MAKING GROUPS WORK
This one-day course is aimed at any professional or volunteer tasked with delivering group work regularly in a community setting. It is specifically tailored for those running groups of service users who can be described as “hard to reach”.
The course is delivered in the following formats:
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Small group discussion
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Games and activities
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Larger group feedback
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Active participation
Course aims:
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To facilitate participants’ understanding of group development and delivery.
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To enable participants to explore the challenges of facilitating a group.
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To offer a range of solutions and examples of successful group delivery.
Course objectives:
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To introduce participants to group theory, and how it relates to their own work with service users.
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To present and use practical strategies to encourage engagement, retention and involvement in groups provided in the community.
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To explore troubleshooting and issues within groups and identify solutions to common problems.
Appropriate participants:
Professionals and/or volunteers leading or supporting group work. This could include homeless support workers, rehabilitation workers, youth workers, those working or volunteering in community organisations such as Home Start and local charities delivering outreach work in a group environment.
Next course dates:
Thursday, 27th January 2022 at The Education Centre, St Joseph’s Hospice, Hackney, London E8 4SA.
To book a place on this course, please email enquiries@bemagnificent.uk or call 07986 951154
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