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Challenge Course Facilitator Training

URI NORTHWOODS CHALLENGE COURSE - 2008 Dates Coming Soon! Refresher Course March 7, 2008 for previously trained facilitators Come see the course and refresh your skills. This fun afternoon will help you be ready to facilitate a course again in no time. Contact Kelsey Klenk at kelsey.uri@mac.com for more information.
	The most important aspect of a successful course is the facilitator(s). A good facilitator can make the difference between a course being purely recreational and being enlightened personal and group development. There are two main areas in which a challenge course facilitator must be trained. The first area is the people skills area including communication, patience, compromise, trust, etc. The second area includes technical and safety capabilities. A successful facilitator must possess and demonstrate each of these. While the technical and safety knowledge keeps everyone safe, the people skills are the core of good facilitating. Our rigorous training consists of three days and three required follow-up sessions. This is offered for those people who have little or no knowledge of challenge course facilitation. We will focus on both people skills and technical and safety skills.
What are the Benefits of Participating in this training? Our program is designed to actively engage participants in the learning process. Upon completion, participants will have a clearer understanding of themselves, their relationships with others, and how that impacts their facilitation of group process. Self knowledge, a sound philosophy, and processing skills are the building blocks to effective facilitation. The potential for learning is limited only by the amount of effort you put into the program. It is a great professional development opportunity. Our training is intended for undergraduate and graduate students who plan to engage in experiential and outdoor adventure programs, student affairs staff, teachers, human service professionals and outdoor practitioners who are interested in learning the fundamentals of challenge training activities, group process, facilitation and application. The program is designed to lay a solid foundation for the development of safe effective, outdoor experiential programs for you and your own students, staff, or participants.
Training Topics • Outdoor Adventure & Philosophy • Challenge Course History • Facilitation (debriefing, making meaning) • Warm-ups/Name Games/ Icebreakers • Initiatives • Low Elements (safety, metaphors, adaptations) • Planning Courses
Training Requirements • Cost: No fee is charged (materials also included). In return for this free training, you must facilitate at least 2 course for the CSLD during the 2007-2008 academic year. Most courses are on weekends. • Experience required: none-but a love of the outdoors is necessary! • Times: Friday, 2pm-8pm \| Saturday, 9am-6pm \| Sunday, 8am-1pm • Follow-up training requirements: After the three-day training, you must shadow two courses. After you have shadowed, one of the trainers will shadow you as you facilitate your first course. The trainer will determine whether or not you are ready to facilitate on your own.
	For more information contact Ana Barraza URI Center for Student Leadership Development Memorial Union, Room 210 50 Lower College Road Kingston RI 02881 T: 401-874-2561 F: 401-874-5317 E: abarraza@mail.uri.edu Apply For Training