How to utilize facilitation in your nursing courses Donna L. Ricketts RN, MSN, OCN© Kristina G. Petrey RN, MSN

Objectives: The participant will: Describe facilitation methods. Identify opportunities for facilitation practices in selected nursing courses. List the process of focused conversation with selected nursing student groups. List available resources for facilitation training.

Objective 1 The participant will describe facilitation methods.

Facilitation Methods Focused Conversation Consensus Group Method Workshop Planning

Focused Conversation A skillful use of questioning by a facilitator that provides an environment for collective processing to occur within a limited time frame. O.R.I.D.

Focused Conversation Aims of Conversation Rational What the group needs to know Experiential How the group needs to feel

Consensus Group Method Uses Focused Conversation to guide group to reach a consensus or a resolution Method – Determine Aims – Guided Questions – Participants write ideas – Cluster ideas – Formulate answer

Workshop Planning Preparation and pre-planning to have a successful workshop

Objective 2 The participant will identify opportunities for facilitation practices in selected nursing courses.

Facilitation in Nursing Programs Clinical Post Conference – Workshop question: How can we effectively deal with emotionally challenging clients? – Rationale aim: List methods to positively deal with emotionally challenging clients – Experiential aim: Discover personal feelings about emotionally challenging clients

Facilitation in Nursing Programs Student Success Course Workshop question: How can I become proactive? Rational aim: Student will identify reactive and proactive thought processes. Experiential aim: Student will become more self-aware of own degree of proactivity

Facilitation in Nursing Programs Nursing Math Course Workshop question: How can I be successful with dosage calculations? Rational aim: To explore methods of improving dosage competency skills. Experiential aim: For students to become comfortable with dosage calculation.

Facilitation in Nursing Programs How else could these techniques be used? Others-Can you envision facilitation in your program?

Objective 3 The participant will list the process of focused conversation with selected nursing student groups.

Facilitation: How? Workshop Question Rational Aim Experiential Aim Set the stage: O. R. I. D. © © The Institute of Cultural Affairs, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2000.

Facilitation: How? Steps: Establish rules Focused conversation Give each participant 3-5 cards Allow 5-10 minutes for participants to write “answers”

Facilitation: How? Pass up the idea most liked and place randomly on board Pair up the ideas Pass up cards with different ideas Cluster ideas into groups Give the clusters a 3-5 word name or title that answers the workshop question

Facilitation: How? Create New Ideas Group New Ideas Titling the Group Confirming the Group Work

Let’s Practice Volunteers…Anyone? Workshop Question: How can I stay current in my practice?

Demonstration Process What worked? What didn’t? Clarification.

Demonstration Process Rational aim: Participant will be exposed to the facilitation process. Experiential aim: Participant will discover methods to stay current in their practice.

Resources for Formal Facilitation Training It is strongly recommended that you receive formal training on facilitation methods prior to conducting a workshop.

Objective 4 The participant will list available resources for facilitation training.

Resources for Formal Facilitation Training Facilitation Center, Eastern Kentucky University The Institute of Cultural Affairs, US The Institute of Cultural Affairs, UK International Association of Facilitators

Resources for Formal Facilitation Training Creative Advantage Bourke & Associates Leadership Strategies, Inc. Training Resources Group, Inc.

Resources for Formal Facilitation Training Tapestries International Communications, Inc. Professional Resources Group, LLC

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