Reflective Essay On Facilitation

This is my fourth module in postgraduate diabetes care and education program. During this module I took facilitation with Dr Kevin and Dr Katy. This module explored various models and methods of facilitation and their application within the role of educator, group leader, director or clinician. My first impression about facilitation module was quiet daunting and challenging because I was unfamiliar with most of expressions and models of facilitation. When I started the face to face teaching days at Dasman, I felt quiet disappointed; I felt like I hadn’t been able to get most of the points about the topic. At the same time, I felt excited to gain new knowledge and learning experience outside of my clinical background. Also I felt that being able to affect others without they realize and seeing different facets and

It could teach me more in-depth and detailed on the skills and tools of facilitators. The module project not only provided a deeper exposure to facilitation as theories and concepts, but also supplied the skills and techniques for practical application in the workplace. I can also think more creatively and critically after finishing this module project due to gaining new knowledge about creating a generative learning environment, facilitating conversation, communicating with others, enabling systemic thinking, causing change and understanding group dynamics. This module was an excellent opportunity to gain deeper insight into some of principles and stages of group dynamics. I think the most challenging aspect of working together as a group is the forming and storming stages due to lack of clarity about goals and rules and the group still did not know each other well and here will come the role of the skilled facilitator who tends to operate through icebreaker activities and setting ground rules to create safe, non-judgmental atmosphere of respect and equality between the