An introduction to facilitation skills

 With JOHN GLOSTER-SMITH, MAHPP

Learn a powerful tool for awareness, growth and change. Facilitation is an art, which when well executed, enables major realisations within those who participate. Facilitation is not about “doing things” but a way of serving, being with people, attending to them, asking effective questions and setting up processes that encourage ownership and empower others.

This experiential workshop will introduce you to key approaches to facilitation, to help you to:

• Understand and apply facilitative skills when leading groups
• Plan and structure a facilitative program and ensure safety
• Develop a sense of what is happening in a group, of “group process”
• Enhance your self-awareness as a leader
• Develop the key qualities of a facilitator
• Work with emotionally challenging issues

The workshop is for people who wish to use facilitation skills with groups, for example when leading training sessions in organisational settings, training people in therapeutic skills, leading personal development groups, or running meetings, focus groups, conflict resolution and other group activities. Or it could be you simply want to start leading your own group. Whatever the reason, you will come away enthused to try it out and make a difference for others!

Past participants said

"Practical and useful, an excellent workshop".
"Very useful workshop, skilfully structured and run. Enjoyable too".
"It was really beneficial and experiential and I had the opportunity to facilitate".
"I felt that you worked with respect and empathy and that you got the level that was appropriate for this particular group...I liked the way that you used process to encourage awareness of process".
"I enjoyed facilitating (inside out) going with whatever the group comes up with...connection/awarenesses of feeling".

John Gloster-Smith is a Gestalt-trained facilitator and coach with wide experience in Personal Development in organisational settings and in open workshops. He is an accredited member of the UK Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners (Educator and Group Facilitator). He also practises as a leadership consultant.

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