FACETS®

This facet is best described as the ability to ‘tune into’ the prevailing group dynamics. Awareness asks the question, ‘What is really going on?’ It tends to inform the quality of intervention that a facilitator provides, often getting below the surface to explore assumptions, attitudes, beliefs, and anxieties. Awareness guides the skillful exploration of relationships and the understanding of social systems, and the appropriate response to equality, diversity, and dominance. It is foundational to qualities such as safety, being genuine, having positive regard, etc.

This facet honours the ethical framework within which practitioners operate, and points towards professional standards and good practice. It encompasses such areas as diversity, equality, integrity, and the environment. It transcends the mere agreeing to an ethical statement by supporting practitioners to ‘walk their talk’ and to demonstrate their values in action.

This facet attends to the area of supervision, personal maintenance, and well-being. As with any ‘helping’ profession, facilitators often face difficult behaviours, resistance, and complex situations. Over time the gradual build-up of client material can have a detrimental effect on performance. This facet seeks to ensure that facilitators regularly attend to their own support needs, and thus continue to serve their clients well.