Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs - VT Department of Health
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Advanced Group Facilitation Skills
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The primary goal of this seminar is to:
- Support participants in working with other skilled facilitators to build their understanding of the complex facilitation challenges they face.
- Apply several collaborative solution seeking protocols in order to generate possible solutions to identified challenges.
- Generate mini-action plans to implement solutions.
- Build an on-going support network among participants.
- Have some fun.
People signing up for this session should have strong foundational facilitation skills. Such skills include the following:
- Ability to listen well, paraphrase, summarize and highlight commonalities and difference of opinions of team members.
- Skills for eliciting participation from quiet members, skills at managing dominant team members.
- Understanding the role and responsibilities of a facilitator.
- Understanding the difference between discussion and dialogue, advocacy and inquiry.
- Building and facilitating productive agendas.
- Ability to apply multiple strategies for facilitating agenda items beyond open conversation.
- Skills at helping groups reach consensus.
- Skillful management of difficult conversations and conflict.
- Strategies for collecting feedback and mapping improvement strategies.
Prior to the seminar, each participant will be asked to write and submit a mini-case study or outline describing the facilitation challenge(s) s/he would like to focus on during the session. These case studies will be shared with all seminar participants. We will select a few of these to focus on as a group. But each person will have time to think about, discuss and generate solutions to their particular challenge.
Please email case study to: jonudis@together.net
Trainer: Jon Udis, M.Ed., Upstream Educational Services
About Jonathan Udis:
Prior to starting his consulting practice in 1991, Jon was a classroom teacher, principal and residential treatment director. Jon offers training, coaching and facilitation supports and services to a wide variety of educational, and human service agencies. Jon presents at conferences throughout North America and teaches graduate courses for several universities. Jon is well known for his passion for learning, his love of teaching and his commitment to helping every child and family receive the supports needed for healthy development. Jon lives with his family outside of Montpelier, Vermont.
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Location:
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Montpelier, VT
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Dates:
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Nov 10, 2005
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Times:
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9:30 – 4:00 p.m.
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Cost:
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- Early Registration (Registration prior to two weeks of the training) $30, includes training, snacks, and materials for all VAPA members. $45 non-members.
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Registration:
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Please email case study to: jonudis@together.net
Space is limited – register early!
Send registration form below (or a copy) with your check or purchase order number payable to:
Center for Health and Learning www.healthandlearning.org
28 Vernon Street, Suite 319 e-mail: Hannah@healthandlearning.org
Brattleboro, VT 05301 fax: (802) 254-5816
IMPORTANT: If you are registering through your organization or agency, please send/e-mail or fax a copy of your registration form directly to Center for Health and Learning to ensure enrollment.
A confirmation notice with directions will be sent to each participant.
To cancel your registration, contact Center for Health and Learning at (802) 254-6590.
Call Center for Health and Learning with questions or to arrange special needs. (Vegetarian meals are always available and facilities are wheelchair accessible.)
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For more information, call Center for Health and Learning at (802) 254-6590
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