Level Up with the NEW Advanced Facilitation Skills Training!
Advanced Facilitation Skills Training
Jul 29 - 30, 2026 in Zoom
8:00 am - 12:30 pm* (PDT)
Early Bird Price: $350.00 (applicable until Jul 07, 2026)- Engage youth meaningfully in the age of digital distraction
- Navigate tough group dynamics with intention and confidence
- Stay grounded and responsive during moments of conflict
- Lead from a place of strength, empathy, and relational power
This training is accredited and CE's are available, see info. >
You'll experience hands-on learning, live practicum exercises, and walk away with a personalized action plan you can apply immediately in your Circles.
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Register for Advanced Facilitation Skills Training
Jul 29 - 30, 2026 in Zoom
Training Details
*Day 1: 8:00 am - 12:30 pm (PDT)
*Day 2: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm (PDT)
Mandatory Prerequisite: Completion of the Girls Circle® or The Council for Boys and Young Men® Facilitator Training. Attendance required each day and a certificate is awarded by email upon completion, once verified, within two business days.
Attendees will receive a coupon at the training for 15% off curricula, valid for 30 days beginning Day 2.
About the Advanced Facilitation Skills Training
The Advanced Facilitator Skills Training is designed for One Circle Foundation Certified Facilitators who are ready to expand their capacity to connect, lead, and grow their facilitation skills with greater intention and responsiveness in today’s highly digital interconnected world.
Grounded in recent research and real-world practice, this training equips facilitators with progressive, creative, and practical strategies to manage challenges in face-to-face engagement—particularly with youth affected by reduced attention spans and increased attachment to social media, gaming, and digital devices.
Through participatory and applied learning, facilitators will take part in hands-on activities such as role plays, group work, and real-life scenarios that reflect conflicts between facilitators and youth, as well as practicums focused on managing challenging group dynamics.
The training also emphasizes practical strategies that help facilitators move away from power-and-control responses during moments of conflict, instead promoting relational and strengths-based approaches to facilitation.
By the end of the Advanced Facilitator Training, participants will have developed personalized, actionable steps to guide their continued growth and effectiveness in engaging youth and facilitating emotionally safe supportive Circles.
Credits Offered:
- Program approved by the National Assoc. of Social Workers, Prov. No. 886445495, Approval No. 886445495-6995: 5 Hrs.
- One Circle Foundation is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and/or LEPs, Approved Provider #132313: 5 CE's
One Circle Foundation maintains responsibility for this program/course & its content.
Learning Objectives & Schedule:
DAY 1 — 8:00am-12:30pm
Participants will be able to:
- Identify two ways social media impacts youth attention and focus, and implement two techniques to reduce barriers to face-to-face interaction
- Apply two strategies to maintain engagement and connection in Circle using mindfulness and strengths-based approaches
- Name three common trauma-related youth responses to adults, recognize one personal facilitator trigger, and demonstrate one effective trauma-informed response
- Identify and explain two common challenges that occur at two different stages of group formation
Day 1 Agenda:
8:00am–8:25am | Welcome, Logistics, Zoom Overview, Creating Virtual Training Norms, Icebreaker
8:25am–8:40am | Pre-Test Poll: Assess Current Facilitation Knowledge and Skill Level
8:40am | break
8:50am–10:00am | Guided Instruction, Discussion, Video Analysis, and Group Activities on Technology’s Impact on Youth Attention, Connection, and Engagement Strategies
10:00am | break
10:10am–11:10am | Instruction on Power, Trauma, Facilitation Triggers, with Guided Practice Scenarios, Debrief, and Reflection
11:10am | break
11:20am–12:10pm | Guided Reflection to Identify and Discuss Key Takeaways and Set Goals for Day Two
12:25pm–12:30pm | Summary and Closing of Day One
DAY 2 — 8:00am-12:00pm
Participants will be able to:
- Practice two facilitation approaches for responding to in-the-moment challenges, and use two skills to avoid shaming, judging, lecturing, advice-giving, or engaging in power struggles
- Develop a written action plan with at least two specific goals and corresponding actions for applying newly acquired youth engagement strategies
Day 2 Agenda:
8:00am–8:15am | Welcome, Agenda Review, Breakout Check-in
8:15am–8:25am | Instructions for Prep Time
8:25am–8:45am | Prep Time: Complete Action Maps for Challenging Group Dynamics
8:45am–8:55am | Breakout Rooms: Discuss Group Dynamics Stage, Assign Youth Roles, Plan Role Play Rotation
8:55am | break
9:05am–10:10am | Round #1 Intensive Practicum: Responding to Challenging Behaviors with Live Role Play, Facilitated Eebrief, and Group Dynamic Analysis
10:05am | break
10:15am–11:10am | Round #2 Intensive Practicum: Continued Role Play and Debrief Focusing on a Different Challenging Group Dynamic
11:05am | break
11:15am–11:40am | Facilitator Moves in Action: Interactive Zoom Whiteboard Activity to Reflect, Share, and Map Key Facilitation Moves
11:35am–12:00pm | Final Reflections, Evaluations, Closing of Day Two
Resources & Information:
- Course Outline (PDF)
- Instructors
- Full training policies, accreditation, cancellations, and disability accommodations
- For addressing grievances, please write to info@onecirclefoundation.org.