Facilitation techniques
What is the definition of facilitation technique?
Process used to allow participants to reach outcomes effectively and efficiently.
- Systematic procedure by which individuals are empowered to overcome obstacles.
- Selected techniques that helpers use to assist individuals in effecting change.
What are some examples of non-traditional programming?
- Smash rooms: safe environment to release stress & frustrations
- Laughter yoga: physical & psychological health benefits
- Splatter rooms & paint experience
- Adventure therapy: umbrella terms
What are the cognitive benefits of HT?
- Attention span is increased by 20%
- Memory and performance is improved
- Concentration is better when surrounded by plants
- Being around natural environments improves the ability to focus and concentrate
What is teamwork?
- Combined action of a group of people
- Goals achieved in an effective and efficient way
- Successfully complete a task or goal
- Cohesion happens by creating a positive atmosphere
- Skills & strengths recognized by the team
What are the benefits from the colouring on the student stress levels
- Entertainment
- Stress/ anxiety reduction
- Increase in focus
- Social opportunities
Other names for Facilitation Techniques?
- Modalities
- Interventions
- Functional intervention programs
- Treatment programs
- Outcome oriented programs
- Evidence based programs/ interventions
- Activity based interventions (activities)
What is adventure therapy?
- Activities that have uncertain outcomes
- Takes place outside
- Action centered approach
examples:
- Rope course
- Rock climbing
What are the emotional benefits of HT?
Well- being, empathy and concern:
- Feel happier & more relaxed
- Achieve an optimistic outlook
- Increase feelings of well-being
What are the benefits of teamwork programming?
- Improved communication with group
- Encourages creativity
- Trust
- Leadership skills
- Problem solving skills
- Collaboration with the group
- Stress reduction
What could help benefit people by helping them to engage in an activity that does what?
Experience flow
Why do we have facilitation techniques? (5 elements)
- Developed and designed on evidence (research or evaluation)= PRACTICE
- PLANNING= in advance to be efficient and effective (program protocol/ program plan)
- Able to produce SPECIFIC data indicating achievement of outcomes
- Techniques can help to effect CHANGE in a desired population
- Able to produce targeted, meaningful, and desired OUTCOMES
What is horticultural therapy?
Formal practice that uses plants, horticultural activities and the garden landscape to promote well- being for its participants.
- goal oriented with defined outcomes & assessments procedures.
- Administered by professionally trained horticultural therapists
1. HTR (horticultural registered therapists)
2. HTT (horticultural therapy technician)
What are the physical benefits of HT?
Health & wellness:
- Can burn as many calories in 45 mins of gardening as in 30mins of aerobics
- 1 hour of weeding burns 300 calories a manual push mower burns 500 calories per hour
- Surgery recovery patients with natural views or experiences had short recovery time and few pain medication
What is the Experience paradigm?
Degree of risk associated with adventure experiences and the competence individuals bring to the adventure result in five possible conditions
What products are offered by Accessible Art?
- Dry erase stained glass transoms
- Dry erase stained glass- Dream catcher
- Dry erase colouring board
- Dry erase colouring boards- round package
- Dry erase colouring boards- All seasons package
- Accessible Art- winter package
- Wet reveal
- Flower wet reveal
- Markers
What do you need for Facilitation Techniques?
- FTs involve a combination of activity and TRs interaction skills to facilitate change
- New interventions mean TR professionals need up to date knowledge and training
- The more competent the TR professional with a variety of FTs, the more likely to rapidly & meaningfully facilitate change in participant behaviour.
What is forest bathing and its benefits?
aka Shinrinh- yoku
- Japanese practice of engaging with naturre through mindful & sensory experiences in nature (specifically the forest) Conscious emersion in nature
Benefits:
- Stress reduction
- Mindfullness
- Mental well- being
- Improved immune function
What are the mental health benefits of HT?
- Increase vitality & energy and are less likely to be depressed
- Nurturing plants provides an outlet to channel stress and frustration
- Being in a garden improves your mental health and give a positive outlook on life.
What are the experience paradigm components?
1. Exploration & experimentation
2. Adventure
3. Peak adventure
4. Misadventure
5. Devastation & disaster
What is the definition of adventure therapy?
What should we take away from each technique?
- Personally experience the feelings associated with participating in the activity
- Learn ways to facilitate programs
- Learn ways to adapt programming to meet client needs
- Learn additional training that is available
- Learn specific activities that you might be able to implement
What is nature relatedness?
- Describes how connected individuals are to the natural word.
- Appreciation & understanding of interconnectedness of living things on earth
- Importance of ALL aspects of nature
What are the do' and don'ts of nature walking?
Do's
- Dress for weather
- Take breaks when needed
- Take in the experience
Don't
- Listen to music or other online content
- Use phone to music or other online content
- Don't rush or set strict parameters
What are the components of adventure therapy?
- Active approach
- People seeking change
- Activities involving risk
- Adventure as primary medium