The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation

Sponsored by the International Association of Facilitators, <i>The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation</i> offers the need-to-know basics in the field brought together by fifty leading practitioners and scholars. This indispensable resource includes successful strategies and methods, foundations, and resources for anyone who works with groups. <i>The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation</i> provides an overview of the field for new and aspiring practitioners and a reliable reference for experienced group facilitators, including chapters on  <ul> <li>Creating positive ongoing client relationships</li> <li>Building trust and improving communications</li> <li>Facilitating group brainstorming sessions</li> <li>Drawing out the best in people</li> <li>Developing a collaborative environment</li> <li>Designing and facilitating dialogue</li> <li>Managing conflicting agendas</li> <li>Working with multicultural groups</li> <li>Using improvisation</li> <li>Understanding virtual meetings</li> <li>Facilitating team start-up</li> <li>Assessing group decision processes</li> <li>  Building expertise in facilitation</li> <li>Reviewing core facilitation competencies</li> <li>Modeling positive professional attitudes</li> </ul>