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The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation: Best Practices from the Leading Organization in FacilitationSandor Schuman, Editor |
The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation presents wide-ranging views of group facilitation in 37 chapters written by 50 leading practitioners and scholars in 7 countries and includes a CD with the first 5 issues of Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal. It provides an overview of the field for new and aspiring practitioners and a reliable reference for experienced group facilitators. This indispensable resource includes successful strategies and methods, foundations, and resources for anyone who works with groups, including chapters on:
- Competencies, values, and ethics of group facilitation
- Creating positive ongoing client relationships
- Building trust and improving communications
- Facilitating group brainstorming sessions
- Drawing out the best in people
- Developing a collaborative environment
- Designing and facilitating dialogue
- Managing conflicting agendas
- Working with multicultural groups
- Using improvisation
- Understanding virtual meetings
- Facilitating team start up
- Assessing group decision processes
- Building your expertise in facilitation