Facilitator Training 

Facilitator Certification Training

In our neighborhoods, our organizations, our congregations, as people, we are in desperate need of tools that will help us negotiate our differences. 

Zeidler Group facilitators learn to incorporate insights and tools from mediation, appreciative inquiry, organization development, and interpersonal neurobiology to help people have conversations about some of our most difficult topics.

Our method is a relationship-centered approach that includes:

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• Preparing people for new conversations

• Reflecting on one’s own and others’ perspectives,

• Using shared agreements that guide the conversation

• Encouraging curiosity, listening, and honest questions

• Structured conversation that prevents old, unproductive patterns

3-Part Process

Our training is a rigorous 3-step process that provides both a holistic understanding of Zeidler dialogue theory and the skills that are needed for the practice of being a facilitator.  The three steps include a 1.5-day in-class theory and method training followed by co-facilitation with senior facilitators in community dialogues. The training concludes with coaching and a formal evaluation of the facilitator-in-training.

This training enables practitioners to use facilitation tools in a variety of settings that the Zeidler Group works: after plays, films, and performances, within organizations, educational institutions, and businesses, supporting communities of faith, and engaging neighborhoods working on civic issues. 

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Apply Below! Training location and times may be adjusted due to COVID precautions.