A five-month course on leadership, creative development, and group facilitation

AN INVITATION
We invite you to join us for a powerful five-month program in leadership development and facilitation offered by the founders and leaders of two extremely effective programs for youth and adults: the Power of Hope and Inside Out Development LLC.
 

WHO WE ARE
For the past nine years the Power of Hope has been offering arts-centered, intergenerational learning programs for youth and adults from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Power of Hope facilitators are known for their ability to build heart-centered, cohesive learning communities in which both youth and adults thrive.  Youth leave Power of Hope transformed and empowered to make positive choices in their lives. Adults gain a renewed sense of hope and commitment to making positive change in the world.

Inside Out Development LLC provides intensive intervention and empowerment programs for at-risk youth in middle schools and high schools. Inside Out’s programs have been proven to be highly successful in re-engaging youth to school, increasing school success in a variety of areas, and supporting youth in working through the variety of challenges they face at home, in their communities, and in school.

The results of these programs come from an underlying design and rationale that relies on a strong background in program development, highly developed facilitation skills, and an in depth understanding of healthy youth and adult development. Power of Hope and Inside Out Development frequently train teachers, counselors, administrators, organizational development professionals and adult trainers and ways to apply these skills in a variety of settings.   

WHERE AND WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN

The course will take place one weekend a month for five months.  Participants are expected to attend all five sessions.  Sessions alternate between Portland, OR and Seattle, WA.  The training times each weekend are as follows:

Fridays: 6-9 PM
Saturdays: 9am-9pm
Sundays: 9am-4pm

COST: $1,500 for the five-month training.

PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM

The purpose of the Heart of Facilitation is to train people who work with youth and adult groups to lead heart-centered, creative, transformative learning programs. Based on the premise that good facilitators are authentic, creative, responsible and passionate; this training will weave personal growth with skill building in facilitation, group work, youth development and arts-based practices.

The Heart of Facilitation will be fun, enlivening and challenging.  Participants should expect the training to be at times mentally, physically, and emotionally taxing. We have purposely created a rigorous training to make clear the level of skill, commitment, and integrity it takes to become an effective, top-notch facilitator.  Those who see working with groups not as “work” but rather as a life path, should feel right at home with the Heart of Facilitation.

TOPICS COVERED

• Basic facilitation skills: questioning, processing, listening, authentic speaking, contextualization, debriefing, working with a co-facilitator
• Effective communication: non-violent, relational, and challenge-based communication; relational and rapport building skills
• Group dynamics: understanding what makes groups tick; getting comfortable working with young people, their emotions and issues
• Personal development: understanding your triggers; learning how to claim and hold the space; understanding your strengths and challenges as a leader
• Presentation skills: getting comfortable speaking in front of groups; projecting your voice; clear communication; being able to think on your feet
• Creative arts skills: using image and metaphor in teaching; basic activities from theater, creative writing, poetry, visual arts, music, movement, and rhythm
• Program design skills: elements of a strong program; how to design experiential learning programs

WHO THE TRAINING IS FOR

• People who work with teens and young adults: youth-workers, teachers, administrators, adult volunteers, artists, counselors, therapists, life coaches, probation officers, camp personnel, facilitators, workshop leaders, youth group leaders, and Americorps supervisors
• Organizational development professionals and adult workshop leaders who want to bring more creativity and depth into their trainings and work environments
• People who are just getting started working with youth or young adults, but have been facilitating groups for a while and want to enhance their education in the areas of youth development.

THE TRAINERS
The training will be led by Power of Hope co-founder Peggy Taylor, Inside Out Development founder Hanif Fazal, and the President of Highpoint Experience, Carmen Cook. These facilitators are highly recognized in their fields, and represent over 80 years experience working with experiential learning, personal empowerment, and creative expression.

Carmen Cook is President of Highpoint Experience, a training company dedicated to transformative learning for personal and team development. Carmen is known for her ability to create innovative learning experiences to help teams and leaders create sustainable work environments by building trust, relationships, and respect for diversity.  Carmen is also a certified professional coach and spent the first ten years of her career as a teacher, working with youth as much outdoors as in the classroom, guiding wilderness experiences and whitewater rafting trips with the express purpose of building self-esteem, self-reliance, and community.  In addition to her teaching degree, Carmen has a BA in Sociology and an MA in Parks and Recreation Planning. She taught for three years in the Parks and Recreation Department at Chico State University.

Hanif Fazal is a Power of Hope lead facilitator and owner and director of Inside Out Development, a training organization based in Portland, Oregon. Hanif has extensive experience working with youth of all levels of risk ranging from gang affiliation to sex offenders to some our most socio-economically privileged youth.  Hanif works throughout North America providing empowerment, diversity, and intervention trainings for middle school and high school students, teachers, and youth work professionals.

Peggy Taylor, M Ed, is co-founder of The Power of Hope. She is a professional writer, a musician, and a creative development specialist. Through her studies at the Creative Arts in Learning Program at Lesley University, she developed innovative methods for infusing programs with arts-centered practices. She is co-author of Chop Wood, Carry Water, a Guide to Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in Everyday Life which has sold over a quarter of a million copies worldwide.

ABOUT THE POWER OF HOPE  
The Power of Hope is a non-profit, non-religious organization offering summer and school year programs for youth and adults in the Pacific Northwest. We also provide training and consultation for communities, schools, and for adults who work with youth.

Our Mission: The Power of Hope unleashes the positive potential of youth through arts-centered, multicultural and intergenerational learning programs that value self-awareness, community engagement, and leadership.

ABOUT INSIDE/OUT DEVELOPMENT
Inside Out Development LLC is a consulting agency that works with a variety of youth serving agencies and institutions. Inside Out provides a wide range of services and programs, ranging from curriculum development to youth intervention programs, to staff and program development.

Our Mission: Through programs that love, nurture, and heal, we strengthen and build communities, enhance personal responsibility and integrity, and support each individual in honoring the gifts within themselves as well as others.

Organizations We Have Served Include:

• Washington Service Corps, Olympia, WA

• National Association of Experiential Educators

• YMCA Transitions Program, Seattle, WA

• The Hollyhock Leadership Institute, Vancouver, BC

• Mead Alternative High School, Spokane, WA

• Northwest Network for Youth, Seattle, WA

• Youth Volunteer Corps, Portland, OR

• Greater Seattle YMCA, Seattle, WA

• Center for Ethical Leadership, Seattle, WA

• Seattle Parks and Recreation Department, Seattle, WA

• Marion County Children and Family Services, Salem, OR

• YMCA Foster Care Program, Seattle, WA

• The Heritage Institute, Clinton, WA

• The Naramata Centre, Naramata, BC

• Skagit County Youth and Family Services, Mt. Vernon, WA

• YMCA Earth Service Corp, Seattle, WA

• North American Environmental Educators Association, Vancouver, BC

• Powerful Voices, Seattle, WA

• Institute for Deep Ecology, San Francisco, CA

• Linnaea School, Cortes Island, BC

• Performance Dynamics, Gig Harbor, WA