Orientation: Navigating the Course

0.2 Course Requirements & Structure

0.3 Learning Outcomes

0.4 Learning Methodology

0.5 Creating a Learning Community

0.6 Community of Practice

0.7 Accompaniment with Trainer

0.8 Course Trainers

0.9 Actions to Complete the Course

Module 1: Facilitation

1.1 What is Facilitation?

1.2 What is the Role of a Facilitator?

1.3 Why is a Facilitator Important?

1.4 What does a Facilitator do?

1.5 What makes facilitation different?

Module 2: Facilitation Skills

2.1 Preparation for Facilitation

2.2 Facilitation in Action

2.3 Being an Attentive Facilitator

2.4 The Quality of our Intervention

2.5 The Effectiveness of our Communication

Module 3: Systems - Webs of Interdependence

3.1 Wholes within Wholes

3.2 What happens when groups form

3.3 Systemic Symptoms & Shadows

3.4 Scapegoating & Groupthink

3.5 Closed and Open Systems

Module 4: Systems - Dynamics

4.1 Unhealthy Behaviours in the System

4.2 Management or Resolution of Behaviours

4.3 The Value of Delay

4.5 Emergence, Prototyping, Performance

Module 5: Tool Kit

5.1 Useful Resources

5.2 Communication

5.3 Spirituality of the Heart

5.4 Analysis Synthesis Brainstorming

5.5 The Art of Silence - When to Stop

Module 6: The Way of the Facilitator

6.1 Maintaining Integrity

6.2 Living Discernment

6.3 Attention to the Present

6.4 Monitoring Self and Harvesting Learnings

6.5 Contextual Application

Conclusions

C.1 The Facilitator in the System

C.2 Facilitating Courses in MSC Ongoing Formation

C.3 Reviewing My Practice

C.4 Evaluation of this Course

C.5 Recognition of Completion

C.4 Evaluation of this Course

The Inaugural Training concluded February 4, 2022. Congratulations to those confreres who graduated.

This Facilitation course is only available to enrolled participants.

Enrolment is open to all members of the Chevalier Family, Missionaries of the Sacred heart Brothers and Priests, Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, and Laity of the Chevalier Family. Participants from other Congregations or Lay Movements may be considered if space is available.

In 2024 the course will be offered once in English and once in Spanish. As well as the online modules, the course will include a mandatory residential two-week intensive. Dates and details will be made available on request.

Please contact Chris Chaplin msc if you are interested in participating (click here).