WHAT’S NEW?

Certificate in Facilitation Skills In response to increasing interest from our existing graduates for further personal and professional development, we are now launching registrations for our Certificate of Facilitation Skills program. This is open to you, as a previously accredited facilitator at Level 1. We often hear experienced facilitators say there can be a low correlation between the number of meetings they have attended (or led) and their personal effectiveness as a facilitator, or a group member. Sometimes, no matter [...]

Virtual facilitator catch-up TOMORROW. A last-minute reminder. Join us for a lunchtime virtual catch-up On Thursday June 20th, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m (UK time). This is an informal 'drop-in' for those who would like to meet up. An opportunity to catch up with fellow facilitators, discuss our experiences, self-development, breathe, and reconnect. There's no fixed agenda other than saying "Hi". Drop in when you can, leave when you need to. Why not enjoy your lunch while we chat? Hope [...]

Practical Constellations Learning Day for advanced practitioners This is an opportunity for those experienced with working and facilitating at depth to explore individual issues/case-studies using a group constellations method. The main focus of the day is on the practical experience of facilitated constellations to map and resolve issues rather than on teaching of the constellations method. (But if you wish to learn about facilitating using this method, you can read more here and attend another of our Learning Days: An introduction to working [...]

Meeting with Chaos and Paradox – Making Friends with Zen and the Fertile Void Please see details below for an invitation to a 3 hour Transpersonal Facilitation Workshop to be held online via Zoom on Monday 20th May, starting at 10am UK time and led by AoF Board Member, Professor Paul Barber. This will be of particularly interest to leaders and facilitators who are interested in working with individuals and groups from a different, deeper perspective. This will be a hands-on virtual workshop where you [...]

An invitation to AoF graduates t's been a while since you attended our facilitation training. We hope your facilitation practice, and you yourself, are feeling enriched by our time together. We also trust that you are have been feeling and seeing some benefits with your groups? We are here to help you continue to learn and advance, so please read on for some ideas and opportunities for personal and professional advancement from here. We hope this information serves you [...]

Virtual catch-up March 2024/03/27 Join us for a lunchtime catch-up online Thursday 16th April 12:30 - 1:30 p.m (UK time). This is an invitation to an informal 'drop-in' for those who would like to meet up. An opportunity to catch up with fellow facilitators, discuss our experiences, breathe, and reconnect. There's no fixed agenda other than saying "Hi". Drop in when you can, leave when you need to. Why not enjoy your lunch while we chat? View the [...]

Introduction to Constellations - Learning Day 25th March 2024 An introduction to working with Constellations... And an invitation… On Monday March 25th 2024 I will be facilitating a learning day for AoF on the topic of constellations.  I thought it would be helpful to outline how and why I see constellations as a valuable tool for facilitators.  I am also writing this to help myself and others tune in to the day, and to gather my own thoughts on what is one [...]

Group Dynamics Places Available - 19-20 Feb 2024, Highfield Park A small number of spaces are still available on our two-day Group Dynamics training course, next running on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th February at Highfield Park in Hook, Hampshire (between Reading and Basingstoke, and close to London/M4/M3). This module provides solid grounding and builds confidence in skills for both new and experienced facilitators (managers, team leaders, chairs etc) and offers credit towards becoming an Accredited Facilitator. We can also offer this module at [...]

Gestalt-informed Bodywork for Group Facilitators Please see details of a 3 hour Bodywork workshop to be held online via Zoom on Monday 20th November, starting at 10am UK time and led by AoF Board Member, Professor Paul Barber. This will be of particularly interest to facilitators who are working in a therapeutic mode and also to those from other contexts and modalities who are curious about Gestalt and the transpersonal aspects of facilitation. Those enrolling in the workshop will [...]

Gestalt-Informed Bodywork Please see details below of a 3-hour Bodywork workshop to be held online via Zoom on Monday 20th November, starting at 10 am UK time and led by AoF Board Member, Professor Paul Barber. This will be of particularly interest to facilitators who are working in a therapeutic mode and also to those from other contexts and modalities who are curious about Gestalt and the transpersonal aspects of facilitation. Those enrolling in the workshop will receive an [...]