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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Bob Dick [mailto:bd@uqconnect.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Fri 9/07/2010 8:05 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Heather Gridley<BR><B>Subject:</B> "Advanced facilitation" workshop, 21-22 August, Brisbane<BR></FONT><FONT size=2><BR>On the weekend of 21-22 August 2010 I'm offering my annual two day<BR>skills-oriented workshop "Advanced facilitation" in Brisbane.<BR><BR>If you have colleagues or clients whom you think it will benefit,<BR>I'd be grateful if you'd bring it to their attention. It's priced<BR>at $660 ($600 + GST). There's an early-bird rate for payments<BR>received by 5 August. For deserving cases we also offer a small<BR>number of half price bursaries.<BR><BR>It is intended for people who already have some experience in group<BR>facilitation. It is likely to be relevant for managers and team<BR>leaders, educators, and workers in extension or landcare. Trainers<BR>who would like to move more into facilitation or consultancy, or<BR>develop their skills at experiential approaches, may also find it<BR>useful. They may not necessarily think of what they do as<BR>facilitation.<BR><BR>The workshop will help participants enhance their skills and<BR>understanding through a mix of theory, instruction, and practice.<BR><BR>The content will be negotiated with participants. However, it is<BR>likely to include a choice from the following:<BR><BR> o preparatory work for groups: goal setting, climate setting,<BR> relationship and community building<BR><BR> o designing, observing and diagnosing group process<BR><BR> o facilitating learning, change, and/or meetings for problem<BR> solving and decision making<BR><BR> o intervening in group sessions and meetings<BR><BR> o dealing with difficult people<BR><BR> o facilitating problem solving and decision making for complex<BR> issues.<BR><BR>There will be opportunities for participants to practise<BR>the skills in a supportive atmosphere, with helpful feedback.<BR><BR>I'll be using action research principles and processes to fine tune<BR>the workshop as it progresses. Knowing something of my style you<BR>can probably guess that it will be experiential and participative,<BR>with theory and practice well integrated.<BR><BR><BR>If you'd like further details you'll find them at <BR><BR> <A href="http://www.bobdick.com.au/">http://www.bobdick.com.au/</A><BR><BR>if you click on the workshop title. Or email me (see below).<BR><BR><BR>Warm regards -- Bob<BR><BR><BR> <BR>--<BR><BR> +- Bob Dick --------------------------------------------------+<BR> | bd at uqconnect.net <A href="http://uqconnect.net/action_research/">http://uqconnect.net/action_research/</A> |<BR> +-------------------------------------------------------------+<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV><p><span style=color:black;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",Arial,sans-serif><br>This email, including any attachment, is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. It is confidential and may contain personal information or be subject to legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use, disclosure, reproduction or storage of it is unauthorised. If you have received this email in error, please advise the sender via return email and delete it from your system immediately. Victoria University does not warrant that this email is free from viruses or defects and accepts no liability for any damage caused by such viruses or defects.</span></p></BODY></HTML>