PRE CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
February 26, 2025
“Agency, Challenge, Choice and Control”
8 AM - 12 Noon
Presented By: Tom Leahy
Challenge Courses and similar “risk-based social learning situations” (Leahy) have promoted personal growth since the 1960s, but with mixed results.
When we lead our participants out of their comfort zones, what range of psychological and physiological responses can we expect to see? What are we hoping they gain?
Most facilitators have experienced a spectrum of responses from participants ranging from powerful growth to extreme negative reactions.
When facilitating, the facilitator should consider the following questions:
- What role do the beliefs and behaviors of the facilitator have for the participant experience?
- What of the hidden trauma that some carry, and how can we avoid activating a past wound?
- How do we use experience with “choice” to help participants develop control during the challenge and then in life?
- How do we help people who end up highly emotional while facilitators and participants on the ground cheer them on?
- How important is reflection and attribution for our outcomes?
The answers to these questions and a prescription for efficacious outcomes for all of our participants lie in the pages of Tom Leahy's new book “Agency, Challenge, Choice, and Control”.
Join Tom Leahy for a morning of experience, guided reflection, and a prescription for a curriculum that provides each individual participant control over their experience.
February 26, 2025
The Meeting Place (located in the Residence Inn by Marriott in Longmont, Colorado)
8 AM - 12 Noon
$100 (workshop only; includes a copy of Tom Leahy's book)
$75 (discounted workshop fee with UnConference registration; includes a copy of Tom Leahy's book)
February 26, 2025
“Extraordinary Facilitation”
1 PM - 5 PM
Presented By: Jim Cain (and a few special guests)
“Extraordinary Facilitation” by Dr. Jim Cain contains the significant lessons learned from more than 50 years of working and playing with groups, including 100 tips for becoming a better facilitator.
Join us as we actively explore these tips and learn how to be a better teacher, trainer, facilitator and group leader.
February 26, 2025
The Meeting Place (located in the Residence Inn by Marriott in Longmont, Colorado)
1 PM - 5 PM
$100 (includes a copy of Jim Cain's book)