Facilitation Midterm

The Experiential Cycle

• Concrete Experience (DO IT)

• Reflective Observation (WHAT)

• Abstract Conceptualization (SO WHAT)

• Active Experimentation (NOW WHAT)

Creating ‘safe’ environments

• Challenge By Choice

  • Challenge participants to fully participate in an activity knowing that different activities are going to pose different levels of challenge to different participants

• Safety Introduction

  • Physical and emotional needs like water and food, sun protection, cold protection, weather, attire, others, self, and spotting.

• Circles

  • Put yourself in front, facing the sun

  • Equalizer

  • Makes it easy to engage with each other

• Leader modeling

  • Setting a positive example

Multiple Intelligences

• Logical-Mathematical

• Bodily-Kinesthetic

• Visual-Spatial

• Lingustic-Dialog

• Musical

• Interpersonal

• Intrapersonal

• Natural Environment

• Miscilaneous others

The general definition of:

• Facilitation

  • To make easier

  • Produce change and learning

• Processing

  • Reflection

  • Kolb’s cycle (what, so what, now what)

• Debriefing

  • Guiding post activity discussions

• Frontloading

  • Setting the stage before an activity

• Reinforcing

  • Using several methods to teach the same thing

• Sequencing

  • Order of a program in increasing difficulty

• Framing

  • Conceptual framework of a program or initiative

• Gatekeeping

  • A technique that helps ensure everyone has a chance to participate in discussions

• Stake

The 4 elements of a successful program- Quicksilver pg. 5-13

• Trust

• Communication

• Cooperation

• Fun

Full Value Contract- What is the purpose/value and elements that might be included

• A full value contract is an agreement between a group that outlines how they will work together and support each other

• Communication

• Safety

• Honesty

• Attitude

The role of the Leader- tips & tricks, setting up discussion, dealing w/silence, leading by example

• Make things easier for clients

• Facilitate instead of dictate to ensure better results

• Vary learning experinces

• Know the purpose

• Suit facilitation to purpose

• Understand your personal belief system

• Be neutral but not distant

• Understand and be clear on your role

• Strive for ethical practices

• Ask questions and avoid statements

• Guide discussions

• Single speaking

• Right to pass

• Confidentiality

• Possitivity Speech

• Pauses

• Listen

• Validate

• Summarize

DDADA- Presenting Activities

• Describe

• Demonstrate

• Ask Questions

• Do

• Adapt

The Stages of Group Development

• Forming

• Storming

• Norming

• Performing

• Transforming

The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team

• Results

• Accountability

• Commitment

• Conflict

• Trust

A.P.P.L.E. Model of Facilitation

• Assess

• Plan

• Prepare

• Lead

• Evaluate

‘Catching Fish’- pg. 35 Quicksilver

• Lake= group’s experinces

• Fish= issues from experinces

• Read the ripples

• Begin with a broad net

• Ask follow up questions at a ripple

• Small fish may lead to bigger ones

Debriefing topics- What is it? How do you do it?

• Debrifing is a post activity guided discussion

• Expressing appropriate feelings

• Appriciating self and others

• Asking for what you want

• Communicating effectively

• Cooperating

• Defering judgement

• Leading others

• Liking yourself

• Making group decisions

• Respecting human commonalities

• Respecting human differences

• Trusting the group

Be able to articulate different styles/models of debriefing/processing

• Self-guided (AJ)

• Thumbs up

• Claydough

Know some sample questions related to different group outcomes

• Communicatipon= can you give an example of when you communicated effectively with someone else in the group?

• Cooperation= how did it feel to cooperate?

• Leading= Who assumed a leadership position at any point?