Group Facilitation Skills: Introductory Course

21st and 22nd September 2006

at the

Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation

Glencree

Co. Wicklow

Telephone: 01 2829711

Email: info@glencree.ie

Group facilitation is a creative process and a useful life skill. It can be applied in many different contexts. A lot of groups have great need of facilitation when they have important, difficult and complex issues to discuss and deal with. This course will help you to develop some of the practical skills that Glencree has learned over a number of years facilitating a wide range of groups.

Facilitators support open communication and group dynamics and help make people feel safe. You need a range of skills to achieve this. We would like to share some of our experience in this two-day workshop.

The course will be an opportunity to acquire some of these skills and develop the confidence to work with more challenging issues. It would be useful for teachers, trainers, youth and community workers or anyone with an interest or need to work with groups.

Course Themes/Topics 

1. What is facilitation? Glencree approach

2. Understanding & working with groups

3. Participation & inclusivity: Getting people involved

4. Active/Reflective Listening Skills

5. Styles of Facilitation

6. Session planning, running, recording, evaluating

7. Managing, working with conflict

8. Warming up/ active approaches/ games

Course Methodology

Non-formal approach to learning. Participants will be active and will learn the practical skills of working with groups creatively. There will be a chance to do some role plays to practice the skills. Reflection and peer review will also help to develop the skills and confidence of participants.

Cost

€100 includes instruction, course materials, coffee/tea breaks, and lunch. 

€12.50 extra for dinner at Glencree. 

€30 for overnight stays, per person per night. This includes continental breakfast.  The bedrooms are mostly shared and en suite.

Course Duration: 12 hours (2 days) 10 - 5pm both days

Number of Participants:  Maximum 15

Date:  21-22 September 2006, Thursday & Friday

Location: the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation in Co. Wicklow

How to get to Glencree

Click here to register to participate

Places are limited, so early booking is advised!

For More Information, please contact Eamon Rafter, edto@glencree.ie, 01 2829711