EDU 3073i Guidance & Counselling

Tutorial Topic 7

Tutorial Activity
Discuss how a facilitator in group
counselling sessions can help
members of the group.

What is facilitator?
Discussion leader for the group.
Someone who helps a group of
people understand and plan how to
achieve the objectives of the group.

One who contributes structure and

process to interactions so groups are
able to function effectively and make
high-quality decisions. A helper and
enabler whose goal is to support others
as they achieve exceptional
performance.
- Ingrid Bens -

Facilitators should be aware that the

members of group counselling might
arrive with the following barriers:

Confusion about the topic

Afraid to see or hear the reaction of others in the room

Main roles in group

counselling.
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Sources
Group counselling: Facilitators
Manual,
http://innovationsformnch.org/upload
s/resources/pdfs/HHWC_Group_Couns
eling_Manual_Final.pdf
Role of the facilitator,
http://www.virginia.edu/processsimpli
fication/resources/Facilitator.pdf