New Facilitator Training-Virtual Edition, Part 1

If you’re nearing the end of your CPA studies, you may be thinking about sitting on the other side and becoming a facilitator. What exactly does New Facilitator training look like? Before COVID-19, it was similar to Experienced Facilitator Workshops, except focused on training and policy best practices, assuming trainees know very little about delivering CPA PEP.

This past winter, Kami, Nikki, and I taught our first training session since the shift to a completely virtual environment. While we have led sessions together in the past, this was the first time we presented them virtually.

What was the same?

The content!

Online facilitation best practices, national and regional policies were addressed in depth. We used training coaches (highly-ranked experienced facilitators) to work with smaller groups of trainees, which allowed for a 6:1 interaction between trainees and experienced facilitators. The training was consistent with previous sessions: General format: mini-lectures, group activities, solo activities, and large group debriefs. Continue reading here.