This course equips facilitators with the skills and confidence to lead effective support groups.
You’ll learn how to create safe and inclusive spaces, understand different group structures, apply key facilitation techniques, manage group dynamics, and adapt for both online and in-person settings.
The course also supports your growth as a facilitator, helping you balance structure with warmth and maintain resilience in meaningful work.
13 Videos – 2 Hours | 3 Resources | One year online access
What You’ll Learn:
✔️ Understand the purpose and value of support groups
✔️ Explore different types of group structures and formats
✔️ Apply key models of group support and participant engagement
✔️ Develop core facilitation skills for opening, running, and closing sessions
✔️ Manage common challenges such as silence, conflict, or strong emotions
✔️ Adapt effectively for both online and in-person groups
✔️ Build confidence in your facilitator presence and leadership style
✔️ Practise self-care strategies to sustain your wellbeing as a leader
Course Breakdown:
🔹 Chapter 1:Chapter 1. Welcome – A warm welcome to the course, setting the tone for what you can expect and how the training will support you.
🔹 Chapter 2: Introduction and Outline – An overview of the course structure, key themes, and how the sessions will guide your learning journey.
🔹 Chapter 3: Purpose of groups and different group structures – Understand the purpose and power of support groups. Recognise the unique value of group support for those navigating challenging times.
🔹 Chapter 4: Honouring Individuality in Groups – Appreciate individuality, and learn how to create inclusive spaces that honour this.
🔹 Chapter 5: Key Facilitator Skills and Presence – Learn practical group facilitation skills.
🔹 Chapter 6: Opening Group Sessions– Develop confidence in opening and structuring group sessions thoughtfully and intentionally.
🔹 Chapter 7: Managing group dynamics & difficult moments – Anticipate and respond to challenges in group dynamics – Understand how to manage silence, overwhelm, emotional expression, or interpersonal tension in a sensitive and boundaried way.
🔹 Chapter 8: Closing Group Sessions – Learn how to bring sessions to a thoughtful and supportive close. Provide opportunities for reflection and integration of discussion themes. Leave participants with a sense of emotional safety.
🔹 Chapter 9: Looking After Ourselves: Self-Care – Recognise the emotional impact of facilitation. Understand the importance of self-care and resilience for facilitators, and identify strategies to stay well while doing emotionally meaningful work.
🔹 Chapter 10: Signposting: More Support – Identify when additional support may be needed beyond the group. Build a toolkit of trusted local and national resources. Confidently refer participants to appropriate professional or community help.
🔹 Chapter 11: Thank you – Feedback welcome – A round up from Dr Erin.
🔹 Chapter 12: Closing – How to Run and Manage a Support Group
Why Take This Course?
✅ Expert-led insights into what makes an effective support space
✅ Flexible, self-paced learning with one year online access
✅ Practical knowledge for real-world impact
📌 Enroll today and enhance your understanding of grief support
