there a way or would 'they' ever take away my "purple checkmark" signaling that I am a verified listener?

@BooksHugsandTea6370

As of now there is no process for becoming unverified, but I can't speak for the future. Presumably if such a change would occur, the community management team would keep everyone in the loop similar to this type of post.

@ASilentObserver Great Plan to come up with... !

@ASilentObserver Yay, thanks for the lovely update. Appreciate all your support and hard work. :)

@ASilentObserver

I can only think that the new requirements will ensure the intent of listeners to be here to learn and help members while enjoying these rooms.The rules are clearly listed at the bottom of the page, but unfortunately there are some that don't do their part to ensure an inclusive, warm, and welcoming environment.

@ASilentObserver

Looking forward to seeing what everyone thinks of this change and what it will do for LCR's environement!

@Supportivetime74

Hi obs, what if i just took peer training 1, 2, 3, & 4. and I did pass them all. Who do I report it too?

Did those 4 guides so how do get access

Oh, that`s why I have lost access to the Listener community room... Since I got an old requirement...

Important note!

I realized not many are comfortable to put their lived experiences on their profiles and that is unable to get access to peer training guides!

I hear your concerns and totally agree with you. Not many of us are comfortable sharing the lived experiences! It is okay.

As per the discussions I had, we figured out there is the other way around to get access to the training!

We have topics like Student Life, General Mental Health, Work Stress, Forgiveness and a few more which I believe we all experience regardless of our roles! So, we can pick one of those to get access to PS guides and get things done!

The purpose to lower the criteria was to boost engagement while ensuring we learn things!

I hope it helps everyone! If you still have any concerns or questions, please share!

Thank you, everyone!

@ASilentObserver

I'm so glad that you mentioned this! This very question came up yesterday in the LSR. I said the very same thing and that I could understand how anyone might feel uncomfortable with sharing that type of information. No reason to overly share if not comfortable, not really the point of having access to the trainings in my opinion as well! I mentioned the value of the peer trainings and they are some of the best trainings we have access to! Click on something, anything to get access if need be. One and done!

Hello, I just became a listener today and I need help in updating the profile settings because it seems that I cant write certain stuff? I'm a little bit confused and since this is new for me I just need some guidance. Thank you@SparkyGizmo

@HelpingHand9812

Welcome to the team! I would be happy to help you! You can pm me if you would like and I will do my best to help you along! I will be on and off the computer for a little bit, I'll keep trying to check in my pms and I will check here too. If for some reason, we aren't able to content, feel free to go to the Listener Support Room as well. You can get there by clicking on the question mark in the right hand corner or the drop down tab under group chats!

@SparkyGizmo

oops *connect* sorry about the typo

Thank you!@SparkyGizmo

@ASilentObserver this is a very good plan monbon had asked this question when this update initially came out but no response was given glad to see it has now though

@CaringBrit - I see you! Happy 5 years at 7cups! That shows commitment, I appreciate that! Congrats, dear and keep coming back to us, ok? ~ BooksHugs

@BooksHugsandTea6370 i will :)

@ASilentObserver - Hi Obs :) This change does not help me at all at the current moment as I have the Verified Listener, but I don't even know where these other learning thingys are (Peer Support 1, etc). So if I want to get into the Community Room -which I most definitely do at times - it feels like there's a lot of work ahead of me. At this time (mid-end of December), for me at least, this change is very unwelcome. I guess it depends on "what kind"(?) of Listeners we want to allow access to the LCR. ~ sad BooksHugs

@BooksHugsandTea6370 My apologies for the inconvenience Book! Our thought to ease the process and no stress everyone!

Please follow these steps to get access to Listener Community Room!

Step1. Go to https://www.7cups.com/listener/editAccount.php & Select the topics on which you may have lived experiences and comfortable to share w/ community! If you are uncomfortable, you can pick general topics like "Student Life", "Forgiveness", "Work Stress", "General Mental Health" and others! and click "Save Changes"

Step 2- Go to https://www.7cups.com/listener/training.php and click on Listener Community Guide, Peer Training 1, 2 & 3 to read and complete them..

Step 3. Once you complete the training, you will have badges - Community 101, Peer Training 01, Peer Training 02, Peer Training 03 as shown in the screenshot below!

Step 4. Go to https://www.7cups.com/connect/groupChatrooms.php & find Listener Community Room in the list to enter!

I hope it helps everyone! <3

@vroomvrooom you didn't! Vroom!

Step 1. Go to your profile settings and select a topic under lived experiences! Eg. Work Stress and save the changes!

Step 2. Go to Training and certification page to read and complete first three Peer training guides. After completion of each guide, you will be get its badge!

Step 3. Once you will have all 4 badges- Community 10, Peer Training 1,2 &3 , you will able to see LCR in the room list!

@vroomvrooom in settings theirs a checkbox for catagories you are comfortable discussing a checkbox for topics not comfortable then lived experience ones you need to select the 3rd box ones choose some to unlock the peer trainings like obs has said

Hey, uhm besides the badges ... is the hangout room and community room the same? for the same purposes? what topics aren't allowed on all 7 cups? Including these listeners rooms?

About Listener support room? Can we chat lighthearted topics?

I am kind of confused with this.

Thanks.

@ifyouknowtocountcountwithme

Good question IfYouKnow. Listener Community Room and Hangout is for the same purpose i.e. Lighthearted chats. Listener support rooms n teen listeners primarily be used for seeking and providing support. Though, if room is slow, listeners can have lighthearted chats but as soon as someone reach out for support, all casual chats need to be paused to focus on providing support.

It is requested to not discuss or engage in conflicting or inappropriate topics like politics, religion, sex to name a few.

Thank you for bringing this.

@ASilentObserver Oh ok, so I was right. It just that a few mods I feel was way too strict and I didn't feel welcomed, I just dislike it honestly.

@ifyouknowtocountcountwithme I am sorry to hear it IfYouKnow for your rough experience. Though it is group support rooms, all are welcomed to join and participate as long as we complying with chatroom guidelines. We would love to have your presence and participation in the rooms.

@ASilentObserver
they ask peer trainings, but those unlock only if you selected one of your topics as "direct living experience" on your profile. the post should mention it. since many listeners dont want write publically on their profile what issues they experienced themselves

@vivelespatates Vive, as a human we might have different things we experienced and we could use a general category to unlock peer support training. Like general mental health, or student support, etc? They are the topics in which we all have life experience.

@ASilentObserver of course, i think we all have, but its just good to just specify how unlock them so if someone doesnt find them they may fix it

@ASilentObserver

I did all of the steps and passed the trainings and stuff but I don't see the Listener Community Room in the list. Why is that?