Co-facilitated session plan
For the purpose of this assignment, I propose to approach the hypothetical planning of a co-facilitated session with another party in three stages; pre-session, during the session and post- session.
Pre-session
I would consider the pre-session planning of a co-facilitated session with another party to be an imperative part of the process. As we would both need to work collaboratively throughout the process to help the group achieve goals, the main objective would be for us to meet well in advance of the meeting in order to get to know each other and establish a trusting and respectful relationship, whereby we would welcome constructive feedback and have the ability to work through any differences which may arise. …show more content…
Whoever was not presenting at the time, would sit quietly and observe and focus on what the other was saying and continue to make eye contact as a means of communication, validation and support, but this must be done in a way that did not distract members of the group. It would be agreed that under no circumstances should the person not presenting, leave the room. We will have also agreed, prior to the meeting, if there are items we do not have time to present, due to time constraints, one of us will communicate our availability during the break or after the meeting to the group (www.facilitatoru.com, 2017).
Post Session
Following the meeting, we will conduct a collaborative debrief and listen carefully and respectfully to one another’s evaluation before giving feedback. We will discuss what we feel went well and what we feel we may have done differently. It is important that we both provide honest feedback and highlight any particular behaviours which we found difficult or annoying such as being interrupted by the other. This evaluation time will help improve our communication moving forward should we participate in further co-facilitated sessions (www.facilitatoru.com,
For the purpose of this assignment, I propose to approach the hypothetical planning of a co-facilitated session with another party in three stages; pre-session, during the session and post- session.
Pre-session
I would consider the pre-session planning of a co-facilitated session with another party to be an imperative part of the process. As we would both need to work collaboratively throughout the process to help the group achieve goals, the main objective would be for us to meet well in advance of the meeting in order to get to know each other and establish a trusting and respectful relationship, whereby we would welcome constructive feedback and have the ability to work through any differences which may arise. …show more content…
Whoever was not presenting at the time, would sit quietly and observe and focus on what the other was saying and continue to make eye contact as a means of communication, validation and support, but this must be done in a way that did not distract members of the group. It would be agreed that under no circumstances should the person not presenting, leave the room. We will have also agreed, prior to the meeting, if there are items we do not have time to present, due to time constraints, one of us will communicate our availability during the break or after the meeting to the group (www.facilitatoru.com, 2017).
Post Session
Following the meeting, we will conduct a collaborative debrief and listen carefully and respectfully to one another’s evaluation before giving feedback. We will discuss what we feel went well and what we feel we may have done differently. It is important that we both provide honest feedback and highlight any particular behaviours which we found difficult or annoying such as being interrupted by the other. This evaluation time will help improve our communication moving forward should we participate in further co-facilitated sessions (www.facilitatoru.com,