Professional Certificate in Group Facilitation Skills
This five-day training program offers an introduction to the theory and practice of group facilitation. The course is designed to help health practitioners develop an understanding of group dynamics, as well as adding group facilitation to their repertoire of skills
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
The Course is designed for those working with groups in a variety of settings, including mental health and other health related services, drugs and alcohol recovery services, therapy, counselling, probation and prison services, social care, children and young people’s services and education providers. It will also be of benefit to those who wish to develop a greater understanding of team and organisational dynamics.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
The course is designed as an introduction to groupwork skills – focusing on particular areas that are designed to give you the knowledge, understanding and practical skills necessary to go about setting up and facilitating an effective group. Having completed this course, you will be able to obtain experience in facilitation of support group under supervision and offer support group to a small short-term group, and demonstrate techniques to initiate, maintain, support and facilitate a group in its evolution. You will also have basic understanding of some conscious and unconscious group dynamics, understand what a group facilitator’s role is, understand group boundaries, create and maintain them and understand how groups affect facilitator emotionally.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF DOING THIS COURSE?
This five-day training program offers an introduction to the theory and practice of group facilitation. The course is designed to help health practitioners develop an understanding of group dynamics, as well as adding group facilitation to their repertoire of skills. The course offers a supportive environment and an opportunity to learn about the fundamental skills required in facilitating effective groups. It also gives unique opportunity for counsellors and health professionals to gain a basic understanding of both conscious and unconscious processes and dynamics that permeate all groups.
Venue: Dublin West
Duration: 5 Days - 30 Hours Programme (10am-5pm each day)
Next Start Date: TBC
Syllabus:
Day 1: Introduction to the Group Work Practice: Exploration of the Theories and Approaches to Group Facilitation
Day 2: Growing a Group: Preparations, Dynamic Administration and Assessment Interviews
Day 3: The Group in Action: Conscious and Unconscious Group Dynamics
Day 4: Working with diversity and Complexity Issues
Day 5: Integration/ Assessment Day
Assessed Award:
PCI College Certificate In Group Facilitation Skills
This is a Contining Professional Development Course specifically designed for Counsellors & Psychotherapist (including Students) and other helping professionals with therapeutic experience.
If you have any questions about your eligibility, contact us at enquiries@pcicollege.ie or 01-4642268.
Day 1
Introduction to the Group Work Practice: Exploration of the Theories and Approaches to Group Facilitation
At the first day of the programme we will look at the theoretical contributions to understanding group work. We will also discuss different types and models of group facilitation and its implications.
Day 2
Growing a Group: Preparations, Dynamic Administration and Assessment Interviews.
The second course day takes a look at crucial components of the beginning stages of planning successful group.
Day 3
The Group in Action: Conscious and Unconscious Group Dynamics.
Day 4
Working with diversity and Complexity Issues.
Day 5
Integration/ Assessment Day
The Integration Day takes place in a group discussion setting, where participants are given the opportunity to outline and describe how they have integrated the learning from the four core workshops and applied it to their practice. The integration Day will solidify learning, and provides an opportunity for case discussion and supervision/assessment. We will revisit most important concepts discussed during the training.
Learning Outcomes:
Skills
Having completed this course, you will be able to: