Team Facilitation: Successful Child and Family Teams

Level: Core/Advanced Practice – (Lineworker, Supervisor, Manager)

Credits: 6.0

Intended Audience: All professionals involved in facilitating child and family teams (CFTs).

Description of Course: This course will offer a foundation in team facilitation, along with strategies to help the team process flow more smoothly and successfully.

Intended Objectives:

• Describe skills for forming and engaging a team
• List strategies for creating a safe environment
• Review steps in the team facilitation process
• Define Consensus Decision Making
• List strategies for successful communications
• Practice and describe strategies for conflict management

Topics Include:

• Values of the Core Practice Model and Successful Facilitation
• Engaging Team Members
• Characteristics of Teams with Successful Outcomes
• Structure of Team Facilitation
• Enhancing Communication Skills for Effective Facilitation
• Managing Team Conflict