The Art of Group Facilitation Using Zoom

Presenter:  Chris Smith MSW, LCSW
1.5 CEUs
9:00am-11:00am The Art of Group Facilitation workshop

Cost: Member - $20 | Nonmember - $30 | Students and First Year Graduates - FREE

With so many clinicians needing to adapt to online platforms to provide services, this workshop is for mental health professionals of all experience levels who either are currently providing online groups or are interested in expanding to incorporate groups into their practice. Using an experiential process, attendees will learn how to facilitate a group using Zoom. This will involve members sharing some of their personal and professional challenges related to COVID-19. The facilitator will show members how to effectively utilize the features of Zoom to enhance the group process. Participants are encouraged to at least have a basic understanding of Zoom (don't worry, you don't need to be an expert).
Learning Objectives:
Learn how to use Zoom features to enhance feedback and participation.
Learn how to support rapport building amongst participants using the platform.
Learn strategies to support the safety of group members during the meeting.
Identify strategies for engaging all members during a session.
About the Presenter:

Chris is a dynamic presenter with over 20 years of experience working with youth and families in Honolulu, Sacramento and Los Angeles. Chris started his career at the YMCA of Honolulu, then had stints as a mobile Crisis Therapist providing suicide and homicide lethality assessment and intervention on the island of Oahu, and worked as a Hospice Social Worker in Sacramento.
He is a proud graduate of the California community college system, having graduated from Sacramento City College with two Associates degrees before moving to Hawaii where he obtained a B.A. in Psychology from Hawaii Pacific University and later an M.S.W. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Since 2014, Chris has supervised the Looking Ahead program at the Actors Fund, which provides supportive counseling and enrichment activities for young professional performers and their families. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the program has successfully transitioned to an entirely virtual platform.
He has a passion for youth suicide prevention and has led workshops on suicide prevention, adolescent mental health and coping skills in California, Hawaii and Japan.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-chris-smith-lcsw-0b511325/
Email: christophersmith.lcsw@gmail.com
Workshop Logistics: After registering you will receive a link to the ZOOM meeting.