Facilitating Meetings and Groups Course

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Taught by experienced facilitators and teachers, this course is for those who manage groups, meetings, and multi-party mediation cases. Tips, strategies, planning and communication approaches to managing groups of people. Via Zoom.

Instructors: Sara Barnes is the Executive Director of MV Mediation and has taught, facilitated, mediated and coached for over forty years. Deb Lynandale is a mediator, instructional specialist, facilitator and workshop presenter committed to equity and justice. David Ross is a nationally recognized commercial mediator with teaching and consulting experience. All instructors have significant higher education teaching experience and have facilitated a wide array of diverse groups through many dilemmas and challenges.

October 16 • 4:00-6:00 Facilitator roles and approaches
October 23 • 4:00-6:00 Developing facilitator skills, beginning a facilitation project
October 30 • 4:00-6:00 Preparing for the meeting--goals and meeting design
November 6 • 4:00-6:00 Preparing for the meeting--logistics and other prep
November 13 • 4:00-6:00 Beginning the meeting - community building, managing tone
November 20 • 4:00-6:00 During the meeting –using agendas, supporting decision-making
November 27 • 4:00-6:00 Different facilitation contexts (training, etc.)
December 4 • 4:00-6:00 During the meeting - tough topics and complex scenarios
December 11 • 4:00- 6:00 Topics TBD
December 18 • 4:00-6:00 Celebrating success, next steps

Cost is $500.
Scholarships are available on a case by case basis. Those working in the Massachusetts Community Mediation network can received reduced rates due to Commonwealth funding.

Please send email to info@mvmediation for more information.

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