Foundations of Facilitation
for Parenting Educators
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Skilled and passionate parenting educators attract parents and keep them coming back to parenting classes.

The Ford Family Foundation now offers a training kit that increases the facilitation skills and tools of parenting educators who offer group-based parenting classes.This kit is designed for anyone who supports the ongoing professional development of parenting educators; it can be used with parenting educators with varying levels of experience.
Who is the training kit for? Presenters or trainers who lead facilitation-skill workshops for parenting educators
What is included? The three downloadable documents include:
- Agendas for two days
- Presenter's Guide
- Participant's Workbook
- PowerPoint presentation
- Videos
- Handouts
- Activities
- Additional resources
Parenting programs have tested the Foundations of Facilitation training with parenting educators throughout Oregon and Siskiyou County, Calif., with positive results. The complete training kit is free for download. Please note the copyright information to guide appropriate use of the materials.
Download Foundations of Facilitation for Parenting Educators:
Presenter’s Guide
Participant Workbook
PowerPoint Presentation
en español:
GUÍA PARA LOS PRESENTADORES
CUADERNO DE EJERCICIOS
POWERPOINT