[Ailist] Facilitation Training Feedback

[Marti Roach]

Dear Steve

The Institute of Cultural Affairs, which owns the IP for the Technology of
Participation methods has created a certified facilitator credential. Part
of the certification is a portfolio of work and part is survey feedback from
those who have observed the facilitator's work and clients who have
benefited from the facilitator's work.  The whole certification and the
surveys include content areas that correspond to the assessment I sent out,
along with some specific questions to demonstrate mastery of the particular
ToP methodologies.

 

So, I think you could do something similar.  I would think you would want to
tailor it to your particular purpose. 

 

I also think there are strong benefits in self assessment as well, and
viewing facilitation as a mastery journey that we continually advance on if
we choose to keep learning and growing skills. There may be a threshold of
minimal competency to facilitate the family conferences and identification
of areas where continued learning and growth can occur.

 

Hope this helps. I am sure others on the listserv have ideas on this as
well, --Marti

 

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Marti Roach, MSW

Facilitation, Planning & Fund Development Services

Center for Strategic Facilitation

 <http://www.strategicfacilitation.com/> www.strategicfacilitation.com

PH: 925.376.3853

FAX: 925.376.6827

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From: Capela2 at aol.com [mailto:Capela2 at aol.com] 
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 3:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [Ailist] Facilitation Training Feedback

 

Marti

 

The assessment tool was very interesting.

Currently the child welfare system in NY is moving toward family team
conferencing and one key ingredient is the role of the facilitator who will
run the family conferences.

 

The question I would have is, can this tool be used to observe a facilitator
running these conferences to determine if he or she would be a good
facilitator?

 

Other question, would this be a good tool to use to assess whether the
person has the skills. Specifically, make up a mock family team conference.
Have a group role play individuals who would be at the team conference to
see if the person has the skills?

 

Stan Capela