Training Series
Learning to Love Groups
Learning to Love Groups is a video series designed specifically for adult-serving group facilitators and provides participants with the knowledge, skills and tools that represent best practices in group facilitation. This training series presents an overview of the benefits of groups, common challenges of group work, the use of theme centered, structured, curriculum-based groups, the R.O.P.E.S framework for facilitating groups, and the role of supervision.
This video series was adapted from a live training that was originally recorded in May 2024, which has been edited and split into multiple parts to be made widely available.
Learning to Love Groups Part 1: Foundational Information
October 15, 2024
In Learning to Love Groups Part 1: Foundational Information, Dr. Anthony Salerno explains why groups are helpful, some of the challenges involved in facilitating groups, and the different types of groups an organization can provide.
Learning to Love Groups is a video series designed specifically fo...
Learning to Love Groups Part 2: Preparing Group Participants
October 15, 2024
In Learning to Love Groups Part 2: Preparing Group Participants, Dr. Anthony Salerno explains how to engage potential group participants and support group cohesion.
Learning to Love Groups is a video series designed specifically for adult-serving group facilitators and provides participants with th...
Learning to Love Groups Part 3: Pitfalls
October 15, 2024
In Learning to Love Groups Part 3: Pitfalls, Dr. Anthony Salerno describes common problems and pitfalls that can arise when facilitating groups, and strategies providers can utilize to reduce those challenges.
Learning to Love Groups is a video series designed specifically for adult-serving group f...
Learning to Love Groups Part 4: The ROPES Framework
October 15, 2024
In Learning to Love Groups Part 4: The ROPES Framework, Dr. Anthony Salerno explains ROPES, an approach to facilitating groups that is practical, easy to use, and effective.
Learning to Love Groups is a video series designed specifically for adult-serving group facilitators and provides participant...
Learning to Love Groups Part 5: Next Steps in Planning Your Group
October 15, 2024
In Learning to Love Groups Part 5: Next Steps in Planning Your Group, Dr. Anthony Salerno reviews key questions to ask yourself when planning the content, structure, and process of facilitating a group.
Learning to Love Groups is a video series designed specifically for adult-serving group facilita...
Learning to Love Groups Part 6: The Role of Supervision
October 15, 2024
In Learning to Love Groups Part 6: The Role of Supervision, Dr. Anthony Salerno explains the mutual supervisory process and principles of effective supervisory feedback to support group facilitation.
Learning to Love Groups is a video series designed specifically for adult-serving group facilitator...
Learning to Love Groups: Tools
October 15, 2024
Learning to Love Groups is a video series designed specifically for adult-serving group facilitators and provides participants with the knowledge, skills and tools that represent best practices in group facilitation. Several accompanying tools to support group facilitators are available for download...