Counselors and other educators will learn the specialized skills—different from standard educational practices—needed to run support, treatment and aftercare groups with students, as well as the fundamentals of group development and group dynamics.

	“Everything was helpful to me: the group, the intimacy, the relationships, the learning, the ‘what ifs.’” —Katherine Hutchinson, Special Education Teacher,Palisades High School, Kintnersville, PA

Benefits

• gain confidence to facilitate any type of group
• build positive social bonds, trust and empathy among students and staff
• provide a safe, structured environment to express intense emotion and discuss sensitive issues
• help students do better work

Focus

• how to:
  • facilitate strong, constructive groups
  • foster openness in groups
  • teach students to give thoughtful feedback
  • start, close and process a group
  • work with a partner
  • work within a time frame
• basics of group dynamics and group development
• curative factors of groups
• group process versus group content
• exercises and team-building activities for groups

Agenda & Materials

• intensive practice facilitating different types of groups
• feedback from experienced group facilitators
• videos of actual groups
• discussion and analysis of videos

The first day runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and the second day runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Cost is $250 per person.

See the Training Schedule/Registration page for the current schedule and to register. For more information, email the IIRP Training & Consulting Division or call (610) 807-9221.