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Mixing Business with Pleasure:

How to utilize facilitation in your nursing courses

Donna L. Ricketts RN, MSN, OCNKristina G. Petrey RN, MSN

Objectives:The participant will:Describe facilitation methods.Identify opportunities for facilitation practices in selected nursing courses.List the process of focused conversation with selected nursing student groups. List available resources for facilitation training. Objective 1The participant will describe facilitation methods.Facilitation MethodsFocused Conversation

Consensus Group Method

Workshop PlanningFocused ConversationA skillful use of questioning by a facilitator that provides an environment for collective processing to occur within a limited time frame.

O.R.I.D.Focused ConversationAims of ConversationRationalWhat the group needs to know

ExperientialHow the group needs to feel

Consensus Group MethodUses Focused Conversation to guide group to reach a consensus or a resolution MethodDetermine AimsGuided QuestionsParticipants write ideasCluster ideasFormulate answer

Workshop PlanningPreparation and pre-planning to have a successful workshop

Objective 2The participant will identify opportunities for facilitation practices in selected nursing courses.

Facilitation in Nursing ProgramsClinical Post ConferenceWorkshop question: How can we effectively deal with emotionally challenging clients?Rationale aim: List methods to positively deal with emotionally challenging clientsExperiential aim: Discover personal feelings about emotionally challenging clientsFacilitation in Nursing ProgramsStudent Success CourseWorkshop question: How can I become proactive?Rational aim: Student will identify reactive and proactive thought processes.Experiential aim: Student will become more self-aware of own degree of proactivity

Facilitation in Nursing ProgramsNursing Math CourseWorkshop question: How can I be successful with dosage calculations? Rational aim: To explore methods of improving dosage competency skills. Experiential aim: For students to become comfortable with dosage calculation. Facilitation in Nursing ProgramsHow else could these techniques be used?

Others-Can you envision facilitation in your program?

Objective 3The participant will list the process of focused conversation with selected nursing student groups.

Facilitation: How?Workshop QuestionRational AimExperiential Aim Set the stage: O. R. I. D.

The Institute of Cultural Affairs, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2000.Facilitation: How?Steps:Establish rulesFocused conversationGive each participant 3-5 cardsAllow 5-10 minutes for participants to write answersFacilitation: How?Pass up the idea most liked and place randomly on boardPair up the ideasPass up cards with different ideasCluster ideas into groupsGive the clusters a 3-5 word name or title that answers the workshop question

Facilitation: How?Create New IdeasGroup New IdeasTitling the GroupConfirming the Group WorkLets PracticeVolunteersAnyone?

Workshop Question:How can I stay current in my practice?

Demonstration ProcessWhat worked?

What didnt?

Clarification.Demonstration ProcessRational aim: Participant will be exposed to the facilitation process.

Experiential aim: Participant will discover methods to stay current in their practice.

Resources for Formal Facilitation TrainingIt is strongly recommended that you receive formal training on facilitation methods prior to conducting a workshop.

Objective 4The participant will list available resources for facilitation training.

Resources for Formal Facilitation TrainingFacilitation Center, Eastern Kentucky University www.facilitation.eku.eduThe Institute of Cultural Affairs, USwww.ica-usa.org/topThe Institute of Cultural Affairs, UK www.ica-uk.org/facilitation/gfm.htmInternational Association of Facilitatorswww.iaf-methods.org

Resources for Formal Facilitation TrainingCreative Advantagewww.creativeadvantage.comBourke & Associateswww.bourkeassociates.comLeadership Strategies, Inc.www.leadstrat.comTraining Resources Group, Inc.www.trg-inc.comResources for Formal Facilitation TrainingTapestries International Communications, Inc.www.wovenstory.comProfessional Resources Group, LLCwww.solutionsmap.comQuestions & Answer