Group Facilitation Skills-Part two

Group Facilitation Skills-Part Two

Working with groups can be an excellent way to engage people in learning, support, self-awareness and creating connection. This workshop will focus on a number of aspects of facilitating groups. The workshop will be a mixture of theory and practical activities to help you feel confident in running your group. 

The areas we will cover:

1. Further exploration of facilitating the dynamics of a group. We will refresh and further explore ideas around power, emotion, conflict and diversity in groups and how to actively work with them. 
2. We will look at various ways to structure and plan group work. Within this we will consider differences between therapy groups, support groups, personal development groups and learning groups.
3. We will explore being creative within groups and how we feel about our own creativity.
4. We will consider self-care as a facilitator in order to practice in our roles into the future.

This workshop will be facilitated in a relaxed, informative and experiential way. I will also share my own experiences and learning from groups. Please come prepared to share and learn from others!

Trainer - Aileen McCormack

Aileen McCormack is a Person Centred Counsellor, Supervisor (Individual and group) and FE Lecturer in Counselling, working in Glasgow and Edinburgh. She is also a member of BACP.

Aileen spent four years working as a Counsellor for both Crossreach, Glasgow and two years with the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Foundation, Manchester. Prior to her counselling career she was employed within the homeless sector and a Macmillan Cancer Support funded programme.

Aileen has been teaching facilitation and personal development to groups for 10 years. Aileen is interested in working with teams and groups to help them perform better through development of listening and communication skills, learning to be with difference in groups, understanding and responding to conflict and feedback.

Cost 
Early Bird - Standard £95 / Trainee Counsellor £75 until 3 August 2024
Therafter: Standard £115 / Trainee Counsellor £95 

Handouts and CPD certificate are included in the price.

Please note that a delegate space is not guaranteed until payment is received.