Professional skills
Who should facilitate the program?
It is strongly recommended that the program be coordinated and conducted by a health professional who is both experienced in facilitation of adult education sessions and palliative care service delivery. Family carers participating in the session may be particularly vulnerable to distress and the person conducting the session needs to know how to gauge and respond accordingly.
A detailed position description is available for download here.
The skills required of the person conducting the program, and other useful suggestions, are included in this section and include:
- Specific facilitation skills
- The benefits of co-facilitation
- Setting the ground rules
- Understanding group stages
- Improving your listening skills
- Trouble-shooting
- Debriefing and supervision.
