This interactive course provides for counseling practitioners with any level of experience with groups, advanced skills and insights necessary for effective group facilitation, a therapeutic approach that fosters deep growth and connections among participants. Through a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical applications, you will enhance your ability to create and maintain inclusive, growthful environments that promote healing and transformation.
We will cover the stages of group development in detail, offering specific facilitation strategies tailored to each stage. Understanding these stages will allow you to anticipate and address the needs and challenges that arise as groups evolve. Handling conflict within groups is another critical skill that will be addressed, providing you with tools to manage and resolve disputes in a constructive manner.
The therapeutic value of activities within group settings cannot be overstated. This course will teach you how to purposefully use activities to enhance group cohesion and individual growth. You will also gain a deeper understanding of the importance of practitioner self-awareness, enabling you to reflect on your role and impact as a facilitator.
Self-awareness as a practitioner is key to effective group facilitation. This course will help you develop this self-awareness, enabling you to recognize and address your biases and improve your facilitation skills.
Additionally, we will explore the dynamics of oppression and power within group settings, equipping you with strategies to create a more equitable and supportive environment for all participants. By integrating real-world case studies and interactive scenarios, this course will deepen your understanding and application of advanced group facilitation techniques.
Gain confidence in managing group dynamics and facilitating meaningful connections among participants. Explore real-world case studies and interactive scenarios to enhance your understanding and skills.
Topics Covered:
- Creating and maintaining inclusive environments
- Stages of group development and corresponding facilitation strategies
- Handling conflict within groups
- Therapeutic value and purposeful use of activities
- Practitioner self-awareness
- Dynamics of oppression and power
Learning Objectives:
- List the stages of group development.
- Utilize therapeutic activities effectively in group practice.
- Differentiate and apply various types of therapeutic groups to meet specific needs.
- Foster growthful and inclusive group environments.
Enroll now to secure your spot in this essential training and join a community of professionals committed to making a difference.
This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Instruction consists of 3 hours of video instruction and a post-test.
Availability: From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.
Who Should Attend: This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
Teaching Methods: This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.
How to Attend: Instructions for attending and completing a course can be found here.
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Shira Sameroff, LCSW
Shira Sameroff, LCSW, is a therapist, coach, and teacher with experience rooted in decades of practice with people of diverse identities, ages, and life stories in a wide array of settings. Professional roles have included therapy, supervision, professional development training, coaching, teaching, community organizing, transformative decluttering and a decade and a half on the leadership team of a community-based social work agency in Brooklyn, NY, US.
Shira weaves a range of therapeutic healing modalities, including IFS, Hakomi, and other holistic, somatic, nature-based, and anti-oppressive practices into her practice. Shira offers therapy, coaching, and professional development for individuals and organizations around themes including group facilitation, working with shame, oppression-ending practices, giving and receiving feedback, empowering practice with youth, and tending to self as a practitioner.
Shira’s approach is collaborative, intuitive, creative, and full of heart and is rooted in my own lived experience of healing, learning, and emerging.
Disclosure Statement: The instructor for this course receive compensation for their services. There are no reported conflicts of interest to disclose.
Credit Hours: This course consists of 3 continuing education hours of credit.
Counselors:
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Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No, 6693. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0048.
Marriage and Family Therapists: Many MFT licensing boards accept our courses or one of the approvals which we have from professional associations. You can check with your board to determine if your licensing board would accept this course.
Social Workers:
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Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, #1609, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 05/02/2024 – 05/02/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.
Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Social Workers #SW-0435.
Addiction Professionals:
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This course has been approved by Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #193104, Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
Psychologists:
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Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Telehealth Certification Institute LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Psychologists #PSY-0128.
Art Therapists: Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists #CAT-0093.
Other Professionals: This course qualifies for 180 minutes of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.
This is a non-interactive, self-study course.
