1. Facilitation 101

2. Facilitation Skills…
Help in discussing issues, maintaining harmony with the spiritual principles, like unity, anonymity, and group conscience
Can help identify solutions for many of the problems we encounter in NA at many different levels
By improving our facilitation skills we are able to enjoy the workshop process more and enhance our own recovery

3. Facilitation Tools…

4. Goals of the Session Setting up a facilitated session
Basic facilitation skills
Questioning
Organizing
Connecting
Not specific discussion outcomes!

5. Setting Up a Session
Task: Your group is to create a brief (5 min) introduction presentation
Introduce & define your topic; explain goals of session (like we just did)
Remember Brainstorming Guidelines and Ground Rules as you work!

6. Key Facilitation Skills
Prepare, prepare, prepare
Listen, listen, listen
Encourage participation
Consider physical influences
Questioning, Organizing, Connecting

7. Small Group Discussion
Discuss question on handout

8. Large Group Discussion
Hear responses from tables
Remember:
Question
Connect
Organize

9. Facilitation 101