FACILITATOR PROFILE

"From Violence to Wholeness" Facilitator Training

Please respond to the expectations for FOR’s Facilitators. Then answer the profile questions briefly as best you can, in order to inform the Trainers about yourself before the session begins. Return your responses to Janet Chisholm, FOR, POBox 271, Nyack, NY, 10960, or to as soon as possible.

Expectations:

Y N - Have you attended a Basic Training?

Y N - Will you purchase and become familiar with the FVTW resource book prior to Training?
(Order from the FOR bookstore, 845-358-4601 or www.forusa.org)

Y N - Are you committed to nonviolence and to deepening in its understanding and practice?

Y N - Do you have a passion for justice, peace and reconciliation?

Y N - Are you an FOR-USA member or will you become one prior to the Training?

Y N - Will you commit to co-facilitate 2-3 groups locally in the next year with another FOR-trained Facilitator? (You might urge others in your area to attend the Training with you for this purpose.)

Y N - Do you have some talent and experience in small group facilitation, emphasizing drawing out the wisdom, experience and ideas of others?

Y N - Will you be able to pay any transportation expenses and fees for the training and accommodations?

Facilitator Profile (Please give answers on the reverse and additional pages):

1. Please indicate where, when and with which Facilitators you attended Basic Training.
2. Please describe your experience in facilitating small groups.
3. List names and contact information for two references who know how you facilitate groups.
4. When you hear the word "nonviolence" what comes to mind?
5. Describe your role model of a nonviolent leader.
6. Describe a nonviolent social change which is meaningful to you.
7. Which qualities do you think are the most important for a group Facilitator?
8. In which areas do you anticipate some difficulty as a Facilitator?
9. Describe the groups in your locale to whom you will offer FVTW Basic Training.