Group Leadership Workshop Schedule
The CEP is offering a range of workshops that brings together the existential perspective within the group environment.
Each workshop attracts participants from a diverse range of experience, skill and professions. Group work and group leadership is a growing edge and one that offers challenges. Group offers the opportunity to experience the human condition at the interpersonal and inter-relational level of engagement.
The workshops are designed to create a place where no matter where you are in your skill level you will discover a new experience.
You will experience the opportunity to explore your leadership style, the dynamics and process of group along with the emergence of existential perspectives while this knowledge is easily transferred to your own group or coaching work.
All workshops will integrate the philosophy of existentialism into a practical context.
* You can receive an Early Bird discount by paying 3 weeks prior to course commencement
Sydney Workshops 2012 (Location Map)
- Group Mechanics - Understanding Group Process and Dynamics
- Supervising in a Group Environment
- Group Work Skills for Coaches
Melbourne Workshops 2012 (Location Map)
2012 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
Sydney Group Workshops 2012
Group Mechanics - Understanding Group Process and Dynamics
1-day workshop (Syd)
Friday 20 July 2012
PD Points: 6
Often described as the 'power house' of group work, understanding group process can help any group to work through the emerging dynamics that influence how a group functions.
Group Leaders are expected to be knowledgeable, experienced and skilled in the art of leading a group, knowing when to intervene and at an appropriate level. However, often process is overlook in favour of content.
Being able to observe the process and offer process commentary to the group members allows for the understanding and emergence of interpersonal relationships and dynamics.
By carefully working with the process, dynamics such as power, group flight and others will emerge. In bringing these dynamics to the memberships awareness will be the focus of this workshop.
The workshop is designed for practitioners at all elvels of experience in group leadership and group work.
Course Facilitator: Adam McLean
Cost: $245 - * $220 Early Bird
Supervising in a Group Environment
2-day workshop (Syd)
Friday 30 November and Saturday 1 December 2012
PD Points:12
With the trend in organisations and training institutes to provide ongoing support for staff, group supervision is seen as an alternative to individual. Supervising a group as opposed to the individual requires the supervisor to have knowledge and awareness of the underpinning principles of working with a group while maintaining ethical and professional boundaries. This workshop will provide supervisors with skills in working within a small supervisory group experience. The Wheel of Supervision will provide the underpinning theoretical model for this workshop while group work skills will be explored. Participants are encouraged to develop their personal model of supervision and thereby maximise best practice for themselves and their supervisees.
This workshop is designed for practitioners who are now ready to work as a supervisor or who wish to understand supervision from an existential perspective.
Course Facilitators: Dr Alison Strasser & Adam McLean
Cost: $450 - * $420 Early Bird
Group Work Skills for Coaches
2-day workshop (Syd)
DATES TO BE CONFIRMED
PD Points: 12
[Description of workshop to follow]
Workshop Description (TBC)
Course Facilitator: Adam McLean & Dr Alison Strasser
Cost: $450 - * $420 Early Bird
MELBOURNE WORKSHOPS 2012
Introduction to Group Leadership - Yalom and more
2-day workshop (Mel)
Saturday & Sunday 14 and 15 April 2012
PD Points: 12
In our everyday life, both at work and in social settings, we encounter the experience of being part of a group, whether as a participant or as a leader. The qualities, attitude and values of what it is to be a group leader are important to consider in the role of group leadership.
This two-day workshop will introduce participants to the theory and practice of Irvin Yalom's Interpersonal Model as a foundation for a broader existential perspective while reference will be made to other models of group work. Yalom’s ultimate concerns will be presented with specific reference to working within a here and now focus.
The opportunity to practice leading a group and to experience the power of group in the here and now will be offered.
Course Facilitator: Adam McLean
Workshop Description (PDF):
Cost: $450 - * $420 Early Bird