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FACILITATIVE COMMUNICATION

FACILITATIVE COMMUNICATION. What does “facilitative” mean?. fa-cil-i-tate verb to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.). to assist the progress of (a person). The Facilitative Response. Facilitation is viewed both as an art and a science.

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FACILITATIVE COMMUNICATION

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  1. FACILITATIVE COMMUNICATION

  2. What does “facilitative” mean?

  3. fa-cil-i-tate verb • to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.). • to assist the progress of (a person).

  4. The Facilitative Response Facilitation is viewed both as an art and a science. Most importantly, it should be viewed as a set of skills that can be learned and practiced. Although it is important to know facilitative techniques, the emphasis should be on the application of these skills in the context of genuineness and sincere caring.

  5. Facilitative Communication: Open communication that encourages sharing and participation Non-Facilitative Communication: Closed communication dominates interaction and discourages sharing and participation

  6. Facilitative Responses Facilitative communication and responses involve a series of skills that can be learned and practiced. Facilitative responses are basically the various ways that you respond and interact with your mentee. There are different types of facilitative responses, and although all are useful, some are more effective than others.

  7. Advising & Evaluating Telling your mentee how to solve the problem. Why don't you try... The solution is... If you looked at it this way, you would see...

  8. Interpreting & Analyzing Giving your understanding/opinion of the student’s situation. The reason you dislike math is because... Your unhappiness stems from...

  9. Reassuring & Supporting Being empathetic and giving praise to your mentee. Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll do alright... Things always look bad this time of year, you’ll be okay...

  10. Questioning & Probing Invites the mentee to share thoughts, ideas, and feelings. What makes you think that? How did this argument make you feel?

  11. Clarifying & Summarizing Helps the mentee to “hear back” their responses. If I understand you correctly, you’re saying… Let’s see. You believe…but she’s saying…

  12. Reflecting & Understanding Feelings Going beyond the words to identify the feelings behind them. You’re feeling confused about the differences between…

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