Group Facilitation and Group Psychology Course

Name: Group Facilitation and Group Psychology Skills Course
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Design and lead participatory group sessions using psychological safety, inclusive process, conflict tools, and decision methods.

Group Facilitation and Group Psychology Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Kuwait, Dubai, Madrid, Chicago, London, Nairobi and more
Next session: 25 – 29 October 2026, Kuwait
Average fee: 5,750 €

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Overview

Group Facilitation and Group Psychology Skills Course is a 1-week course for facilitators, team leaders, trainers, project managers, and professionals leading group discussions who leave with a Group Facilitation Plan. Participants connect group dynamics, psychological safety, participation, bias, conflict, decision-making, difficult behaviors, and session design through structured tools and practice. Agile Leaders Training Center delivers this course on group facilitation and group psychology.

Who Should Attend

Teams responsible for designing and leading group discussions.
Functions responsible for team meetings, reviews, and decisions.
Professionals responsible for learning sessions and collaborative workshops.
Leaders responsible for stakeholder dialogue and cross-functional alignment.
Teams responsible for conflict management and inclusive participation.

The course assumes participants lead or support group sessions and leaves out clinical group therapy and individual psychological assessment.

Departments and Industries

The course supports group facilitation across corporate management, project delivery, education, healthcare, public services, and nonprofit work.

Leadership and organizational development
Project and program delivery
Learning and workforce development
Healthcare and community services
Public administration and nonprofit operations

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Analyze group stages, norms, roles, power, and bias.
Build psychological safety and balanced participation.
Apply questioning, listening, reframing, and summarizing methods.
Use conflict and difficult-behavior response tools.
Compare consensus, prioritization, and decision methods.
Design and evaluate a Group Facilitation Plan.

Course Agenda

Day 1: Facilitator Role and Group Dynamics

Facilitator Role and Neutrality Charter
Group Development Stage Map
Group Norms and Working Agreements Canvas
Roles, Power, and Influence Mapping
Group Bias and Assumption Check

Day 2: Psychological Safety and Participation

Psychological Safety Condition Review
Inclusive Participation Design Matrix
Stakeholder Voice and Access Map
Question Funnel and Prompt Bank
Listening, Paraphrasing, and Reframing Method

Day 3: Conflict and Difficult Behaviors

Conflict Pattern Diagnosis Grid
Difficult Behavior Response Matrix
De-escalation Conversation Sequence
Intervention Timing Decision Guide
Facilitator Boundary and Escalation Protocol

Day 4: Decisions and Session Design

Consensus and Consent Decision Ladder
Idea Clustering and Prioritization Board
Decision Criteria and Voting Matrix
Session Flow and Agenda Architecture
Outcome, Action, and Follow-Up Log

Day 5: Facilitation Practice

Suggested Exercise: Group Dynamics Diagnosis
Suggested Exercise: Inclusive Participation Intervention
Suggested Exercise: Conflict and Difficult Behavior Response
Suggested Exercise: Consensus Decision Session
Capstone Exercise: Group Facilitation Plan

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to connect group psychology, process choices, facilitator interventions, and decision outcomes.

Suggested activity: map group stages, norms, roles, power, and bias in a workplace case.
Suggested activity: redesign a discussion to improve psychological safety and participation.
Suggested activity: respond to conflict, silence, dominance, and off-topic behavior.
Suggested activity: facilitate a decision and record outcomes, actions, owners, and follow-up.

FAQs

Who suits group facilitation and group psychology training, and what does it assume?

Facilitators, team leaders, trainers, project managers, and professionals leading discussions suit the training. It assumes responsibility for group sessions and excludes clinical group therapy and individual psychological assessment.

How does group facilitation and group psychology differ from presentation skills training?

Group facilitation manages interaction, participation, conflict, and collective decisions, while presentation skills training concentrates on delivering information to an audience.

How does psychological safety support group facilitation?

Psychological safety supports participation by making interpersonal risk, questions, disagreement, and error discussion easier to surface and manage within clear group agreements.

Which decision methods support facilitated groups?

Facilitated groups use methods such as consensus, consent, criteria-based prioritization, clustering, and voting according to the decision purpose, authority, time, and participation needs.

Conclusion

Participants take back a Group Facilitation Plan linking group dynamics, psychological safety, participation, conflict, decisions, session flow, and follow-up. The plan makes process choices, interventions, roles, and outcomes visible. It supports repeatable facilitation across meetings, project sessions, learning environments, stakeholder dialogues, and community discussions.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Porto	Week 02, 2027 11 – 15 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Bali	Week 02, 2027 17 – 21 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Tokyo	Week 03, 2027 18 – 22 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€10,000
Montreux	Week 04, 2027 25 – 29 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€7,500
Sharm El-Sheikh	Week 05, 2027 1 – 5 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,100
Frankfurt	Week 05, 2027 1 – 5 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Dubai	Week 06, 2027 8 – 12 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,500
Abu Dhabi	Week 06, 2027 8 – 12 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,700
Athens	Week 07, 2027 15 – 19 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,700
Berlin	Week 08, 2027 22 – 26 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Vienna	Week 09, 2027 1 – 5 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Marbella	Week 09, 2027 7 – 11 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Baku	Week 11, 2027 15 – 19 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,000
Lagos	Week 11, 2027 21 – 25 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,100
London	Week 13, 2027 29 March – 2 April 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Singapore	Week 13, 2027 29 March – 2 April 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Tashkent	Week 13, 2027 4 – 8 April 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,500
Madrid	Week 15, 2027 12 – 16 April 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Zoom	Week 16, 2027 19 – 23 April 2027	1 Week	Online	€1,500
Muscat	Week 16, 2027 25 – 29 April 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewGroup Facilitation and Group Psychology Skills Course is a 1-week course for facilitators, team leaders, trainers, project managers, and professionals leading group discussions who leave with a Group Facilitation Plan. Participants connect group dynamics, psychological safety, participation, bias, conflict, decision-making, difficult behaviors, an…

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Group Facilitation and Group Psychology Course