The course is designed to provide students with an extended skill set for effective small group facilitation. The course focuses on facilitator confidence, managing group dynamics, and unique challenges facilitators are likely to encounter. Students will achieve competency in running groups as a basic or developmental facilitator.
Course Objectives
This program provides students in the helping professions with knowledge of theory and experiential practice in the facilitation of groups.
Before the end of this course, students will demonstrate the following:
- Creating safety and openness in groups
- Giving and receiving effective feedback
- Facilitative roles
- Personality and facilitation style
- Encouraging participation
- Basic vs. developmental facilitation
- Stages of group development
- Managing and promoting group energy
- The facilitator as trainer
- Working under pressure
- Operating extemporaneously
- Working through distractions
- Using humour
- Managing difficult group members
- Managing conflict
- Mediation techniques
- Using language effectively
- Co-facilitation
- Overcoming personal blocks to successful facilitation
Additional Information
Found in These Programs: Addiction Counsellor Diploma, Professional Counsellor Diploma
Course Type: Evening (PT)
Course Length: 12 weeks
Course Hours: 48
Prerequisites: None
Other Requirements: Enrollment in Addiction Counsellor Diploma, Professional Counsellor Diploma program, or special permission from the admissions department
