Step by Step Group Development - A Trainer's handbook (DES, 218 p.)

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Foreword

PREFACE: LEARNING AND GROWING IN GROUPS

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1. I AM IMPORTANT - YOU ARE IMPORTANT - THE THEME IS IMPORTANT

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The idea of Theme - Centered Interaction

Part One - The theme-conscientious trainer

Part Two - The group-conscientious trainer

Part Three - The personal-development-conscientious trainer

2. GROUP-WORK AS A TOOL FOR PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT

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Part One - Participatory Development - “Skill Set” for Group-workers and Trainers

Example: The Concept of Participatory Development

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Example: Exercise 1: Looking at “Development”

3. THE PROJECT-HOUSE

FOUNDATION: COMMUNICATION

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1. ADULT LEARNING

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Example: Exercise 2: The Process of Learning

2. WAYS, MEANS AND AIMS OF COMMUNICATION

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Part One - Aims of clear Communication

Part Two - Ways and Means of Communication

Part Three - Obstacles to Clear Communication

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Exercise 3: Exercises on Communication in Groups

3. LISTENING SKILLS

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Part One - Listening Barriers

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Exercise 4: Listening Exercises

4. FEEDBACK - LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER

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Part One - The JOHARI-Window

Part Two - How can we use the JOHARI-Window in Group-work?

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Exercise 5: Drawing A “Tree of Life”

Exercise 6: More Exercises on Feedback

FIRST FLOOR: GROUP-CENTERED SKILLS

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1. WHAT IS A GROUP?

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Example: Exercise 7: A “Group is like...”

Four Needs of a Group

Exercise 8: Our Group Needs

2. TRUST-BUILDING IN GROUPS

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Part One - Exercise 9: Warm-up Exercises

Part Two - Getting to Know Each Other by Name

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Exercise 10: “My Name”

Part Three - Expressing Feelings, Wishes and Needs towards the Group, the Project or the Course

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Exercise 11/12: Fruits

Part Four - Introduction to the Following Program

3. COMMUNICATION IN GROUPS

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Part One - Guidelines for Our Group-Communication

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Exercise 13: Different Codes About Communication - “Killers”

4. ROLES IN GROUPS

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Part One - Roles in Life

Part Two - Roles in Groups

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Exercise 14: The Animal Code

Part Three - Different Roles Require Different Tasks

5. DEMOCRATIC AND ENABLING LEADERSHIP

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Part One - Animator/Facilitator/Coordinator - What to Be?

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Exercise 15: Exercise on Leadership - Role Play on Different Leadership Styles

Part Two - Looking at My Motivation as a Trainer

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Exercise 16: Working as a trainer can be compared to a rose-bush: - there are “flowers” and there are “thorns”

6. COOPERATION AND TEAMWORK

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Part One - Why Teamwork?

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Exercise 17: Stranded in the Bush:

Part Two - Teamwork in Meetings

7. CONFLICT-SOLVING STRATEGIES

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Part One - A Conflict in a Group

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Exercise 18: Case Study on a Conflict

Part Two - Background Information on Conflicts

Part Three - Conflict-Solving Strategies

SECOND FLOOR: ACTION-CENTERED SKILLS

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1. RESEARCH - WHAT DO WE NEED?

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Part One - Motivating People for a Topic by the Use of Their Experience

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Exercise 19: Exercises on the Collection of Data

Part Two - Presenting Information

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Exercise 20: Exercises for Presenting Information or Collected Data:

Exercise 21: Five Steps

2. PLANNING

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Part One - What is Planning?

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Exercise 22: Our Fears

Part Two - The Content of Planning Processes

Part Three - Decision-Making in Groups

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Exercise 23: Exercises on Decision-Making

Exercise 24: Exercises for Planning

3. IMPLEMENTATION - FULFILLING OF PLANS -

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Part One - Enabling Management Supports the Implementation Process

Part Two - Implementation: Points of Consideration

4. PARTICIPATORY MONITORING AND EVALUATION IN GROUPS

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Part One - What is Evaluation?

Part Two - Points of Consideration

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Example: Exercise 25: Exercises on Different Methods of Evaluation

5. FACILITATING AND MODERATING - HOW TO PREPARE SESSIONS OR WORKSHOPS

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Part One - The Preparation of Sessions

Part Two - The Moderation of a Session

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Example: Exercise 26: Moderation Exercises

Part Three - Planning a workshop

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Exercise 27: Planning a Workshop

APPENDIX

GAMES

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A - Games for Introducing/Games with Names:

B - Songs:

C - Games in a Circle

D - Games for Trust-building in Groups

LITERATURE