Group Facilitation Skills

This course does not equip participants to deliver to therapeutic groups, however many aspects of the learning is relevant and helps participants to deliver group work in the therapeutic arena, as well as in the community education, vocational and industry training sectors.

The types of groups that students will be trained to facilitate could include, but are not limited to, communication skills, self-worth, anger management and conflict resolution courses; parenting programs; personal and relationship enrichment courses; health related education sessions and working with a range of participants including young people and culturally and linguistically diverse communities. The course is ideal for those who wish to work with groups where there is an educative element as well as some emphasis on the development of self-awareness, self-discovery, and the changing of attitudes and behaviour.

Course content:

• planning, structuring, writing and delivering a facilitation session(s)
• group development, process and dynamics: forming a group – ending a group
• learning principles and learning styles;  development of learning resources; delivery methods
• self disclosure; questioning techniques and handling feedback;
• setting and maintaining boundaries
• key differences between working with individuals and couples 
• dealing with difficult behaviours, balancing individual versus group needs
• self-care and safety issues, diversity and inclusion
• course evaluation