Instruction and Group Facilitation

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• Instruction and Group Facilitation

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Performance Objective 1

• Describe ways that offender employment
  specialists may work with groups

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Four Major Types of Group Tasks

• Instructing offenders on career-related topics
• Administering formal and informal assessments
• Facilitating group discussions
• Training professionals

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Instructional Topics for Offender Employment
Specialists

• Interviewing, resume writing, networking, and
  other job-seeking skills
• Overview of your organization and its services
• Explanation of how to research occupations, jobs,
  and education
• Orientation to use of the Internet for job search

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Administration of Formal and Informal Assessment

• Questionnaires
• Card sorts
• Checklists
• Interest inventories

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Performance Objective 2

• Identify group facilitation skills and principles
  of good instruction and facilitation

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Core Principles of Instruction

• Determine your purpose.
• Consider your audience.
• Be prepared.
• Plan activities in advance.

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Core Principles of Instruction (continued)

• Arrive early.
• Have AV equipment ready.
• Prepare good handouts.
• Offer variety.

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Activity Special Audience Needs

• Discuss how offender employment specialists might
  structure their style to meet the needs of the
  following groups
• Experienced staff
• Older offenders
• Mandated to attend
• Female offenders
• Juvenile offenders
• Evening classes

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Incorporating Variety in Your Instruction

• Use an attention getter.
• Encourage thinking out loud.
• Vary activities and pacing.

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Three Parts of Instructional Presentations

• Introduction or greeting
• Body or content
• Conclusion or wrap-up

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Using Visuals Effectively

• Make text large enough for good visibility.
• Use only 4-5 lines, if possible.
• Capture main points.
• Use a separate image for each idea.

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Using Handouts Effectively

• Create handouts for detailed information.
• Consider best time to provide handout.
• Bind multiple handouts.

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Maximizing Your Presentation Style

• Make eye contact.
• Vary tone and volume.
• Use natural movements and gestures.
• Smile.

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Maximizing Your Presentation Style (continued)

• Limit use of notes.
• Use audiovisuals smoothly.
• Manage nervousness.
• Practice.

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Establishing and Communicating Clear Expectations

• Explain assignments in writing.
• Be patient with questions.
• Observe nonverbal cues.

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Create an Approachable Instructional Style

• Treat participants with respect.
• Use facilitation skills.

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Performance Objective 3

• Identify common training problems and ways to
  resolve them

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Activity Solving Instructional Problems

• Complete worksheet on page 19.
• In pairs, discuss your written responses.
• Participate in discussion.

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Common Instructional Problems

• Absence
• Lateness
• Inattention
• Overly talkative participants

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Common Instructional Problems (continued)

• Side conversations
• Acting out behavior
• Belligerence
• Lack of participation
• Know-it-all